FC Franklin Covey Co.
$20.51
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 50.1% below fair value

You pay $20.51
Bear $41.09
Fair $41.09
Bull $43.73
Bear $41.09 +100.3% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $41.09 +100.3% 3% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $43.73 +113.2% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (3% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 33%
Implied Market Multiple 5.5x
Market is pricing in (growth) -9.4% vs 3.0% 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 $25.00 from 8 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $41.09 per share.

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay equals 189% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
Wall Street's average price target is $25.00 (from 8 analysts). Our estimate is 80% above 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