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Waystar Holding Corp.
$22.28
Platform & Compounding FCF
85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong
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Conviction
Undervalued
Trading 44.7% below fair value
You pay
$22.28
Bear
$20.98
Fair
$40.28
Bull
$63.07
Bear
$20.98
-5.8%
10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair
$40.28
+80.8%
17% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull
$63.07
+183.1%
23% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (17% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
45%
Implied Market Multiple
22.6x
Market is pricing in (growth)
10.6%
vs 17.4% 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 $35.21 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $40.28 per share.
Warnings
Stock-based employee pay equals 38% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
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