Innospec Inc.

LSE:0JAX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.7b

Innospec Valuation

Is 0JAX undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • 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 0JAX when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 0JAX ($108.82) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($69.18)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 0JAX is trading above our estimate of fair value.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 0JAX?

Key metric: As 0JAX is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 0JAX. This is calculated by dividing 0JAX's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 0JAX's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19x
EarningsUS$143.80m
Market CapUS$2.73b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 0JAX's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 0JAX vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average27.1x
JMAT Johnson Matthey
4.2x-24.7%UK£2.2b
CRDA Croda International
29.1x15.3%UK£4.7b
VCT Victrex
54.4x29.3%UK£935.7m
TET Treatt
20.7x10.3%UK£298.3m
0JAX Innospec
19x6.9%US$2.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 0JAX is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19x) compared to the peer average (27.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 0JAX's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
0JAX 19.0xIndustry Avg. 16.8xNo. of Companies12PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 0JAX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (16.8x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 0JAX'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.

0JAX PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19x
Fair PE Ratio15.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 0JAX is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.8x).

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 0JAX forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$108.82
US$132.50
+21.8%
5.7%US$140.00US$125.00n/a2
Dec ’25US$118.30
US$132.50
+12.0%
5.7%US$140.00US$125.00n/a2
Nov ’25US$108.82
US$128.50
+18.1%
5.1%US$135.00US$122.00n/a2
Oct ’25US$111.23
US$128.50
+15.5%
5.1%US$135.00US$122.00n/a2
Sep ’25US$114.39
US$128.50
+12.3%
5.1%US$135.00US$122.00n/a2
Aug ’25US$125.97
US$137.50
+9.2%
5.5%US$145.00US$130.00n/a2
Jul ’25US$124.89
US$137.50
+10.1%
5.5%US$145.00US$130.00n/a2
Jun ’25US$127.77
US$137.50
+7.6%
5.5%US$145.00US$130.00n/a2
May ’25US$121.55
US$132.50
+9.0%
1.9%US$135.00US$130.00n/a2
Apr ’25US$129.02
US$132.50
+2.7%
1.9%US$135.00US$130.00n/a2
Mar ’25US$126.40
US$127.00
+0.5%
2.4%US$130.00US$124.00n/a2
Feb ’25US$118.20
US$124.50
+5.3%
0.4%US$125.00US$124.00n/a2
Jan ’25US$124.29
US$124.50
+0.2%
0.4%US$125.00US$124.00n/a2
Dec ’24n/a
US$124.50
0%
0.4%US$125.00US$124.00US$118.302
Nov ’24US$97.67
US$123.50
+26.4%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$108.822
Oct ’24n/a
US$123.50
0%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$111.232
Sep ’24US$108.18
US$123.50
+14.2%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$114.392
Aug ’24US$107.19
US$123.50
+15.2%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$125.972
Jul ’24US$99.17
US$123.50
+24.5%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$124.892
Jun ’24US$94.86
US$123.50
+30.2%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$127.772
May ’24US$99.50
US$123.50
+24.1%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$121.552
Apr ’24n/a
US$123.50
0%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$129.022
Mar ’24US$110.11
US$123.50
+12.2%
1.2%US$125.00US$122.00US$126.402
Feb ’24n/a
US$121.50
0%
2.9%US$125.00US$118.00US$118.202
Jan ’24n/a
US$121.50
0%
2.9%US$125.00US$118.00US$124.292
Dec ’23n/a
US$121.50
0%
2.9%US$125.00US$118.00n/a2

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but there are not enough analysts covering the stock to determine statistical confidence in agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 12:42
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Innospec Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan TanwantengCJS Securities, Inc.
David SilverCL King & Associates, Inc.
Sean MilliganJohnson Rice & Company, L.L.C.