Q-Free Valuation

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

QFR (NOK11.9) is trading below our estimate of [[fair value]] (NOK47.22)

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

Below Fair Value: QFR (NOK11.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NOK47.22)

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

Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As QFR is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for QFR. This is calculated by dividing QFR's market cap by their current revenue.
What is QFR's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio	1.2x
Sales	NOK 1.14b
Market Cap	NOK 1.32b

QFR key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue	1.3x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	26.1x
PEG Ratio	n/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does QFR's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for QFR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PS	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	3.4x
XPLRA Xplora Technologies	1.7x	14.0%	NOK 1.3b
NEXT NEXT Biometrics Group	10.3x	n/a	NOK 753.1m
AIRX Airthings	1.1x	16.2%	NOK 464.7m
STRO StrongPoint	0.3x	10.5%	NOK 438.9m
QFR Q-Free	1.2x	n/a	NOK 1.3b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: QFR is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.2x) compared to the peer average (6.3x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does QFR's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Electronic Industry?

37 Companies	Price / Sales	Estimated Growth	Market Cap

37 Companies		Estimated Growth	Market Cap

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: QFR is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.2x) compared to the European Electronic industry average (1x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is QFR'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.

QFR PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio	1.2x
Fair PS Ratio	n/a

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate QFR'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

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2023/12/15 03:28
End of Day Share Price	2023/12/15 00:00
Earnings	2023/09/30
Annual Earnings	2022/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Q-Free ASA is covered by 7 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Aksel Øverland Engebakken	ABG Sundal Collier
Eirik Øritsland	ABG Sundal Collier Sponsored
Markus Bjerke	Arctic Securities ASA