Medica Group Plc

BATS-CHIXE:MGPL Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£266.9m

Medica Group Valuation

Is MGPL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MGPL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MGPL (£2.12) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£3.86)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MGPL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MGPL?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MGPL key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA21.2x
PEG Ratio1.9x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MGPL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MGPL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average32.8x
IDHC Integrated Diagnostics Holdings
18.3x27.9%US$196.8m
NIOX NIOX Group
33.2x17.4%UK£315.5m
INS Instem
59.8xn/aUK£199.6m
CVSG CVS Group
19.9x12.9%UK£705.0m
MGPL Medica Group
37.1x19.6%UK£266.9m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MGPL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.1x) compared to the peer average (47.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MGPL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Healthcare Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a24.8%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MGPL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.1x) compared to the European Healthcare industry average (17.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MGPL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MGPL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio37.1x
Fair PE Ratio45.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MGPL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (45.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MGPL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
May ’25n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Apr ’25n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Mar ’25n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Feb ’25n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Jan ’25n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Dec ’24n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Nov ’24n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Oct ’24n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Sep ’24n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Aug ’24n/a
UK£2.08
0%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Jul ’24UK£2.11
UK£2.08
-1.5%
6.0%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a4
Jun ’24UK£2.11
UK£2.07
-1.8%
5.4%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a5
May ’24UK£2.13
UK£2.07
-2.7%
5.4%UK£2.20UK£1.87n/a5
Apr ’24UK£1.56
UK£1.90
+21.7%
13.2%UK£2.20UK£1.40n/a6
Mar ’24UK£1.60
UK£1.84
+14.8%
15.9%UK£2.20UK£1.40n/a6
Feb ’24UK£1.65
UK£1.83
+10.9%
17.4%UK£2.20UK£1.40n/a5
Jan ’24UK£1.40
UK£1.79
+28.1%
19.2%UK£2.20UK£1.40n/a4
Dec ’23UK£1.54
UK£1.86
+20.6%
15.1%UK£2.20UK£1.50n/a4
Nov ’23UK£1.25
UK£1.86
+49.2%
15.1%UK£2.20UK£1.50n/a4
Oct ’23UK£1.49
UK£1.86
+24.7%
15.1%UK£2.20UK£1.50n/a4
Sep ’23n/a
UK£2.07
0%
13.4%UK£2.45UK£1.68n/a5
Aug ’23UK£1.52
UK£2.07
+36.8%
13.4%UK£2.45UK£1.68n/a5
Jul ’23UK£1.47
UK£2.04
+38.8%
14.9%UK£2.45UK£1.68UK£2.114
Jun ’23UK£1.55
UK£2.04
+31.6%
14.9%UK£2.45UK£1.68UK£2.114
May ’23UK£1.61
UK£2.02
+25.2%
16.6%UK£2.45UK£1.58UK£2.134

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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