4imprint Group plc

LSE:FOUR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£852.3m

4imprint Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

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

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
UK£77.46
Fair Value
60.5% undervalued intrinsic discount
9
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: FOUR (£30.6) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£77.46)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for FOUR. This is calculated by dividing FOUR's market cap by their current earnings.
What is FOUR's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio9.8x
EarningsUS$117.20m
Market CapUS$1.14b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for FOUR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12x
NFG Next 15 Group
5.9x11.3%UK£231.7m
SAA M&C Saatchi
16.4x25.2%UK£192.7m
EYE Eagle Eye Solutions Group
15x-18.9%UK£117.4m
WPP WPP
10.7x5.4%UK£5.8b
FOUR 4imprint Group
9.8x0.2%UK£859.3m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FOUR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x) compared to the peer average (12x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does FOUR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the GB Media Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
FOUR 9.8xIndustry Avg. 14.5xNo. of Companies4PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FOUR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x) compared to the European Media industry average (14.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is FOUR'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.

FOUR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio9.8x
Fair PE Ratio15.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FOUR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.3x).

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 FOUR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUK£30.60
UK£61.03
+99.4%
16.9%UK£77.76UK£38.90n/a9
Apr ’26UK£37.20
UK£64.73
+74.0%
10.6%UK£79.32UK£55.91n/a9
Mar ’26UK£52.00
UK£70.74
+36.0%
9.4%UK£79.58UK£57.37n/a9
Feb ’26UK£60.30
UK£72.06
+19.5%
9.5%UK£81.08UK£59.26n/a8
Jan ’26UK£48.55
UK£71.82
+47.9%
9.6%UK£80.71UK£58.15n/a8
Dec ’25UK£50.50
UK£71.82
+42.2%
9.6%UK£80.71UK£58.15n/a8
Nov ’25UK£51.40
UK£70.48
+37.1%
6.3%UK£76.93UK£64.03n/a8
Oct ’25UK£49.55
UK£68.94
+39.1%
7.1%UK£75.56UK£61.24n/a8
Sep ’25UK£52.70
UK£70.33
+33.5%
6.6%UK£77.51UK£62.83n/a8
Aug ’25UK£59.50
UK£70.19
+18.0%
6.6%UK£77.27UK£62.63n/a8
Jul ’25UK£57.70
UK£71.09
+23.2%
6.7%UK£78.44UK£63.58n/a8
Jun ’25UK£64.90
UK£71.04
+9.5%
7.9%UK£78.90UK£60.21n/a8
May ’25UK£62.30
UK£70.43
+13.0%
7.3%UK£76.55UK£60.59n/a7
Apr ’25UK£63.40
UK£69.37
+9.4%
7.7%UK£76.01UK£60.16UK£37.206
Mar ’25UK£58.20
UK£65.96
+13.3%
5.6%UK£70.55UK£60.50UK£52.006
Feb ’25UK£55.50
UK£63.33
+14.1%
13.0%UK£70.27UK£46.03UK£60.306
Jan ’25UK£45.70
UK£60.80
+33.1%
11.4%UK£68.14UK£46.31UK£48.556
Dec ’24UK£43.35
UK£60.80
+40.3%
11.4%UK£68.14UK£46.31UK£50.506
Nov ’24UK£50.90
UK£64.75
+27.2%
12.4%UK£73.57UK£48.29UK£51.406
Oct ’24UK£52.50
UK£62.23
+18.5%
11.1%UK£70.27UK£48.40UK£49.556
Sep ’24UK£51.40
UK£62.23
+21.1%
11.1%UK£70.27UK£48.40UK£52.706
Aug ’24UK£51.50
UK£60.26
+17.0%
9.9%UK£65.71UK£48.04UK£59.506
Jul ’24UK£47.95
UK£56.62
+18.1%
9.0%UK£63.05UK£48.12UK£57.706
Jun ’24UK£47.00
UK£56.33
+19.8%
12.8%UK£65.06UK£42.27UK£64.907
May ’24UK£45.10
UK£56.22
+24.7%
12.3%UK£64.01UK£42.77UK£62.307
Apr ’24UK£48.25
UK£56.22
+16.5%
12.3%UK£64.01UK£42.77UK£63.407
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 9 Analysts
UK£61.03
Fair Value
49.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
9
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/22 21:56
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/22 00:00
Earnings2024/12/28
Annual Earnings2024/12/28

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

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

4imprint Group plc is covered by 14 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Richard TaylorBarclays
James ZarembaBarclays
William LarwoodBerenberg