SMPL The Simply Good Foods Company
$11.38
Stable Earnings Power 80%
P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Strong · Conviction

Undervalued

Trading 49.0% below fair value

You pay $11.66
Bear $18.82
Fair $22.85
Bull $26.88
Bear $18.82 +61.4% $1.02 × 18x P/E
Fair $22.85 +96.0% $1.02 × 22x P/E
Bull $26.88 +130.6% $1.02 × 26x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

22.4x
1.02$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (22x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 11.4x

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (24 analysts) $14.89
Divergence from AlphaVal 53%

Summary

Applying a 22x P/E to adjusted EPS of $1.02, the base-case value is $22.85 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $14.89 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 53% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples