AlphaMadera's AlphaVal page classifies CRA International, Inc. as a Platform & Compounding FCF business and values it using Two-stage FCF DCF, then compares the result to the current market price to flag CRAI as undervalued, fairly valued, or overvalued.

What is CRA International, Inc.'s fair value?

Fair value for CRAI comes from a Two-stage FCF DCF model -- the approach AlphaVal selected for this company's Platform & Compounding FCF classification. The live AlphaVal page shows bear, base, and bull scenarios alongside the key assumption behind each.

How does AlphaMadera value CRAI?

AlphaVal routes each company to one of ten valuation archetypes based on its business model. CRAI was classified as Platform & Compounding FCF and is valued using Two-stage FCF DCF, built from CRAI's most recent reported fundamentals.

CRAI - CRA International, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS | PRICE TARGET: $194.00 DETAILS

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 50% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong

Trading 382.0% above fair value

Current Price $168.06

Bear Case $23.99 85.7% downside ($23.99 - $168.06) / $168.06 = -85.7% 5% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Fair Value $34.86 79.3% downside ($34.86 - $168.06) / $168.06 = -79.3% 8% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Bull Case $45.00 73.2% downside ($45.00 - $168.06) / $168.06 = -73.2% 10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

DCF Stage 1 Growth Rate

8.0%

Discount Rate (WACC)

11.0%

Terminal Growth Rate

3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (8% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 37%

Implied Market Multiple 66.4x

Market is pricing in (growth) 25.0% vs our 8.0% base

Plain-Language Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 8% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 11%, the base-case intrinsic value is $34.86 per share.

Warnings

Key Risks

P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions