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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 6
HOLD 17
SELL 7
STRONG
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| PRICE TARGET: $24.33 DETAILS
HIGH: $26.00
LOW: $22.00
MEDIAN: $25.00
CONSENSUS: $24.33
UPSIDE: 2.31%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 80% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Fair Value Mild
Trading 13.0% below fair value
Current Price $23.78
Bear Case $22.51 5.3% downside ($22.51 - $23.78) / $23.78 = -5.3% $1.61 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $27.34 15.0% upside ($27.34 - $23.78) / $23.78 = 15.0% $1.61 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $32.16 35.2% upside ($32.16 - $23.78) / $23.78 = 35.2% $1.61 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
1.61$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 14.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Applying a 17x P/E to adjusted EPS of $1.61, the base-case value is $27.34 per share. DDM cross-check: $22.35.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (30 analysts) $24.33
Analyst Range $22.00 – $26.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 12%

Warnings

The company's reported profits differ from official accounting profits by 85%. Check what costs are being left out of the adjusted number.
The company pays out 134% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.

Key Risks

  • Growth DCF inappropriate — terminal value assumptions dominate
  • EV/EBITDA misleading for regulated businesses where capex is mandated
  • Regulatory risk is a fat tail not visible in normal multiples