MKS Instruments, Inc.

BMV:MKSI * Stock Report

Market Cap: Mex$146.0b

MKS Instruments Valuation

Is MKSI * 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-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MKSI * when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MKSI * (MX$2014.59) is trading below our estimate of fair value (MX$2506.84)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MKSI * is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As MKSI * is barely profitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for MKSI *. This is calculated by dividing MKSI *'s market cap by their current revenue.
What is MKSI *'s PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2x
SalesUS$3.54b
Market CapUS$7.24b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does MKSI *'s PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for MKSI * vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average9x
688126 National Silicon Industry GroupLtd
16.3x19.8%CN¥53.4b
NVMI Nova
9.6x14.3%US$5.9b
AMKR Amkor Technology
1x6.7%US$6.5b
ONTO Onto Innovation
9x14.3%US$8.5b
MKSI * MKS Instruments
2x7.7%Mex$7.2b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: MKSI * is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the peer average (9x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does MKSI *'s PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Semiconductor Industry?

143 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No. of Companies154PS02.85.68.411.214+
143 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: MKSI * is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the Global Semiconductor industry average (3.1x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MKSI *'s PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MKSI * PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2x
Fair PS Ration/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MKSI *'s Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.

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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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 11:33
End of Day Share Price 2024/10/03 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.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

MKS Instruments, Inc. is covered by 26 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher MuseBarclays
Mark MillerBenchmark Company
Paretosh MisraBerenberg