LIVN LivaNova PLC
$73.83
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 26.4% above fair value

You pay $73.83
Bear $46.51
Fair $58.43
Bull $69.60
Bear $46.51 -37.0% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $58.43 -20.9% 8% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $69.60 -5.7% 11% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (8% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 37%
Implied Market Multiple 26.7x

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 $79.25 from 14 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $58.43 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $79.25 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 33% 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