Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company. The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
As of today (2024-04-30), Spectris's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is £21.88. The stock price of Spectris is £33.30. Therefore, Spectris's Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF of today is 1.5.
The historical rank and industry rank for Spectris's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:SXS'
s Price-to-Projected-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92 Med: 1.31 Max: 1.73
Current: 1.52
During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF of Spectris was 1.73. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 1.31.
LSE:SXS's Price-to-Projected-FCF is ranked worse than 53.19% of 1630
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.41
vs LSE:SXS: 1.52
Spectris Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for Spectris's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Spectris's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Spectris's Price-to-Projected-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Projected-FCF data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Spectris's Price-to-Projected-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Spectris's Price-to-Projected-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Spectris's Price-to-Projected-FCF falls into.
Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company.
The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
This method smooths out the free cash flow over the past 6-7 years, multiplies the results by a growth multiple, and adds a portion of Total Stockholders Equity.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
The growth multiple is capped between 8.35 and 17.74.
Total Stockholders Equity weighting is more art than science and it should always be revisited in more detail when researching a company. Weightings from 0% to 100% to more than 100% are possible. 80% was chosen as a happy median after taking the above ideas into consideration.
Spectris's Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF for today is calculated as
Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF
=
Share Price
/
Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF
=
33.30
/
21.883771966952
=
1.52
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Spectris Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Related Terms
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Spectris PLC supplies measuring instruments for research and industrial applications. The firm operates in four segments: Industrial Solutions, which includes a range of specialty businesses involved in particle measurement and testing; Malvern Panalytical, which provides tools for measuring the structure, size, and amount of particles during research and production; HBK, which makes measuring tools for product design and improvement; and Omega, which provides tools for measuring and controlling temperature, humidity, pressure, and conductivity. Revenue is generated in Asia, Europe, and North America in industries such as pharmaceutical, mining, and academic research.
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