The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company logo SMG - The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
0
BUY 9
HOLD 7
SELL 1
STRONG
SELL
0
| PRICE TARGET: $72.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $79.00
LOW: $63.00
MEDIAN: $74.50
CONSENSUS: $72.75
UPSIDE: 11.10%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 27.4% above fair value
Current Price $65.48
Bear Case $31.62 51.7% downside ($31.62 - $65.48) / $65.48 = -51.7% $6.81 × 7x + net cash
Fair Value $51.38 21.5% downside ($51.38 - $65.48) / $65.48 = -21.5% $6.81 × 10x + net cash
Bull Case $71.15 8.7% upside ($71.15 - $65.48) / $65.48 = 8.7% $6.81 × 12x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

9.5x
6.81$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($6.81)

Implied Market Multiple 9.6x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $72.75 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $51.38 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Wall Street's average price target is $72.75 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 39% 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