SKYW SkyWest, Inc.
$99.06
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 54.5% below fair value

You pay $99.06
Bear $131.88
Fair $217.84
Bull $310.28
Bear $131.88 +33.1% 8% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $217.84 +119.9% 14% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $310.28 +213.2% 18% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

13.8%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (14% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 38%
Implied Market Multiple 13.5x
Market is pricing in (growth) 5.4% vs 13.8% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (17 analysts) $108.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 102%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 14% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case intrinsic value is $217.84 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $108.00 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 102% 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