HXL Hexcel Corporation
$95.11
Platform & Compounding FCF 70%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 40.3% below fair value

You pay $95.11
Bear $87.29
Fair $159.36
Bull $245.95
Bear $87.29 -8.2% 11% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $159.36 +67.6% 18% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $245.95 +158.6% 24% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

18.1%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (18% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 45%
Implied Market Multiple 24.8x
Market is pricing in (growth) 11.9% vs 18.1% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (36 analysts) $110.17
Divergence from AlphaVal 45%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 18% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $159.36 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $110.17 (from 36 analysts). Our estimate is 45% 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