USLM - United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$138.00
DETAILS
HIGH:
$138.00
LOW:
$138.00
MEDIAN:
$138.00
CONSENSUS:
$138.00
UPSIDE:
30.14%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive
80% confidence
Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
18.0x
2.61$
Key Value Driver
Through-cycle normalized EPS ($2.61)
Implied Market Multiple
40.6x
Plain-Language Summary
Using 7-year normalized EPS of $2.61 at a 18x cycle multiple, the base-case value is $59.78 per share. P/TBV cross-check: 4.8x.
Warnings
Recent profits ($4.67/share) are 79% above the mid-cycle average ($2.61). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
Price-to-book value of 4.8x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
This company has heavy ongoing investment costs. Valuation shortcuts that ignore those costs can make the stock look cheaper than it really is.
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