TJX The TJX Companies, Inc.
$156.00
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 42.2% above fair value

You pay $156.00
Bear $86.02
Fair $109.71
Bull $131.47
Bear $86.02 -44.9% 4% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair $109.71 -29.7% 7% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull $131.47 -15.7% 10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (7% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 37%
Implied Market Multiple 37.8x
Market is pricing in (growth) 17.4% vs 7.5% 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 $182.75 from 53 analysts, using a 35% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $109.71 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $182.75 (from 53 analysts). Our estimate is 61% below 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