WMS - Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$192.67
DETAILS
HIGH:
$205.00
LOW:
$168.00
MEDIAN:
$196.50
CONSENSUS:
$192.67
UPSIDE:
44.86%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Cyclical & Capital-Intensive
80% confidence
Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
18.0x
5.76$
Key Value Driver
Through-cycle normalized EPS ($5.76)
Implied Market Multiple
23.1x
Plain-Language Summary
Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $192.67 from 22 analysts, using a 25% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $112.97 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 247.6x 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 $192.67 (from 22 analysts). Our estimate is 55% 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