TDW Tidewater Inc.
$79.29
Oil & Gas E&P 85%
FCF at Price Deck × Multiple
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 105.6% above fair value

You pay $79.29
Bear $21.63
Fair $38.56
Bull $59.86
Bear $21.63 -72.7% FCF $57M × 10x
Fair $38.56 -51.4% FCF $73M × 13x
Bull $59.86 -24.5% FCF $90M × 16x

Key Value Driver

Oil price assumption ($75/bbl base case)

Implied Market Multiple 55.0x

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on free cash flow under different commodity price assumptions and a valuation multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $101.50 from 26 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $38.56 per share.

Warnings

If oil drops to $60/barrel, the stock could fall -88%. Check whether the company can survive at low prices and still pay its dividend.
Where you think oil prices will settle long-term drives over 80% of this valuation. The biggest risk isn't the company itself — it's getting the commodity price wrong.
Wall Street's average price target is $101.50 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 83% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — commodity volumes do not compound
  • Geopolitical premiums are real but historically temporary
  • Reserve replacement ratio below 100% for 3 years is existential