James Hardie Industries plc logo JHX - James Hardie Industries plc

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 11
HOLD 3
SELL 2
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $24.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $30.00
LOW: $21.00
MEDIAN: $21.00
CONSENSUS: $24.00
UPSIDE: 15.61%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 18.0% above fair value
Current Price $20.76
Bear Case $12.90 37.9% downside ($12.90 - $20.76) / $20.76 = -37.9% $1.03 × 14x + net cash
Fair Value $17.59 15.3% downside ($17.59 - $20.76) / $20.76 = -15.3% $1.03 × 18x + net cash
Bull Case $22.28 7.3% upside ($22.28 - $20.76) / $20.76 = 7.3% $1.03 × 22x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
1.03$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.03)

Implied Market Multiple 20.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $24.00 from 16 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $17.59 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Wall Street's average price target is $24.00 (from 16 analysts). Our estimate is 36% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing