Smith & Nephew Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: SNN ($25.04) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($40.85)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SNN. This is calculated by dividing SNN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SNN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio35.1x
EarningsUS$305.00m
Market CapUS$10.72b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for SNN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average77.9x
TFX Teleflex
37.2x22.8%US$8.7b
BAX Baxter International
139.2x39.8%US$16.7b
MASI Masimo
115.2x29.6%US$8.8b
ZBH Zimmer Biomet Holdings
19.9x8.1%US$21.7b
SNN Smith & Nephew
35.1x22.5%US$8.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SNN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.1x) compared to the peer average (77.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SNN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Medical Equipment Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MHUA Meihua International Medical Technologies
1.9xn/aUS$16.93m
PAVM PAVmed
0.7x-77.8%US$10.72m
RTSL Rapid Therapeutic Science Laboratories
0.3xn/aUS$18.99k
UTRS Minerva Surgical
n/an/aUS$8.00
No more companies available in this PE range
SNN 35.1xIndustry Avg. 36.5xNo. of Companies10PE020406080100+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SNN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.1x) compared to the US Medical Equipment industry average (36.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SNN'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.

SNN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35.1x
Fair PE Ratio35.4x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SNN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35.4x).


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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