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Waystar Holding Corp.
$19.57
Platform & Compounding FCF
85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Strong
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Conviction
Undervalued
Trading 51.5% below fair value
You pay
$19.57
Bear
$21.03
Fair
$40.38
Bull
$63.23
Bear
$21.03
+7.5%
10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair
$40.38
+106.3%
17% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull
$63.23
+223.1%
23% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (17% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
45%
Implied Market Multiple
20.5x
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 $35.62 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $40.38 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