BWXT - BWX Technologies, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$250.00
DETAILS
HIGH:
$255.00
LOW:
$245.00
MEDIAN:
$250.00
CONSENSUS:
$250.00
UPSIDE:
46.05%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive
80% confidence
Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
22.0x
3.07$
Key Value Driver
Through-cycle normalized EPS ($3.07)
Implied Market Multiple
55.8x
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $250.00 from 16 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $106.25 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 39.0x 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 $250.00 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 77% 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