DJCO Daily Journal Corporation
$473.28
Platform & Compounding FCF 80%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate · Conviction

Fair Value

Trading 20.5% below fair value

You pay $473.28
Bear $523.54
Fair $594.99
Bull $668.69
Bear $523.54 +10.6% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $594.99 +25.7% 12% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $668.69 +41.3% 15% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (12% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 40%
Implied Market Multiple 12.2x

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 12% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $594.99 per share.

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