DHR Danaher Corporation
$172.00
Stable Earnings Power 80%
P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Moderate · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 16.1% above fair value

You pay $172.00
Bear $118.54
Fair $148.18
Bull $177.82
Bear $118.54 -31.1% $7.19 × 12x P/E
Fair $148.18 -13.9% $7.19 × 15x P/E
Bull $177.82 +3.4% $7.19 × 18x P/E

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (15x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 23.9x

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 $242.30 from 42 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $148.18 per share.

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 43%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
Wall Street's average price target is $242.30 (from 42 analysts). Our estimate is 55% 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