Legrand (LR.PA)
Industrials · Euronext · Europe
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Legrand trades at €137.70, close to the €141.62 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On this measure the market and the model broadly agree, so the interesting question is which of them is wrong.
Our moat model scores it 66 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 29.0 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Legrand
Legrand SA, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells electrical and digital building infrastructures in Europe, North and Central America, and internationally. The company offers energy distribution, protection, and management solutions, such as electric vehicle charging, residential and small commercial panels, switchboards and power cabinets, and UPS devices; and wiring devices, connected home and building control solutions, and guestroom solutions, as well as flush-mounted, junction, DCL, and floor boxes. It also provides security, communication, and network solutions, including access security, digital home networks, emergency lighting, fire alarms, IT networks, intercom and door entry, and nurse call systems; conduits and cable management solutions comprising trunking, mini-trunking, skirting trunking, ducts, tubes, floor boxes, columns and feeders, and workstation solutions; industrial products, which comprises industrial enclosures and connections, transformers and power supply, marking accessories and cable ties, motor control and protection, fuse protection, and industrial plugs and sockets, as well as control, button, and signaling products; and installation accessories, including wiring accessories, extension cords, multi-outlet units, cable ties and fasteners, and connection boxes and terminals; and lighting products and accessories, as well as bulkhead lights and wall lights. In addition, the company offers single-phase UPS, three-phase UPS, communication accessories, software, and battery cabinets for three-phase UPS, as well as data center solutions. Further, it provides digital products and connected care services for health and social care sectors. The company also exports its products to approximately 180 countries. Legrand SA was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Limoges, France.
LR.PA passes 3 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Common questions
Is Legrand (LR.PA) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of €141.62, LR.PA at €137.70 is 3% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is LR.PA's P/E ratio?
LR.PA trades at 29.0 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.