THS TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
$24.43
Stable Earnings Power 80%
P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 181.8% above fair value

You pay $24.43
Bear $7.14
Fair $8.67
Bull $10.20
Bear $7.14 -70.8% $0.51 × 14x P/E
Fair $8.67 -64.5% $0.51 × 17x P/E
Bull $10.20 -58.2% $0.51 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
0.51$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 47.9x

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (26 analysts) $30.80
Divergence from AlphaVal 72%

Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $0.51, the base-case value is $8.67 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $30.80 (from 26 analysts). Our estimate is 72% below 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