Maximus Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: MMS ($80.53) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($182.91)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MMS. This is calculated by dividing MMS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MMS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.5x
EarningsUS$293.56m
Market CapUS$4.80b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for MMS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.4x
VRRM Verra Mobility
37.4x23.5%US$3.8b
G Genpact
11.9x-0.3%US$7.8b
EXLS ExlService Holdings
38x15.3%US$7.1b
WNS WNS (Holdings)
18.5x16.7%US$2.2b
MMS Maximus
16.5x0.9%US$4.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MMS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the peer average (24x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MMS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Professional Services Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
CNDT Conduent
1.3x-104.3%US$569.21m
CIH China Index Holdings
3.5xn/aUS$87.15m
ALJJ ALJ Regional Holdings
0.7xn/aUS$70.26m
STCN Steel Connect
3.2xn/aUS$62.29m
MMS 16.5xIndustry Avg. 23.8xNo. of Companies16PE01632486480+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MMS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the US Professional Services industry average (23.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MMS'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.

MMS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.5x
Fair PE Ratio20.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MMS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20.5x).


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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