AIN Albany International Corp.
$60.28
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 49.2% above fair value

You pay $60.28
Bear $32.47
Fair $40.39
Bull $47.31
Bear $32.47 -46.1% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $40.39 -33.0% 6% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $47.31 -21.5% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

5.6%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (6% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 35%
Implied Market Multiple 21.5x
Market is pricing in (growth) 9.9% vs 5.6% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (14 analysts) $68.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 41%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 6% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $40.39 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $68.00 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 41% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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