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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
1
BUY 19
HOLD 4
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $99.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $130.00
LOW: $80.00
MEDIAN: $94.00
CONSENSUS: $99.00
UPSIDE: 112.04%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 58.4% above fair value
Current Price $46.69
Bear Case $25.81 44.7% downside ($25.81 - $46.69) / $46.69 = -44.7% $0.19 × 18x + net cash
Fair Value $29.47 36.9% downside ($29.47 - $46.69) / $46.69 = -36.9% $0.19 × 22x + net cash
Bull Case $33.07 29.2% downside ($33.07 - $46.69) / $46.69 = -29.2% $0.19 × 26x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

22.0x
0.19$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($0.19)

Implied Market Multiple 241.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $99.00 from 24 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $29.47 per share.

Warnings

Price-to-book value of 6.5x 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 $99.00 (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