KWR
Quaker Chemical Corporation
$147.98
Platform & Compounding FCF
50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong
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Conviction
Overvalued
Trading 179.3% above fair value
You pay
$147.98
Bear
$28.96
Fair
$52.99
Bull
$74.11
Bear
$28.96
-80.4%
4% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair
$52.99
-64.2%
6% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull
$74.11
-49.9%
8% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (6% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
31%
Implied Market Multiple
41.2x
Market is pricing in (growth)
20.7%
vs 5.9% 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 $176.75 from 14 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $52.99 per share.
Warnings
Wall Street's average price target is $176.75 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 88% 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