WuXi XDC Cayman Valuation

Is 2268 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • 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 2268 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 2268 (HK$24.55) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$38.19)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 2268 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 2268?

Key metric: As 2268 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 2268. This is calculated by dividing 2268's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 2268's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio46.1x
EarningsCN¥594.55m
Market CapCN¥27.38b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 2268's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 2268 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20x
2269 WuXi Biologics (Cayman)
20.9x17.9%HK$59.1b
1521 Frontage Holdings
45.2x64.8%HK$2.1b
3320 China Resources Pharmaceutical Group
8x7.3%HK$32.5b
3933 United Laboratories International Holdings
5.7x3.9%HK$17.9b
2268 WuXi XDC Cayman
46.1x27.5%HK$29.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 2268 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46.1x) compared to the peer average (20x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 2268's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Life Sciences Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
2268 46.1xIndustry Avg. 31.9xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 2268 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46.1x) compared to the Asian Life Sciences industry average (31.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 2268'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.

2268 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio46.1x
Fair PE Ratio16.7x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 2268 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (46.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.7x).


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 2268 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$24.55
HK$30.27
+23.3%
19.2%HK$42.37HK$17.93n/a12
Nov ’25HK$22.60
HK$30.43
+34.6%
20.0%HK$42.98HK$18.00n/a12
Oct ’25HK$23.35
HK$30.44
+30.4%
19.7%HK$43.62HK$18.05n/a12
Sep ’25HK$20.05
HK$30.16
+50.4%
19.5%HK$43.15HK$18.01n/a12
Aug ’25HK$17.90
HK$30.73
+71.7%
19.9%HK$40.69HK$18.00n/a12
Jul ’25HK$17.30
HK$30.97
+79.0%
19.8%HK$40.66HK$18.00n/a12
Jun ’25HK$15.32
HK$31.12
+103.2%
19.8%HK$40.88HK$18.00n/a12
May ’25HK$21.90
HK$30.98
+41.5%
20.7%HK$40.86HK$18.00n/a11
Apr ’25HK$18.30
HK$29.48
+61.1%
22.6%HK$40.94HK$17.99n/a11
Mar ’25n/a
HK$40.23
0%
6.4%HK$47.38HK$37.00n/a11
Feb ’25n/a
HK$40.28
0%
6.4%HK$47.46HK$37.00n/a11
Jan ’25n/a
HK$39.57
0%
11.5%HK$47.72HK$28.49n/a10

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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