TX Group (SWX:TXGN) Could Be 58% Undervalued On Cash Flow Debate

Fresh discussion around TX Group (SWX:TXGN) focuses on whether recent share gains align with its cash generation, as DCF work, cost cuts, and solid net liquidity put the current valuation under the spotlight.

Recent momentum in TX Group’s share price has been strong, with a 36.23% 90-day share price return and a 13.22% 30-day move, even though the 1-year total shareholder return is down 4.35%. The 3-year total shareholder return of 141.06% points to a much stronger longer-run journey.

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TX Group has already delivered a powerful rebound, yet the recent 90 day surge and modest discount to analyst targets suggest investors still debate the real upside. How much of the value story is already in the price?

Preferred Price-to-Sales of 2.2x: Is it justified?

On current numbers, TX Group is priced on a P/S of 2.2x, which lines up with a share price of CHF185 that screens as expensive against the wider European media pack but cheaper than its closer peer group.

The P/S ratio compares the company’s market value with its revenue and helps you see how much investors are paying for each franc of sales. For a diversified media and platforms group like TX Group, where earnings are currently in the red and revenue is forecast to decline by 4.7% per year over the next 3 years, this type of sales-based gauge often becomes a primary reference point.

Relative to the European Media sector average of 0.6x, the current 2.2x multiple looks heavy and signals that the market is attaching a richer tag to TX Group’s revenue than to the typical peer. Yet when set against the peer subset on 3x, the same 2.2x starts to look more measured. It also sits slightly above an estimated fair P/S of 2x that our work suggests the price could eventually gravitate towards if expectations reset.

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Result: Price-to-Sales of 2.2x (OVERVALUED).

Still, TX Group’s loss of CHF8.5m and revenue decline of 4.7% a year raise questions about whether the recent share price surge can hold.

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Another view on TX Group’s value

A different lens gives a very different message. Our DCF model values TX Group at CHF291.52 a share, which is well above the current CHF185 price and points to a stock that screens as undervalued on this cash flow view.

That kind of gap can indicate a potential difference between our assumptions and those reflected in the market. It leaves a practical question for you as an investor. Which perspective do you rely on more: the sales multiple or the cash flow model?

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Next Steps

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