COHU
Cohu, Inc.
$51.19
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive
80%
Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Strong
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Conviction
Overvalued
Trading 77.8% above fair value
You pay
$51.19
Bear
$22.50
Fair
$28.78
Bull
$35.07
Bear
$22.50
-56.1%
$1.14 × 12x + net cash
Fair
$28.78
-43.8%
$1.14 × 16x + net cash
Bull
$35.07
-31.5%
$1.14 × 20x + net cash
Key Value Driver
Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.14)
Implied Market Multiple
44.9x
Summary
Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $60.40 from 14 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $28.78 per share.
Warnings
Price-to-book value of 5.7x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $60.40 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 65% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
- 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
- Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing