The Sage Group (SGE.L)
Technology · LSE · UK
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
The Sage Group trades at £8.50, which is 41% below the £11.98 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 69 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 20.7 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 The Sage Group
The Sage Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, offers technology solutions and services for small and medium businesses in North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Africa and Asia-Pacific. It offers Sage Intacct, cloud accounting and financial management software for mid-sized and growing businesses; Sage People, an integrated HR and Payroll solution; Sage 200, a scalable management solution; Sage X3, a flexible, intuitive, and tailored business solution; Sage Accounting, a cloud software for managing invoicing, cash flow, tax, and more, from anywhere. Ideal for small businesses; Sage Payroll for start-ups and small businesses manage their payroll; and Sage HR for small and mid-sized businesses for record management, leave management, staff scheduling, and expenses services. The company also provides Sage 50 accounts, that manages accounting, inventory, and payments, as well as Sage 50 payroll. The Sage Group plc was formerly known as Ployfinal Public Limited Company and changed its name to The Sage Group plc in September 1988. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
SGE.L passes 6 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is The Sage Group (SGE.L) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of £11.98, SGE.L at £8.50 is 41% 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 SGE.L's P/E ratio?
SGE.L trades at 20.7 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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