International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

NYSE:IFF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$22.1b

International Flavors & Fragrances Valuation

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

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

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

Below Fair Value: IFF ($86.64) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($85.27)

Significantly Below Fair Value: IFF is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

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

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

IFF 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/Revenue2.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA18.4x
PEG Ration/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for IFF vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average2x
CE Celanese
1.6x3.9%US$17.5b
PPG PPG Industries
1.7x3.2%US$31.3b
RPM RPM International
1.9x3.6%US$14.1b
DD DuPont de Nemours
2.7x4.7%US$32.5b
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances
1.9x0.8%US$22.1b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: IFF is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.9x) compared to the peer average (2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does IFF's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Chemicals Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a16.7%
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No. of CompaniesPS048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a16.7%
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: IFF is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.9x) compared to the US Chemicals industry average (1.6x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is IFF'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.

IFF PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio1.9x
Fair PS Ratio1.9x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: IFF is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.9x).


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 IFF forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$86.64
US$89.28
+3.0%
15.0%US$130.00US$66.00n/a22
Apr ’25US$86.37
US$85.97
-0.5%
15.6%US$130.00US$66.00n/a23
Mar ’25US$75.88
US$84.10
+10.8%
14.9%US$130.00US$66.00n/a24
Feb ’25US$82.18
US$84.46
+2.8%
16.5%US$130.00US$67.00n/a22
Jan ’25US$80.97
US$80.48
-0.6%
16.4%US$130.00US$60.00n/a22
Dec ’24US$76.78
US$79.75
+3.9%
16.4%US$130.00US$60.00n/a22
Nov ’24US$68.06
US$78.75
+15.7%
18.7%US$130.00US$57.00n/a22
Oct ’24US$68.17
US$81.90
+20.1%
19.4%US$130.00US$60.00n/a21
Sep ’24US$70.25
US$83.23
+18.5%
19.1%US$130.00US$60.00n/a22
Aug ’24US$84.32
US$107.82
+27.9%
16.0%US$145.00US$75.00n/a22
Jul ’24US$79.59
US$111.27
+39.8%
16.7%US$145.00US$75.00n/a22
Jun ’24US$76.60
US$113.52
+48.2%
15.8%US$145.00US$75.00n/a21
May ’24US$96.72
US$115.10
+19.0%
14.7%US$145.00US$81.00US$83.9920
Apr ’24US$91.96
US$117.92
+28.2%
13.7%US$145.00US$96.00US$86.3719
Mar ’24US$91.64
US$116.45
+27.1%
15.6%US$145.00US$82.00US$75.8821
Feb ’24US$113.51
US$124.45
+9.6%
11.9%US$150.00US$96.00US$82.1821
Jan ’24US$104.84
US$122.54
+16.9%
13.3%US$155.00US$89.00US$80.9721
Dec ’23US$106.74
US$120.07
+12.5%
14.9%US$155.00US$83.00US$76.7821
Nov ’23US$95.45
US$129.40
+35.6%
16.9%US$170.00US$80.00US$68.0620
Oct ’23US$90.83
US$141.55
+55.8%
12.1%US$178.00US$105.00US$68.1720
Sep ’23US$108.64
US$141.55
+30.3%
13.3%US$180.00US$101.00US$70.2520
Aug ’23US$125.15
US$144.53
+15.5%
13.4%US$172.00US$101.00US$84.3219
Jul ’23US$119.26
US$149.11
+25.0%
13.9%US$195.00US$101.00US$79.5919
Jun ’23US$132.16
US$155.16
+17.4%
11.8%US$195.00US$115.00US$76.6019
May ’23US$121.30
US$156.17
+28.7%
12.5%US$210.00US$115.00US$96.7218

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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