ELAN Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
$25.54
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 244.1% above fair value

You pay $25.54
Bear $0.00
Fair $7.42
Bull $30.04
Bear $0.00 -100.0% 5% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $7.42 -70.9% 8% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $30.04 +17.6% 10% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (8% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 33%
Implied Market Multiple 69.6x
Market is pricing in (growth) 27.8% vs 7.6% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $28.40 from 21 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $7.42 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $28.40 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 98% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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