VVV - Valvoline Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$41.44
DETAILS
HIGH:
$47.00
LOW:
$35.00
MEDIAN:
$40.00
CONSENSUS:
$41.44
UPSIDE:
6.56%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Platform & Compounding FCF
50% confidence
Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF
Adjust Assumptions
18.3%
11.0%
3.0%
Key Value Driver
FCF growth rate (18% base case)
Terminal Value % of EV
45%
Implied Market Multiple
26.7x
Market is pricing in (growth)
12.8%
vs our 18.3% base
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $41.44 from 23 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $59.09 per share.
Warnings
This company spends 15% of revenue on big investments like data centers and infrastructure, mostly for growth. We adjusted the cash flow figure to only subtract the upkeep costs, giving a clearer picture of true profitability.
Wall Street's average price target is $41.44 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 57% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
- Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
- Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions