PUBM
PubMatic, Inc.
$12.30
Platform & Compounding FCF
85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate
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Conviction
Undervalued
Trading 28.8% below fair value
You pay
$12.30
Bear
$13.11
Fair
$17.27
Bull
$21.45
Bear
$13.11
+6.6%
7% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair
$17.27
+40.4%
11% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull
$21.45
+74.4%
14% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (11% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
35%
Implied Market Multiple
12.5x
Market is pricing in (growth)
4.2%
vs 11.1% 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 $13.00 from 16 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $17.27 per share.
Warnings
Wall Street's average price target is $13.00 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 44% 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