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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $124.83 DETAILS
HIGH: $160.00
LOW: $85.00
MEDIAN: $132.50
CONSENSUS: $124.83
DOWNSIDE: 25.27%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Distressed or Transitioning 75% confidence

Primary model: Current EPS × Depressed Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 18.0% above fair value
Current Price $167.05
Bear Case $94.40 43.5% downside ($94.40 - $167.05) / $167.05 = -43.5% EPS continues to decline, 5x multiple
Fair Value $141.61 15.2% downside ($141.61 - $167.05) / $167.05 = -15.2% Current EPS stabilizes, 8x multiple
Bull Case $188.81 13.0% upside ($188.81 - $167.05) / $167.05 = 13.0% Credible recovery, multiple re-rates to 10x

Adjust Assumptions

7.5x

Key Value Driver

Whether the core business model is intact or structurally impaired

Implied Market Multiple 8.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Current EPS × Depressed Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $124.83 from 13 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $141.61 per share.

Warnings

Don't assume past cash flow levels will return — the company's troubles may have permanently reduced its ability to generate profits.
A stock can look cheap on paper and still lose half its value if the underlying business is permanently damaged.
The wide range between our best and worst cases is intentional — pretending to know a precise value for a troubled company would be misleading.
Debt per share ($867.66) is more than half the stock price. With this much debt on a struggling business, the paths to recovery for shareholders are narrow.

Key Risks

  • Bullish DCF projections are fundamentally unknowable for distressed companies
  • M&A speculation can floor the stock above intrinsic value temporarily
  • Management credibility is a key input — new CEO expands the bull case