Stock Analysis

Are Investors Undervaluing Marssenger Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300894) By 22%?

SZSE:300894
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Key Insights

  • Marssenger Kitchenware's estimated fair value is CN¥16.88 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
  • Marssenger Kitchenware is estimated to be 22% undervalued based on current share price of CN¥13.15
  • The CN¥18.46 analyst price target for 300894 is 9.4% more than our estimate of fair value

Does the March share price for Marssenger Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (SZSE:300894) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate the stock's intrinsic value by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today's value. Our analysis will employ the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Don't get put off by the jargon, the math behind it is actually quite straightforward.

We generally believe that a company's value is the present value of all of the cash it will generate in the future. However, a DCF is just one valuation metric among many, and it is not without flaws. For those who are keen learners of equity analysis, the Simply Wall St analysis model here may be something of interest to you.

See our latest analysis for Marssenger Kitchenware

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 begin with, we have to get estimates of the next ten years of cash flows. Where possible we use analyst estimates, but when these aren't available we extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the last estimate or 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.

A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, so we discount the value of these future cash flows to their estimated value in today's dollars:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Levered FCF (CN¥, Millions) CN¥375.0m CN¥479.0m CN¥517.3m CN¥550.9m CN¥580.8m CN¥607.9m CN¥633.2m CN¥657.2m CN¥680.4m CN¥703.3m
Growth Rate Estimate Source Analyst x1 Analyst x1 Est @ 8.01% Est @ 6.49% Est @ 5.42% Est @ 4.68% Est @ 4.16% Est @ 3.79% Est @ 3.54% Est @ 3.36%
Present Value (CN¥, Millions) Discounted @ 10% CN¥340 CN¥393 CN¥384 CN¥370 CN¥354 CN¥335 CN¥316 CN¥297 CN¥279 CN¥261

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = CN¥3.3b

The second stage is also known as Terminal Value, this is the business's cash flow after 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 (2.9%) 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 10%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2033 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = CN¥703m× (1 + 2.9%) ÷ (10%– 2.9%) = CN¥9.7b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= CN¥9.7b÷ ( 1 + 10%)10= CN¥3.6b

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is CN¥6.9b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of CN¥13.2, the company appears a touch undervalued at a 22% discount to where the stock price trades currently. Valuations are imprecise instruments though, rather like a telescope - move a few degrees and end up in a different galaxy. Do keep this in mind.

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SZSE:300894 Discounted Cash Flow March 25th 2024

Important Assumptions

Now the most important inputs to a discounted cash flow are the discount rate, and of course, the actual 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 Marssenger Kitchenware 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 10%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.331. 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.

SWOT Analysis for Marssenger Kitchenware

Strength
  • Debt is not viewed as a risk.
  • Dividend is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the market.
Weakness
  • Earnings declined over the past year.
Opportunity
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow for the next 3 years.
  • Trading below our estimate of fair value by more than 20%.
Threat
  • Dividends are not covered by cash flow.
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow slower than the Chinese market.

Moving On:

Although the valuation of a company is important, it is only one of many factors that you need to assess for a company. DCF models are not the be-all and end-all of investment valuation. Rather it should be seen as a guide to "what assumptions need to be true for this stock to be under/overvalued?" For instance, if the terminal value growth rate is adjusted slightly, it can dramatically alter the overall result. What is the reason for the share price sitting below the intrinsic value? For Marssenger Kitchenware, we've compiled three important aspects you should assess:

  1. Risks: You should be aware of the 1 warning sign for Marssenger Kitchenware we've uncovered before considering an investment in the company.
  2. Future Earnings: How does 300894's growth rate compare to its peers and the wider market? Dig deeper into the analyst consensus number for the upcoming years by interacting with our free analyst growth expectation chart.
  3. 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!

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