Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. (SNSE:VSPT)

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. (SNSE:VSPT) by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to today's value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Believe it or not, it's not too difficult to follow, as you'll see from our example!

We would caution that there are many ways of valuing a company and, like the DCF, each technique has advantages and disadvantages in certain scenarios. If you want to learn more about discounted cash flow, the rationale behind this calculation can be read in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model.

See our latest analysis for Viña San Pedro Tarapacá

The calculation

We use what is known as a 2-stage model, which simply means we have two different periods of growth rates for the company's cash flows. Generally the first stage is higher growth, and the second stage is a lower growth phase. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. Seeing as no analyst estimates of free cash flow are available to us, we have extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the company's last reported value. We assume companies with shrinking free cash flow will slow their rate of shrinkage, and that companies with growing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow, over this period. We do this to reflect that growth tends to slow more in the early years than it does in later years.

Generally we assume that a dollar today is more valuable than a dollar in the future, so we need to discount the sum of these future cash flows to arrive at a present value estimate:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
Levered FCF (CLP, Millions)	CL$14.9b	CL$15.2b	CL$15.7b	CL$16.5b	CL$17.4b	CL$18.5b	CL$19.7b	CL$21.1b	CL$22.6b	CL$24.2b
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Est @ -0.52%	Est @ 1.91%	Est @ 3.62%	Est @ 4.81%	Est @ 5.65%	Est @ 6.23%	Est @ 6.64%	Est @ 6.93%	Est @ 7.13%	Est @ 7.27%
Present Value (CLP, Millions) Discounted @ 12%	CL$13.3k	CL$12.1k	CL$11.1k	CL$10.4k	CL$9.8k	CL$9.3k	CL$8.8k	CL$8.4k	CL$8.0k	CL$7.7k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = CL$99b

After calculating the present value of future cash flows in the initial 10-year period, we need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all future cash flows beyond the first stage. For a number of reasons a very conservative growth rate is used that cannot exceed that of a country's GDP growth. In this case we have used the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield (7.6%) to estimate future growth. In the same way as with the 10-year 'growth' period, we discount future cash flows to today's value, using a cost of equity of 12%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₁ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = CL$24b× (1 + 7.6%) ÷ (12%– 7.6%) = CL$574b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= CL$574b÷ ( 1 + 12%)¹⁰= CL$183b

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is CL$282b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of CL$6.5, the company appears about fair value at a 7.6% discount to where the stock price trades currently. Remember though, that this is just an approximate valuation, and like any complex formula - garbage in, garbage out.

The assumptions

The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the cash flows. If you don't agree with these result, have a go at the calculation yourself and play with the assumptions. The DCF also does not consider the possible cyclicality of an industry, or a company's future capital requirements, so it does not give a full picture of a company's potential performance. Given that we are looking at Viña San Pedro Tarapacá as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighted average cost of capital, WACC) which accounts for debt. In this calculation we've used 12%, which is based on a levered beta of 0.840. Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility, compared to the market as a whole. We get our beta from the industry average beta of globally comparable companies, with an imposed limit between 0.8 and 2.0, which is a reasonable range for a stable business.

Moving On:

Although the valuation of a company is important, it shouldn't be the only metric you look at when researching a company. The DCF model is not a perfect stock valuation tool. Instead the best use for a DCF model is to test certain assumptions and theories to see if they would lead to the company being undervalued or overvalued. For example, changes in the company's cost of equity or the risk free rate can significantly impact the valuation. For Viña San Pedro Tarapacá, we've put together three additional items you should consider:

1. Risks: Case in point, we've spotted 2 warning signs for Viña San Pedro Tarapacá you should be aware of, and 1 of them makes us a bit uncomfortable.
2. Other Solid Businesses: Low debt, high returns on equity and good past performance are fundamental to a strong business. Why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals to see if there are other companies you may not have considered!
3. Other Top Analyst Picks: Interested to see what the analysts are thinking? Take a look at our interactive list of analysts' top stock picks to find out what they feel might have an attractive future outlook!

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