Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

NasdaqGS:ICPT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$794.7m

Intercept Pharmaceuticals Valuation

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

Below Fair Value: ICPT ($19) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($40.47)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for ICPT. This is calculated by dividing ICPT's market cap by their current revenue.
What is ICPT's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2.5x
SalesUS$317.68m
Market CapUS$794.69m

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for ICPT vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average7.3x
CDMO Avid Bioservices
5.5x20.0%US$786.7m
IMTX Immatics
7.7x-5.6%US$905.9m
GYRE Gyre Therapeutics
9.9xn/aUS$998.1m
PRTA Prothena
6.3x41.1%US$811.4m
ICPT Intercept Pharmaceuticals
2.5x2.3%US$794.7m

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: ICPT is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the peer average (26.4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does ICPT's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Biotechs Industry?

126 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.9.4x21.4%
ICPT Intercept Pharmaceuticals
2.5x2.3%US$794.69m
BIIB Biogen
2.4x1.3%US$23.13b
MRNA Moderna
3.2x6.7%US$16.80b
ICPT 2.5xIndustry Avg. 9.4xNo. of Companies126PS01632486480+
126 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.9.4x28.3%
ICPT Intercept Pharmaceuticals
2.5x42.4%US$794.69m
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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: ICPT is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the US Biotechs industry average (10.9x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ICPT'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.

ICPT PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.5x
Fair PS Ratio4.6x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: ICPT is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (4.6x).


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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