DY Dycom Industries, Inc.
$410.18
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80%
Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 70.6% above fair value

You pay $410.18
Bear $176.28
Fair $240.38
Bull $304.48
Bear $176.28 -57.0% $7.37 × 14x + net cash
Fair $240.38 -41.4% $7.37 × 18x + net cash
Bull $304.48 -25.8% $7.37 × 22x + net cash

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($7.37)

Implied Market Multiple 55.7x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $629.86 from 22 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $240.38 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Wall Street's average price target is $629.86 (from 22 analysts). Our estimate is 82% 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