Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Valuation

Q: What is the Fair Price of APN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

APN (ZAR142.68) is trading below our estimate of [[future cash flow value]] (ZAR168.39)

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

Below Future Cash Flow Value
Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of APN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: APN (ZAR142.68) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (ZAR168.39)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: APN is trading below future cash flow value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for APN. This is calculated by dividing APN's market cap by their current revenue.
What is APN's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio	1.5x
Sales	R42.59b
Market Cap	R63.35b

APN 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/Revenue	2.1x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA	11.9x
PEG Ratio	n/a

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PS ratio for APN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
Company	Forward PS	Estimated Growth	Market Cap
Peer Average	17.3x
CCC Cilo Cybin Holdings	65.8x	n/a	R469.6m
3320 China Resources Pharmaceutical Group	0.1x	5.07%	HK$27.6b
VIRP Virbac	2x	5.26%	€2.9b
HIK Hikma Pharmaceuticals	1.1x	4.72%	UK£2.7b
APN Aspen Pharmacare Holdings	1.5x	2.13%	R63.4b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: APN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the peer average (17.3x).

Historical Price to Sales Ratio

Historical Price to Sales Ratio compares a stock's price to its sales over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does APN's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the African Pharmaceuticals Industry?

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Price-To-Sales vs Industry: APN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the African Pharmaceuticals industry average (1.7x).

Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is APN'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.

APN PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio	1.5x
Fair PS Ratio	1.5x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: APN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.5x).

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 APN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
Date	Share Price	Average 1Y Price Target	Dispersion	High	Low	1Y Actual price	Analysts
Current	R142.68	R124.25 -12.92%	9.88%	R144.00	R113.00	n/a	4
Feb ’27	R107.52	R124.25 +15.56%	9.88%	R144.00	R113.00	n/a	4
Jan ’27	R116.79	R118.40 +1.38%	7.84%	R135.00	R108.00	n/a	5
Dec ’26	R92.78	R120.40 +29.77%	6.47%	R135.00	R113.00	n/a	5
Nov ’26	R98.12	R120.40 +22.71%	6.47%	R135.00	R113.00	n/a	5
Oct ’26	R95.20	R120.40 +26.47%	6.47%	R135.00	R113.00	n/a	5
Sep ’26	R104.57	R123.60 +18.20%	5.28%	R135.00	R116.00	n/a	5
Aug ’26	R115.63	R123.66 +6.95%	5.30%	R135.00	R116.00	n/a	5
Jul ’26	R119.61	R122.06 +2.05%	7.22%	R135.00	R108.00	n/a	5
Jun ’26	R121.15	R123.66 +2.08%	7.29%	R135.00	R108.00	n/a	5
May ’26	R121.75	R157.26 +29.17%	25.38%	R215.00	R121.00	n/a	5
Apr ’26	R162.78	R201.00 +23.48%	6.84%	R225.00	R185.00	n/a	5
Mar ’26	R163.30	R212.20 +29.94%	8.39%	R238.00	R190.00	R135.41	5
Feb ’26	R178.50	R218.75 +22.55%	8.87%	R238.00	R190.00	R107.52	4
Jan ’26	R164.85	R221.50 +34.36%	7.01%	R238.00	R201.00	R116.79	4
Dec ’25	R165.65	R226.82 +36.93%	6.61%	R238.00	R201.00	R92.78	4
Nov ’25	R181.41	R233.82 +28.89%	1.39%	R238.00	R229.00	R98.12	4
Oct ’25	R195.00	R237.57 +21.83%	3.31%	R250.00	R229.00	R95.20	4
Sep ’25	R239.99	R245.32 +2.22%	6.17%	R268.00	R230.00	R104.57	4
Aug ’25	R251.33	R243.65 -3.05%	5.72%	R268.00	R230.00	R115.63	5
Jul ’25	R228.35	R243.65 +6.70%	5.72%	R268.00	R230.00	R119.61	5
Jun ’25	R232.36	R243.65 +4.86%	5.72%	R268.00	R230.00	R121.15	5
May ’25	R224.27	R236.25 +5.34%	3.08%	R250.00	R230.00	R121.75	5
Apr ’25	R219.38	R228.65 +4.23%	5.89%	R250.00	R211.00	R162.78	5
Mar ’25	R196.72	R214.69 +9.13%	4.94%	R228.00	R196.44	R163.30	5

AnalystPriceTarget

Community Contributor

R124.25

Fair Value

14.8% overvalued

Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/03/05 06:34
End of Day Share Price	2026/03/05 00:00
Earnings	2025/12/31
Annual Earnings	2025/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited is covered by 14 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Rendani Magalela	Absa Bank Limited
Andre Bekker	Arqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L.
Boitshepo Seruwe	Avior Capital Markets