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Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
BUY
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BUY 10
HOLD 7
SELL 0
STRONG
SELL
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| PRICE TARGET: $18.44 DETAILS
HIGH: $25.00
LOW: $14.00
MEDIAN: $19.00
CONSENSUS: $18.44
UPSIDE: 37.20%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Distressed or Transitioning 75% confidence

Primary model: Current FCF × Depressed Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 112.4% above fair value
Current Price $13.44
Bear Case $3.95 70.6% downside ($3.95 - $13.44) / $13.44 = -70.6% FCF continues to decline, 4x multiple
Fair Value $6.33 52.9% downside ($6.33 - $13.44) / $13.44 = -52.9% Current FCF stabilizes, 6x multiple
Bull Case $8.68 35.4% downside ($8.68 - $13.44) / $13.44 = -35.4% Credible recovery, multiple re-rates to 8x

Adjust Assumptions

6.0x

Key Value Driver

Whether the core business model is intact or structurally impaired

Implied Market Multiple 32.0x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Current FCF × Depressed Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $18.44 from 17 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $6.33 per share.

Warnings

Don't assume past cash flow levels will return — the company's troubles may have permanently reduced its ability to generate profits.
A stock can look cheap on paper and still lose half its value if the underlying business is permanently damaged.
The wide range between our best and worst cases is intentional — pretending to know a precise value for a troubled company would be misleading.
Wall Street's average price target is $18.44 (from 17 analysts). Our estimate is 88% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Bullish DCF projections are fundamentally unknowable for distressed companies
  • M&A speculation can floor the stock above intrinsic value temporarily
  • Management credibility is a key input — new CEO expands the bull case