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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 5
HOLD 3
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $11.17 DETAILS
HIGH: $11.50
LOW: $11.00
MEDIAN: $11.00
CONSENSUS: $11.17
DOWNSIDE: 16.45%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Stable Earnings Power 65% confidence

Primary model: P/Adj-EPS × Normalized Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 60.4% above fair value
Current Price $13.37
Bear Case $6.68 50.1% downside ($6.68 - $13.37) / $13.37 = -50.1% $0.40 × 15x P/E
Fair Value $8.34 37.6% downside ($8.34 - $13.37) / $13.37 = -37.6% $0.40 × 19x P/E
Bull Case $10.01 25.1% downside ($10.01 - $13.37) / $13.37 = -25.1% $0.40 × 23x P/E

Adjust Assumptions

19.3x
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Key Value Driver

Normalized P/E multiple (19x base case)

Implied Market Multiple 33.8x

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 $11.17 from 9 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $8.34 per share.

Warnings

The company pays out 1478% of its profits as dividends. That leaves little cushion — the dividend could be cut if business slows down.
Wall Street's average price target is $11.17 (from 9 analysts). Our estimate is 32% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

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