UCB (UCB.BR)
Healthcare · Euronext · Europe
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
UCB trades at €237.70, which is 30% below the €309.54 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 80 out of 100, which is a wide 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 29.5 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 UCB
UCB SA, a biopharmaceutical company, develops products and solutions for people with neurology and immunology diseases worldwide. The company offers Cimzia for ankylosing spondylitis (AS), axial spondyloarthritis, Crohn's disease, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis; Vimpat, Keppra, and Briviact for epilepsy; and Neupro for Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome. It also provides Nayzilam, a nasal spray rescue treatment for epilepsy seizure clusters; and Zyrtec and Xyzal for allergies. In addition, the company offers Evenity for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women; Bimzelx to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, hidradenitis suppurativa, and axial spondyloarthritis; Fintepla for the treatment of Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; and RYSTIGGO and ZILBRYSQ to treat people living with generalized myasthenia gravis. Further, it develops KYGEVVI (doxecitine/doxribtimine) for thymidine kinase 2 deficiency disorder; fenfluramine to treat CDKL5 deficiency disorder, and RETT-Syndrome; dapirolizumab pegol for systemic lupus erythematosus; STACCATO alprazolam for treating stereotypical prolonged seizures; bepranemab to treat Alzheimer's disease; and UCB9741 for atopic dermatitis, non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Additionally, it engages in the contract manufacturing activities. The company was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
UCB.BR passes 6 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is UCB (UCB.BR) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of €309.54, UCB.BR at €237.70 is 30% 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 UCB.BR's P/E ratio?
UCB.BR trades at 29.5 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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