Securitas AB (publ)

OTCPK:SCTB.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$7.2b

Securitas Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: SCTB.F ($13) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($25.04)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SCTB.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 SCTB.F?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SCTB.F. This is calculated by dividing SCTB.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SCTB.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.7x
EarningsSEK 4.73b
Market CapSEK 79.01b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SCTB.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SCTB.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average48.3x
BCO Brink's
33.8x73.6%US$4.0b
GEO GEO Group
104.3x89.3%US$3.8b
CXW CoreCivic
30.9x21.0%US$2.4b
MSA MSA Safety
24x9.4%US$6.6b
SCTB.F Securitas
16.7x19.2%US$79.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SCTB.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.7x) compared to the peer average (49.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SCTB.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Commercial Services Industry?

6 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SGTM Sustainable Green Team
3.2xn/aUS$35.89m
PGTK Pacific Green Technologies
3.6xn/aUS$28.52m
OMEX Odyssey Marine Exploration
1.1xn/aUS$10.44m
BLPG Blue Line Protection Group
3.2xn/aUS$495.01k
SCTB.F 16.7xIndustry Avg. 31.0xNo. of Companies8PE020406080100+
6 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SCTB.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.7x) compared to the US Commercial Services industry average (31.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SCTB.F'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.

SCTB.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.7x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate SCTB.F's Price-To-Earnings 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?

The above table shows the analyst SCTB.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$12.24
0%
21.4%US$15.87US$7.98n/a13
Dec ’25n/a
US$12.10
0%
21.7%US$15.93US$8.01n/a12
Nov ’25n/a
US$11.56
0%
19.8%US$15.06US$8.28n/a12
Oct ’25n/a
US$12.09
0%
21.0%US$15.84US$8.22n/a12
Sep ’25n/a
US$11.12
0%
19.9%US$15.13US$7.85n/a11
Aug ’25US$10.52
US$10.89
+3.6%
20.8%US$14.91US$7.73n/a11
Jul ’25n/a
US$10.86
0%
20.9%US$15.09US$7.73n/a11
Jun ’25n/a
US$10.65
0%
20.7%US$14.77US$7.57n/a11
May ’25n/a
US$10.60
0%
21.9%US$14.84US$7.51n/a11
Apr ’25US$10.49
US$10.77
+2.7%
21.9%US$14.95US$7.00n/a12
Mar ’25US$10.93
US$10.93
-0.0002%
22.2%US$15.29US$7.16n/a12
Feb ’25US$9.59
US$10.01
+4.4%
25.0%US$14.74US$7.08n/a12
Jan ’25US$9.75
US$10.17
+4.3%
24.5%US$14.96US$7.24n/a12
Dec ’24n/a
US$9.81
0%
24.8%US$14.46US$6.61n/a12
Nov ’24n/a
US$9.59
0%
25.4%US$13.80US$6.44n/a11
Oct ’24n/a
US$9.44
0%
25.7%US$13.73US$6.41n/a11
Sep ’24US$7.87
US$9.33
+18.5%
25.7%US$13.57US$6.33n/a11
Aug ’24US$8.50
US$9.60
+13.0%
25.6%US$14.25US$6.65US$10.5212
Jul ’24n/a
US$9.30
0%
25.3%US$14.03US$6.55n/a12
Jun ’24US$7.69
US$9.36
+21.7%
24.6%US$14.20US$6.63n/a13
May ’24US$8.57
US$9.59
+11.9%
24.0%US$14.49US$6.76n/a14
Apr ’24n/a
US$9.55
0%
24.0%US$14.47US$6.75US$10.4914
Mar ’24US$8.58
US$9.52
+11.0%
23.9%US$14.45US$6.74US$10.9314
Feb ’24n/a
US$9.40
0%
24.4%US$14.40US$6.72US$9.5914
Jan ’24US$8.07
US$9.37
+16.2%
25.1%US$14.45US$6.74US$9.7513
Dec ’23US$8.49
US$9.31
+9.6%
24.8%US$14.29US$6.67n/a13

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 16:35
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 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.

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Analyst Sources

Securitas AB (publ) is covered by 33 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
Henrik VikstromABG Sundal Collier
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
Paul Daniel CheckettsBarclays