BWA BorgWarner Inc.
$67.54
Stable Earnings Power 80%
P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 70.8% above fair value

You pay $67.54
Bear $34.61
Fair $39.55
Bull $44.50
Bear $34.61 -48.8% $2.47 × 14x P/E
Fair $39.55 -41.4% $2.47 × 16x P/E
Bull $44.50 -34.1% $2.47 × 18x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
2.47$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (16x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 27.3x

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (38 analysts) $84.33
Divergence from AlphaVal 53%

Summary

Applying a 16x P/E to adjusted EPS of $2.47, the base-case value is $39.55 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 93%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Wall Street's average price target is $84.33 (from 38 analysts). Our estimate is 53% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples