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BUY 7
HOLD 7
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $38.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $38.00
LOW: $38.00
MEDIAN: $38.00
CONSENSUS: $38.00
DOWNSIDE: 3.75%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 214.4% above fair value
Current Price $39.48
Bear Case $9.25 76.6% downside ($9.25 - $39.48) / $39.48 = -76.6% $1.32 × 7x
Fair Value $12.56 68.2% downside ($12.56 - $39.48) / $39.48 = -68.2% $1.32 × 10x
Bull Case $15.86 59.8% downside ($15.86 - $39.48) / $39.48 = -59.8% $1.32 × 12x

Adjust Assumptions

9.5x
1.32$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.32)

Implied Market Multiple 29.9x

Plain-Language Summary

Using 7-year normalized EPS of $1.32 at a 10x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $12.56 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 4.3x.

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.

Average Target (14 analysts) $38.00
Analyst Range $38.00 – $38.00
Divergence from AlphaVal 67%

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.
Recent profits ($2.95/share) are 123% above the mid-cycle average ($1.32). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
Price-to-book value of 4.3x 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 $38.00 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 67% 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