BSX Boston Scientific Corporation
$43.34
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate · Conviction

Fair Value

Trading 16.0% below fair value

You pay $43.34
Bear $35.17
Fair $51.57
Bull $68.12
Bear $35.17 -18.8% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $51.57 +19.0% 11% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $68.12 +57.2% 14% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

11.0%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (11% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 40%
Implied Market Multiple 20.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 9.0% vs 11.1% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (44 analysts) $66.30
Divergence from AlphaVal 22%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 11% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $51.57 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