IOSP Innospec Inc.
$94.36
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 29.3% above fair value

You pay $94.36
Bear $59.21
Fair $72.96
Bull $85.86
Bear $59.21 -37.2% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $72.96 -22.7% 8% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $85.86 -9.0% 11% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

8.3%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (8% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 37%
Implied Market Multiple 25.4x
Market is pricing in (growth) 12.2% vs 8.3% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (9 analysts) $110.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 34%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 8% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $72.96 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $110.00 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 34% 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