Kainos Group plc

OTCPK:KNNN.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

Kainos Group Valuation

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

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

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

Below Fair Value: KNNN.F ($9.14) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($8.65)

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

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for KNNN.F?

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for KNNN.F. This is calculated by dividing KNNN.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is KNNN.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.8x
EarningsUK£52.01m
Market CapUK£978.60m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for KNNN.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average70.6x
DAVA Endava
190.4x41.0%US$1.7b
CINT CI&T
44.6x40.5%US$907.0m
HCKT Hackett Group
25.6x14.7%US$868.1m
ASGN ASGN
22x11.3%US$4.0b
KNNN.F Kainos Group
18.8x1.7%US$978.6m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: KNNN.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the peer average (70.6x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does KNNN.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US IT Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TAOP Taoping
1xn/aUS$2.22m
GTCH GBT Technologies
0.1xn/aUS$1.68m
DLTI DLT Resolution
0.3xn/aUS$228.03k
TMNA Agri-Fintech Holdings
0.0004xn/aUS$129.25k
KNNN.F 18.8xIndustry Avg. 49.0xNo. of Companies5PE020406080100+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: KNNN.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.8x) compared to the US IT industry average (49x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is KNNN.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.

KNNN.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.8x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate KNNN.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 KNNN.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$9.14
US$13.16
+44.0%
19.5%US$19.14US$9.19n/a11
Nov ’25US$11.00
US$14.52
+32.0%
14.4%US$19.51US$11.56n/a10
Oct ’25US$11.51
US$17.30
+50.3%
17.5%US$23.04US$13.16n/a10
Sep ’25n/a
US$17.87
0%
18.8%US$24.55US$13.55n/a10
Aug ’25US$16.41
US$17.87
+8.9%
18.8%US$24.55US$13.55n/a10
Jul ’25n/a
US$17.75
0%
20.1%US$24.14US$12.49n/a9
Jun ’25n/a
US$17.63
0%
19.6%US$24.25US$12.54n/a10
May ’25n/a
US$16.83
0%
24.6%US$26.11US$12.43n/a10
Apr ’25n/a
US$18.02
0%
21.9%US$26.63US$12.68n/a9
Mar ’25n/a
US$18.02
0%
21.9%US$26.63US$12.68n/a9
Feb ’25n/a
US$17.93
0%
22.6%US$26.66US$12.70n/a9
Jan ’25n/a
US$18.09
0%
21.9%US$26.32US$12.53n/a9
Dec ’24n/a
US$18.09
0%
21.9%US$26.32US$12.53n/a9
Nov ’24n/a
US$19.13
0%
16.1%US$24.44US$15.64US$11.008
Oct ’24n/a
US$19.35
0%
15.9%US$24.68US$16.03US$11.518
Sep ’24n/a
US$19.97
0%
17.2%US$26.16US$15.69n/a9
Aug ’24n/a
US$19.97
0%
17.2%US$26.16US$15.69US$16.419
Jul ’24n/a
US$19.16
0%
17.7%US$25.22US$15.13n/a9
Jun ’24n/a
US$18.97
0%
18.3%US$24.70US$14.82n/a9
May ’24n/a
US$19.56
0%
16.6%US$24.88US$15.40n/a9
Apr ’24n/a
US$18.59
0%
15.6%US$23.66US$14.19n/a10
Mar ’24n/a
US$19.51
0%
15.6%US$24.83US$14.90n/a10
Feb ’24n/a
US$19.51
0%
15.6%US$24.83US$14.90n/a10
Jan ’24n/a
US$18.67
0%
11.5%US$22.07US$14.57n/a9
Dec ’23n/a
US$19.26
0%
15.1%US$26.32US$14.69n/a10
Nov ’23n/a
US$16.92
0%
19.5%US$24.40US$13.62n/a8

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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