LXU LSB Industries, Inc.
$11.34
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 42.9% below fair value

You pay $11.34
Bear $12.62
Fair $19.87
Bull $27.34
Bear $12.62 +11.3% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $19.87 +75.2% 12% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $27.34 +141.1% 15% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (12% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 40%
Implied Market Multiple 15.5x
Market is pricing in (growth) 5.5% vs 11.9% 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 $15.50 from 11 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $19.87 per share.

Warnings

This company spends 13% of revenue on big investments like data centers and infrastructure, mostly for growth. We adjusted the cash flow figure to only subtract the upkeep costs, giving a clearer picture of true profitability.
Wall Street's average price target is $15.50 (from 11 analysts). Our estimate is 35% 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