FLG Flagstar Financial, Inc.
$14.69
Banks, Insurers & Asset Managers 85%
P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 62.0% below fair value

You pay $14.69
Bear $27.06
Fair $38.66
Bull $50.25
Bear $27.06 +84.3% ROTCE 4.0% → 0.30x TBV
Fair $38.66 +163.2% ROTCE -2.3% → 0.30x TBV
Bull $50.25 +242.2% ROTCE -2.6% → 0.30x TBV

Key Value Driver

ROTCE (-2.3%) vs. cost of equity (9.9%)

Implied Market Multiple 0.79x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses P/Tangible Book × ROE Quality. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $16.93 from 15 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $38.66 per share.

Warnings

Traditional cash flow models don't work well for banks — lending activity distorts how much cash the business actually generates.
Common valuation shortcuts don't apply here — for banks, interest payments are a core business cost, not overhead.
Return on equity (-2.3%) is below the minimum investors require (9.9%). This means the bank is worth less than the net assets on its books.
Wall Street's average price target is $16.93 (from 15 analysts). Our estimate is 171% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Book value quality matters as much as level — check loan loss reserves
  • Interest rate sensitivity creates non-linear earnings surprises
  • Insurance reserving is actuarial, not financial — errors emerge slowly