United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. logo USLM - United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

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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

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 77.4% above fair value
Current Price $106.04
Bear Case $49.34 53.5% downside ($49.34 - $106.04) / $106.04 = -53.5% $2.61 × 14x + net cash
Fair Value $59.78 43.6% downside ($59.78 - $106.04) / $106.04 = -43.6% $2.61 × 18x + net cash
Bull Case $70.22 33.8% downside ($70.22 - $106.04) / $106.04 = -33.8% $2.61 × 22x + net cash

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