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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 11
HOLD 6
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $52.71 DETAILS
HIGH: $75.00
LOW: $30.00
MEDIAN: $55.00
CONSENSUS: $52.71
DOWNSIDE: 46.84%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 305.7% above fair value
Current Price $99.16
Bear Case $17.95 81.9% downside ($17.95 - $99.16) / $99.16 = -81.9% $1.00 × 12x + net cash
Fair Value $24.44 75.4% downside ($24.44 - $99.16) / $99.16 = -75.4% $1.00 × 16x + net cash
Bull Case $30.94 68.8% downside ($30.94 - $99.16) / $99.16 = -68.8% $1.00 × 20x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

16.0x
1.0$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.00)

Implied Market Multiple 99.5x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $52.71 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $24.44 per share.

Warnings

Price-to-book value of 105.2x 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 $52.71 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 72% 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