Melrose Industries PLC

OTCPK:MLSP.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.9b

Melrose Industries Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

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

Below Fair Value: MLSP.F ($7.11) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($21.17)

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

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MLSP.F?

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for MLSP.F. This is calculated by dividing MLSP.F's market cap by their current revenue.
What is MLSP.F's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2x
SalesUK£3.46b
Market CapUK£7.04b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does MLSP.F's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for MLSP.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average5.6x
DRS Leonardo DRS
2.7x6.2%US$8.4b
LOAR Loar Holdings
17.2x15.2%US$6.6b
SARO StandardAero
1.7x10.0%US$8.4b
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries
0.6x4.7%US$7.3b
MLSP.F Melrose Industries
2x6.9%US$7.0b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: MLSP.F is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the peer average (5.6x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does MLSP.F's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Aerospace & Defense Industry?

7 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VVX V2X
0.4x4.8%US$1.55b
LLAP Terran Orbital
0.4x29.5%US$51.22m
SIF SIFCO Industries
0.2xn/aUS$22.62m
AIRI Air Industries Group
0.3x1.8%US$14.10m
MLSP.F 2.0xIndustry Avg. 2.4xNo. of Companies14PS0246810+
7 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: MLSP.F is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the US Aerospace & Defense industry average (2.4x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MLSP.F'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.

MLSP.F PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2x
Fair PS Ratio1.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: MLSP.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x).

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 MLSP.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$7.11
US$8.10
+13.9%
18.4%US$10.80US$5.08n/a13
Dec ’25US$7.47
US$8.12
+8.8%
18.4%US$10.83US$5.10n/a13
Nov ’25US$6.29
US$8.10
+28.8%
16.2%US$9.67US$5.23n/a13
Oct ’25US$6.38
US$8.19
+28.3%
16.1%US$9.71US$5.25n/a13
Sep ’25US$6.40
US$8.50
+32.9%
14.8%US$9.78US$5.28n/a12
Aug ’25US$7.09
US$8.94
+26.1%
9.2%US$11.09US$7.96n/a11
Jul ’25US$6.70
US$8.98
+34.1%
9.1%US$11.05US$7.94n/a12
Jun ’25n/a
US$8.93
0%
9.6%US$10.93US$7.85n/a12
May ’25US$7.97
US$8.89
+11.5%
9.6%US$10.87US$7.81n/a12
Apr ’25n/a
US$8.87
0%
7.6%US$10.03US$7.99n/a11
Mar ’25US$7.90
US$8.01
+1.4%
8.7%US$9.28US$6.82n/a11
Feb ’25US$7.58
US$7.93
+4.6%
7.2%US$9.15US$6.86n/a11
Jan ’25US$7.11
US$7.66
+7.7%
8.6%US$9.09US$6.82n/a11
Dec ’24US$6.39
US$7.62
+19.2%
6.9%US$8.25US$6.86US$7.4711
Nov ’24n/a
US$7.21
0%
6.5%US$7.78US$6.57US$6.2911
Oct ’24US$5.85
US$7.24
+23.7%
5.9%US$7.81US$6.59US$6.3811
Sep ’24US$6.60
US$7.49
+13.5%
7.0%US$8.37US$6.61US$6.4011
Aug ’24n/a
US$7.63
0%
6.5%US$8.23US$6.75US$7.0911
Jul ’24n/a
US$7.34
0%
9.8%US$8.01US$5.63US$6.7010
Jun ’24US$6.00
US$6.97
+16.1%
12.6%US$7.91US$5.56n/a10
May ’24US$5.09
US$6.11
+20.0%
14.8%US$8.41US$5.48US$7.978
Apr ’24US$6.00
US$6.83
+13.9%
15.7%US$8.25US$4.11n/a9
Mar ’24US$5.25
US$6.19
+17.9%
15.4%US$7.36US$4.15US$7.909
Feb ’24US$5.10
US$6.25
+22.6%
14.3%US$7.24US$4.27US$7.589
Jan ’24US$4.76
US$6.77
+42.1%
22.8%US$10.31US$4.38US$7.1110
Dec ’23US$4.60
US$6.77
+47.0%
22.8%US$10.31US$4.38US$6.3910

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 Analysis2024/12/20 10:28
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
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.

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Analyst Sources

Melrose Industries PLC is covered by 28 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David LarkamArden Partners Plc.
Jonathan HurnBarclays
Richard PaigeBarclays