MWA
Mueller Water Products, Inc.
$25.31
Platform & Compounding FCF
50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate
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Conviction
Overvalued
Trading 20.0% above fair value
You pay
$25.31
Bear
$17.37
Fair
$21.10
Bull
$24.42
Bear
$17.37
-31.4%
4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair
$21.10
-16.6%
7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull
$24.42
-3.5%
9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (7% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
36%
Implied Market Multiple
24.3x
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 $32.25 from 21 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $21.10 per share.
Warnings
Wall Street's average price target is $32.25 (from 21 analysts). Our estimate is 46% 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