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The Excess Returns model evaluates how much profit a company generates above the minimum return that shareholders require, relative to its equity base. If a firm consistently earns returns on equity that are only slightly above, or even below, its cost of equity, its capacity to create long term value is limited.
For Invesco, the model uses a Book Value of $24.70 per share and a Stable EPS estimate of $1.20 per share, derived from the median return on equity over the past five years. The Average Return on Equity is 5.03%, while the Cost of Equity is estimated at $2.03 per share. That leaves an Excess Return of $-0.83 per share, implying Invesco is not expected to earn sufficiently above its cost of capital on a sustained basis. A Stable Book Value of $23.95 per share supports this subdued outlook.
Putting these inputs together, the Excess Returns valuation produces an intrinsic value that is far below the current share price, implying the stock is about 224.0% overvalued on this framework.
Result: OVERVALUED
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For a profitable business like Invesco, the price to earnings, or PE, ratio is a practical way to judge value because it directly links what investors pay for each share to the earnings that support that price. In general, companies with stronger and more reliable growth, cleaner balance sheets, and lower risk profiles can justify a higher PE. By contrast, slower growth or higher uncertainty should translate into a lower, more conservative multiple.
Invesco currently trades at about 17.45x earnings, which is slightly above the peer average of 16.87x but well below the broader Capital Markets industry average of 24.21x. To move beyond these blunt comparisons, Simply Wall St estimates a Fair Ratio of 19.16x for Invesco. This proprietary measure blends company specific factors such as expected earnings growth, profitability, risk profile, industry dynamics, and market capitalization into a single benchmark.
Because the Fair Ratio is tailored to Invesco’s own fundamentals, it is a more nuanced yardstick than simply lining the stock up against peers or the sector. With the current PE of 17.45x sitting below the Fair Ratio of 19.16x, this multiple-based view suggests that Invesco still has some valuation upside.
Result: UNDERVALUED
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Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation. Let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple way to connect your view of Invesco’s story with a financial forecast and a clear fair value, by letting you define what you think will happen to its revenue, earnings and margins, and then comparing that fair value to today’s price to help inform your decisions.
On Simply Wall St’s Community page, which is used by millions of investors, Narratives make this process accessible and dynamic. They continuously update your fair value when new information such as earnings results or major news arrives, so your thesis is never static or out of date.
For example, one Invesco investor might build a Narrative around margin expansion and operating leverage that supports a fair value near the higher end of current targets. Another might focus on fee pressure, slower revenue growth and competitive threats, leading to a more cautious fair value closer to the low end. These two Narratives can coexist side by side, each transparently linking assumptions to numbers and to a decision point.
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