Krispy Kreme, Inc. logo DNUT - Krispy Kreme, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 6
HOLD 3
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $4.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $6.00
LOW: $3.00
MEDIAN: $4.50
CONSENSUS: $4.50
UPSIDE: 37.61%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Distressed or Transitioning 75% confidence

Primary model: Current EPS × Depressed Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 250.9% above fair value
Current Price $3.27
Bear Case $0.47 85.7% downside ($0.47 - $3.27) / $3.27 = -85.7% EPS continues to decline, 5x multiple
Fair Value $0.93 71.5% downside ($0.93 - $3.27) / $3.27 = -71.5% Current EPS stabilizes, 8x multiple
Bull Case $1.17 64.4% downside ($1.17 - $3.27) / $3.27 = -64.4% 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 699.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Current EPS × Depressed Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $4.50 from 11 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $0.93 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 ($8.51) is more than half the stock price. With this much debt on a struggling business, the paths to recovery for shareholders are narrow.
Wall Street's average price target is $4.50 (from 11 analysts). Our estimate is 99% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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