AVTR Avantor, Inc.
$11.07
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 109.6% above fair value

You pay $11.07
Bear $4.52
Fair $5.28
Bull $6.36
Bear $4.52 -59.2% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $5.28 -52.3% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $6.36 -42.5% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (4% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 33%
Implied Market Multiple 24.2x
Market is pricing in (growth) 11.5% vs 3.9% 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 $9.10 from 26 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $5.28 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $9.10 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 56% 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