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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 6
HOLD 16
SELL 7
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| PRICE TARGET: $23.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $25.00
LOW: $22.00
MEDIAN: $23.50
CONSENSUS: $23.50
DOWNSIDE: 4.99%
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 6.2% below fair value
Current Price $24.73
Bear Case $21.72 12.2% downside ($21.72 - $24.73) / $24.73 = -12.2% $1.61 × 14x P/E
Fair Value $26.38 6.7% upside ($26.38 - $24.73) / $24.73 = 6.7% $1.61 × 17x P/E
Bull Case $31.03 25.5% upside ($31.03 - $24.73) / $24.73 = 25.5% $1.61 × 20x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

17.0x
1.61$

Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (17x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 15.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a valuation based on adjusted earnings per share and a normalized price-to-earnings multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $23.50 from 29 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $26.38 per share.

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