FBIN Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.
$37.65
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80%
Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Moderate · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 33.0% below fair value

You pay $37.65
Bear $41.24
Fair $56.23
Bull $71.22
Bear $41.24 +9.5% $3.83 × 14x + net cash
Fair $56.23 +49.3% $3.83 × 18x + net cash
Bull $71.22 +89.2% $3.83 × 22x + net cash

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($3.83)

Implied Market Multiple 9.8x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $52.57 from 27 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $56.23 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.

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