CRI Carter's, Inc.
$37.23
Stable Earnings Power 65%
P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 53.2% below fair value

You pay $37.23
Bear $63.63
Fair $79.53
Bull $95.44
Bear $63.63 +70.9% $6.24 × 12x P/E
Fair $79.53 +113.6% $6.24 × 15x P/E
Bull $95.44 +156.3% $6.24 × 18x P/E

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 6.0x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $37.33 from 24 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $79.53 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 141%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Wall Street's average price target is $37.33 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 151% above 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