VICR Vicor Corporation
$285.34
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 58.3% above fair value

You pay $285.34
Bear $96.40
Fair $180.25
Bull $293.52
Bear $96.40 -66.2% 14% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $180.25 -36.8% 23% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $293.52 +2.9% 31% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (23% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 44%
Implied Market Multiple 117.0x
Market is pricing in (growth) 35.0% vs 23.5% 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 $387.50 from 7 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $180.25 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $387.50 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 67% 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