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| PRICE TARGET: $247.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $268.00
LOW: $222.00
MEDIAN: $245.00
CONSENSUS: $247.00
UPSIDE: 43.70%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 97.5% above fair value
Current Price $171.88
Bear Case $68.72 60.0% downside ($68.72 - $171.88) / $171.88 = -60.0% $2.48 × 18x + net cash
Fair Value $87.03 49.4% downside ($87.03 - $171.88) / $171.88 = -49.4% $2.48 × 22x + net cash
Bull Case $105.37 38.7% downside ($105.37 - $171.88) / $171.88 = -38.7% $2.48 × 26x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

22.0x
2.48$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($2.48)

Implied Market Multiple 69.4x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $247.00 from 11 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $87.03 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.
Price-to-book value of 7.8x 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 $247.00 (from 11 analysts). Our estimate is 81% 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