EWCZ - European Wax Center, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$5.80
DETAILS
HIGH:
$5.80
LOW:
$5.80
MEDIAN:
$5.80
CONSENSUS:
$5.80
DOWNSIDE:
0.34%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Platform & Compounding FCF
65% confidence
Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF
Adjust Assumptions
5.3%
12.0%
3.0%
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (5% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
31%
Implied Market Multiple
13.8x
Market is pricing in (growth)
5.7%
vs our 5.3% base
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $5.80 from 8 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $5.54 per share.
Warnings
Stock-based employee pay equals 75% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
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