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: $73.50 DETAILS
HIGH: $79.00
LOW: $67.00
MEDIAN: $74.00
CONSENSUS: $73.50
UPSIDE: 24.24%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Mild
Trading 14.7% above fair value
Current Price $59.16
Bear Case $31.74 46.4% downside ($31.74 - $59.16) / $59.16 = -46.4% $6.81 × 7x + net cash
Fair Value $51.57 12.8% downside ($51.57 - $59.16) / $59.16 = -12.8% $6.81 × 10x + net cash
Bull Case $71.41 20.7% upside ($71.41 - $59.16) / $59.16 = 20.7% $6.81 × 12x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

9.5x
6.81$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($6.81)

Implied Market Multiple 8.7x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $73.50 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $51.57 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 $73.50 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 40% 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