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STRONG
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BUY 17
HOLD 6
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $71.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $77.00
LOW: $66.00
MEDIAN: $71.50
CONSENSUS: $71.50
UPSIDE: 14.02%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 103.6% above fair value
Current Price $62.71
Bear Case $18.95 69.8% downside ($18.95 - $62.71) / $62.71 = -69.8% $2.65 × 7x + net cash
Fair Value $30.80 50.9% downside ($30.80 - $62.71) / $62.71 = -50.9% $2.65 × 10x + net cash
Bull Case $42.63 32.0% downside ($42.63 - $62.71) / $62.71 = -32.0% $2.65 × 12x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

9.5x
2.65$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($2.65)

Implied Market Multiple 23.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $71.50 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $30.80 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.
Price-to-book value of 278.3x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $71.50 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 76% 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