JACK Jack in the Box Inc.
$16.73
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Mild · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 0.0% below fair value

Bear $0.00 -100.0% 4% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $0.00 -100.0% 7% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $0.00 -100.0% 10% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

7.5%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (7% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 32%
Implied Market Multiple 25.8x
Market is pricing in (growth) 14.3% vs 7.5% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (41 analysts) $17.35
Divergence from AlphaVal 100%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 7% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case intrinsic value is $0.00 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $17.35 (from 41 analysts). Our estimate is 100% 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