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KnowBe4 Valuation

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

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

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

Below Fair Value: KNBE ($24.89) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($15.13)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

Key metric: As KNBE is barely profitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for KNBE. This is calculated by dividing KNBE's market cap by their current revenue.
What is KNBE's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio14.2x
SalesUS$310.94m
Market CapUS$4.41b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for KNBE vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average8x
TENB Tenable Holdings
5.6x9.3%US$4.9b
QLYS Qualys
8.7x7.2%US$5.2b
FROG JFrog
8.4x15.5%US$3.4b
VRNS Varonis Systems
9.3x11.6%US$5.1b
KNBE KnowBe4
14.2x20.4%US$4.4b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: KNBE is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (14.2x) compared to the peer average (8.5x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does KNBE's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Software Industry?

79 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VYX NCR Voyix
0.6x-22.3%US$2.03b
PGY Pagaya Technologies
0.7x15.5%US$641.54m
XPER Xperi
0.9x1.8%US$457.27m
0.5x1.5%US$351.48m
KNBE 14.2xIndustry Avg. 5.5xNo. of Companies79PS048121620+
79 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: KNBE is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (14.2x) compared to the US Software industry average (4.8x)


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KNBE'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.

KNBE PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio14.2x
Fair PS Ratio7.9x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: KNBE is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (14.2x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (7.9x).


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 KNBE forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Currentn/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Dec ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Nov ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Oct ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Sep ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Aug ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Jul ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Jun ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
May ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Apr ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Mar ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Feb ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Jan ’25n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Dec ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Nov ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Oct ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Sep ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Aug ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Jul ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Jun ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
May ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Apr ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Mar ’24n/a
US$24.42
0%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Feb ’24US$24.89
US$24.42
-1.9%
4.4%US$24.90US$22.00n/a6
Jan ’24US$24.78
US$24.58
-0.8%
3.7%US$24.90US$22.00n/a9
Dec ’23US$24.62
US$24.58
-0.2%
3.7%US$24.90US$22.00n/a9

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 Analysis2023/02/02 13:31
End of Day Share Price 2023/01/31 00:00
Earnings2022/09/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

KnowBe4, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 8 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jonathan RuykhaverBaird
Joshua TiltonBerenberg
Tal LianiBofA Global Research