ARMK Aramark
$54.78
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 168.1% above fair value

You pay $54.78
Bear $7.38
Fair $20.44
Bull $32.49
Bear $7.38 -86.5% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $20.44 -62.7% 8% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $32.49 -40.7% 10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (8% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 37%
Implied Market Multiple 47.5x
Market is pricing in (growth) 20.5% vs 7.6% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $55.25 from 24 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $20.44 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $55.25 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 84% 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