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STRONG
BUY
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BUY 16
HOLD 8
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $84.56 DETAILS
HIGH: $102.00
LOW: $65.00
MEDIAN: $85.00
CONSENSUS: $84.56
UPSIDE: 34.69%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 60.0% above fair value
Current Price $62.78
Bear Case $30.52 51.4% downside ($30.52 - $62.78) / $62.78 = -51.4% $2.18 × 14x
Fair Value $39.24 37.5% downside ($39.24 - $62.78) / $62.78 = -37.5% $2.18 × 18x
Bull Case $47.96 23.6% downside ($47.96 - $62.78) / $62.78 = -23.6% $2.18 × 22x

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
2.18$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($2.18)

Implied Market Multiple 28.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $2.18 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $39.24 per share.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (25 analysts) $84.56
Analyst Range $65.00 – $102.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 54%

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 $84.56 (from 25 analysts). Our estimate is 54% 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