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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 21
HOLD 3
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $100.17 DETAILS
HIGH: $135.00
LOW: $75.00
MEDIAN: $102.00
CONSENSUS: $100.17
UPSIDE: 103.02%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 4212.9% above fair value
Current Price $49.34
Bear Case $0.94 98.1% downside ($0.94 - $49.34) / $49.34 = -98.1% $0.05 × 18x
Fair Value $1.14 97.7% downside ($1.14 - $49.34) / $49.34 = -97.7% $0.05 × 22x
Bull Case $1.35 97.3% downside ($1.35 - $49.34) / $49.34 = -97.3% $0.05 × 26x

Adjust Assumptions

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Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($0.05)

Implied Market Multiple 948.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $0.05 at a 22x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $1.14 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 6.9x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

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

Average Target (25 analysts) $100.17
Analyst Range $75.00 – $135.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 99%

Warnings

Recent profits ($0.13/share) are 150% above the mid-cycle average ($0.05). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
Price-to-book value of 6.9x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $100.17 (from 25 analysts). Our estimate is 99% 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