Rentokil Initial (RTO.L)
Industrials · LSE · UK
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Rentokil Initial trades at £4.49, which is 42% above the £2.59 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 28 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. 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 48.9 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 Rentokil Initial
Rentokil Initial plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides route-based services in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and Pacific. The company offers a range of pest control services for rodents, and flying and crawling insects, as well as other forms of wildlife management. It provides hygiene services, including the provision and maintenance of products, such as soap and hand sanitizer dispensers, hand dryers, air care and purification, cubicle and surface sanitizers, feminine hygiene units, toilet paper dispensers, and floor protection mats. In addition, the company engages in the supply and laundering of garments for commercial organizations. Further, the company provides a range of specialist cleaning services, such as graffiti removal, deep cleaning of kitchens and washrooms, trauma cleaning, and flood or fire damage cleaning, as well as specialist deep cleaning services. Rentokil Initial plc was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Crawley, the United Kingdom.
RTO.L passes 3 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Rentokil Initial (RTO.L) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of £2.59, RTO.L at £4.49 is 42% above 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 RTO.L's P/E ratio?
RTO.L trades at 48.9 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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