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BUY 16
HOLD 8
SELL 1
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| PRICE TARGET: $110.57 DETAILS
HIGH: $145.00
LOW: $90.00
MEDIAN: $109.00
CONSENSUS: $110.57
UPSIDE: 53.48%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 38.1% above fair value
Current Price $72.04
Bear Case $38.26 46.9% downside ($38.26 - $72.04) / $72.04 = -46.9% $2.18 × 14x + net cash
Fair Value $52.17 27.6% downside ($52.17 - $72.04) / $72.04 = -27.6% $2.18 × 18x + net cash
Bull Case $66.08 8.3% downside ($66.08 - $72.04) / $72.04 = -8.3% $2.18 × 22x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
2.18$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($2.18)

Implied Market Multiple 33.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $110.57 from 25 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $52.17 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Recent profits ($4.21/share) are 93% above the mid-cycle average ($2.18). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
Wall Street's average price target is $110.57 (from 25 analysts). Our estimate is 70% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing