NYT The New York Times Company
$65.64
Platform & Compounding FCF 75%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Mild · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 0.8% above fair value

You pay $65.64
Bear $50.64
Fair $65.13
Bull $79.01
Bear $50.64 -22.8% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $65.13 -0.8% 9% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $79.01 +20.4% 12% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

9.1%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (9% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 38%
Implied Market Multiple 20.3x
Market is pricing in (growth) 9.2% vs 9.1% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (17 analysts) $83.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 22%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 9% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $65.13 per share.

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