Baltic Classifieds Group PLC

LSE:BCG Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£1.5b

Baltic Classifieds Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

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

Below Fair Value: BCG (£3.18) is trading above our estimate of fair value (£2.79)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for BCG. This is calculated by dividing BCG's market cap by their current earnings.
What is BCG's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio48x
Earnings€38.40m
Market Cap€1.84b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for BCG vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average39.4x
TRST Trustpilot Group
93.4x-0.2%UK£1.3b
MONY MONY Group
13.4x8.3%UK£1.0b
RMV Rightmove
25.9x7.7%UK£5.1b
AUTO Auto Trader Group
25x8.0%UK£7.0b
BCG Baltic Classifieds Group
48x19.9%UK£1.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: BCG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48x) compared to the peer average (39.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does BCG's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Interactive Media and Services Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
BCG 48.0xIndustry Avg. 14.1xNo. of Companies6PE01224364860+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: BCG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48x) compared to the European Interactive Media and Services industry average (14.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is BCG'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.

BCG PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio48x
Fair PE Ratio24.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: BCG is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (48x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.1x).

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 BCG forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£3.18
UK£3.36
+5.8%
15.7%UK£3.93UK£2.24n/a9
Dec ’25UK£3.47
UK£3.06
-11.6%
14.4%UK£3.75UK£2.22n/a9
Nov ’25UK£3.17
UK£2.99
-5.5%
13.2%UK£3.59UK£2.23n/a8
Oct ’25UK£3.04
UK£2.83
-6.8%
10.0%UK£3.24UK£2.22n/a8
Sep ’25UK£2.85
UK£2.85
+0.09%
10.1%UK£3.33UK£2.28n/a8
Aug ’25UK£2.73
UK£2.79
+2.5%
10.7%UK£3.28UK£2.24n/a7
Jul ’25UK£2.40
UK£2.55
+6.3%
8.9%UK£2.94UK£2.24n/a6
Jun ’25UK£2.57
UK£2.58
+0.4%
9.3%UK£2.94UK£2.24n/a5
May ’25UK£2.39
UK£2.53
+5.9%
7.7%UK£2.83UK£2.25n/a6
Apr ’25UK£2.26
UK£2.53
+12.2%
7.7%UK£2.83UK£2.25n/a6
Mar ’25UK£2.41
UK£2.53
+5.1%
7.7%UK£2.83UK£2.25n/a6
Feb ’25UK£2.45
UK£2.59
+5.9%
6.2%UK£2.83UK£2.40n/a5
Jan ’25UK£2.37
UK£2.43
+2.9%
11.5%UK£2.86UK£1.97n/a5
Dec ’24UK£2.16
UK£2.24
+3.7%
9.8%UK£2.63UK£1.96UK£3.475
Nov ’24UK£2.01
UK£2.17
+8.1%
14.3%UK£2.69UK£1.75UK£3.175
Oct ’24UK£1.95
UK£2.16
+10.7%
14.1%UK£2.66UK£1.73UK£3.045
Sep ’24UK£2.14
UK£1.82
-14.7%
24.4%UK£2.21UK£1.00UK£2.855
Aug ’24UK£1.97
UK£1.81
-8.1%
24.3%UK£2.20UK£1.00UK£2.735
Jul ’24UK£1.84
UK£1.69
-8.1%
21.2%UK£2.00UK£1.00UK£2.405
Jun ’24UK£1.61
UK£1.83
+14.2%
10.3%UK£2.00UK£1.51UK£2.574
May ’24UK£1.62
UK£1.83
+13.0%
10.3%UK£2.00UK£1.51UK£2.394
Apr ’24UK£1.55
UK£1.80
+16.3%
9.2%UK£1.96UK£1.54UK£2.264
Mar ’24UK£1.65
UK£1.62
-1.8%
20.2%UK£1.93UK£1.03UK£2.415
Feb ’24UK£1.51
UK£1.62
+7.6%
20.2%UK£1.93UK£1.03UK£2.455
Jan ’24UK£1.41
UK£1.61
+14.5%
20.2%UK£1.92UK£1.03UK£2.375
Dec ’23UK£1.50
UK£1.61
+7.7%
19.0%UK£1.86UK£1.02UK£2.165

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:11
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

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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

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Analyst Sources

Baltic Classifieds Group PLC is covered by 11 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kurran AujlaBerenberg
William PackerBNP Paribas Exane
David AmiraBofA Global Research