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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 18
HOLD 5
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $109.58 DETAILS
HIGH: $135.00
LOW: $80.00
MEDIAN: $110.00
CONSENSUS: $109.58
UPSIDE: 95.05%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 74.9% above fair value
Current Price $56.18
Bear Case $28.13 49.9% downside ($28.13 - $56.18) / $56.18 = -49.9% $0.19 × 18x + net cash
Fair Value $32.11 42.8% downside ($32.11 - $56.18) / $56.18 = -42.8% $0.19 × 22x + net cash
Bull Case $36.04 35.8% downside ($36.04 - $56.18) / $56.18 = -35.8% $0.19 × 26x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

22.0x
0.19$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($0.19)

Implied Market Multiple 290.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $109.58 from 24 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $32.11 per share.

Warnings

Price-to-book value of 7.8x 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 $109.58 (from 24 analysts). Our estimate is 94% 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