Valvoline Inc. logo VVV - Valvoline Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
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BUY 13
HOLD 8
SELL 2
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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

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 50% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Undervalued Moderate
Trading 34.2% below fair value
Current Price $38.89
Bear Case $29.23 24.8% downside ($29.23 - $38.89) / $38.89 = -24.8% 11% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $59.09 52.0% upside ($59.09 - $38.89) / $38.89 = 52.0% 18% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $95.12 144.6% upside ($95.12 - $38.89) / $38.89 = 144.6% 24% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

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