Willdan Group, Inc. logo WLDN - Willdan Group, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Buy DETAILS
STRONG
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BUY 7
HOLD 0
SELL 0
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| PRICE TARGET: $110.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $110.00
LOW: $110.00
MEDIAN: $110.00
CONSENSUS: $110.00
UPSIDE: 45.91%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Strong
Trading 97.1% above fair value
Current Price $75.39
Bear Case $29.65 60.7% downside ($29.65 - $75.39) / $75.39 = -60.7% $1.14 × 14x + net cash
Fair Value $38.24 49.3% downside ($38.24 - $75.39) / $75.39 = -49.3% $1.14 × 18x + net cash
Bull Case $46.83 37.9% downside ($46.83 - $75.39) / $75.39 = -37.9% $1.14 × 22x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

18.0x
1.14$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($1.14)

Implied Market Multiple 66.1x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $110.00 from 7 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $38.24 per share.

Warnings

Recent profits ($3.49/share) are 206% above the mid-cycle average ($1.14). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
Price-to-book value of 12.7x 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 $110.00 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 82% 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