CHDN Churchill Downs Incorporated
$85.12
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 18.8% above fair value

You pay $85.12
Bear $38.08
Fair $71.63
Bull $102.12
Bear $38.08 -55.3% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $71.63 -15.8% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $102.12 +20.0% 9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (7% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 36%
Implied Market Multiple 23.0x

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 $144.84 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $71.63 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $144.84 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 67% 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