Helios Underwriting plc

AIM:HUW Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£133.1m

Helios Underwriting Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 HUW when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate HUW's fair value for valuation analysis.

Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate HUW's fair value for valuation analysis.

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As HUW is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for HUW. This is calculated by dividing HUW's market cap by their current earnings.
What is HUW's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio7.5x
EarningsUK£17.70m
Market CapUK£133.05m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for HUW vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.8x
SBRE Sabre Insurance Group
11.2x13.7%UK£330.4m
AV. Aviva
10.2x4.2%UK£12.9b
HSD Hansard Global
12.2xn/aUK£65.3m
PGH Personal Group Holdings
13.9x18.7%UK£62.6m
HUW Helios Underwriting
7.5x14.6%UK£133.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: HUW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.5x) compared to the peer average (11.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does HUW's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Insurance Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
HUW 7.5xIndustry Avg. 11.8xNo. of Companies13PE0816243240+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: HUW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.5x) compared to the European Insurance industry average (11.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is HUW'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.

HUW PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.5x
Fair PE Ratio13.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: HUW is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (13.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

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

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.

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