VMI Valmont Industries, Inc.
$478.61
Platform & Compounding FCF 50%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong · Conviction

Overvalued

Trading 98.7% above fair value

You pay $479.07
Bear $189.23
Fair $241.07
Bull $288.22
Bear $189.23 -60.5% 4% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $241.07 -49.7% 7% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $288.22 -39.8% 9% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

7.2%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (7% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 32%
Implied Market Multiple 28.6x
Market is pricing in (growth) 15.7% vs 7.2% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (14 analysts) $639.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 62%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 7% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case intrinsic value is $241.07 per share.

Warnings

Wall Street's average price target is $639.00 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 62% 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