ADUS Addus HomeCare Corporation
$114.72
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Mild · Conviction

Fair Value

Trading 11.1% below fair value

You pay $114.72
Bear $87.20
Fair $129.06
Bull $172.70
Bear $87.20 -24.0% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $129.06 +12.5% 12% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $172.70 +50.5% 16% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

12.3%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (12% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 41%
Implied Market Multiple 23.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 10.9% vs 12.3% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (16 analysts) $122.33
Divergence from AlphaVal 6%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 12% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $129.06 per share.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions