Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Ka Shui International Holdings Limited (HKG:822)
Does the November share price for Ka Shui International Holdings Limited (HKG:822) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate the stock's intrinsic value by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to today's value. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model is the tool we will apply to do this. There's really not all that much to it, even though it might appear quite complex.
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Step by step through the calculation
We are going to use a two-stage DCF model, which, as the name states, takes into account two stages of growth. The first stage is generally a higher growth period which levels off heading towards the terminal value, captured in the second 'steady growth' period. 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, and so the sum of these future cash flows is then discounted to today's value:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |
Levered FCF (HK$, Millions) | HK$92.7m | HK$72.2m | HK$61.4m | HK$55.2m | HK$51.6m | HK$49.5m | HK$48.4m | HK$47.8m | HK$47.7m | HK$47.8m |
Growth Rate Estimate Source | Est @ -32.3% | Est @ -22.12% | Est @ -14.99% | Est @ -10% | Est @ -6.51% | Est @ -4.06% | Est @ -2.35% | Est @ -1.16% | Est @ -0.32% | Est @ 0.27% |
Present Value (HK$, Millions) Discounted @ 10% | HK$84.0 | HK$59.3 | HK$45.6 | HK$37.2 | HK$31.5 | HK$27.4 | HK$24.2 | HK$21.7 | HK$19.6 | HK$17.8 |
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = HK$368m
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 (1.6%) 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 10%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2030 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = HK$48m× (1 + 1.6%) ÷ (10%– 1.6%) = HK$555m
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= HK$555m÷ ( 1 + 10%)10= HK$207m
The total value is the sum of cash flows for the next ten years plus the discounted terminal value, which results in the Total Equity Value, which in this case is HK$575m. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of HK$0.6, the company appears about fair value at a 6.7% discount to where the stock price trades currently. The assumptions in any calculation have a big impact on the valuation, so it is better to view this as a rough estimate, not precise down to the last cent.
The assumptions
The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the cash flows. Part of investing is coming up with your own evaluation of a company's future performance, so try the calculation yourself and check your own 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 Ka Shui International Holdings 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 1.229. 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.
Looking Ahead:
Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of building your investment thesis, and it is only one of many factors that you need to assess for 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. If a company grows at a different rate, or if its cost of equity or risk free rate changes sharply, the output can look very different. For Ka Shui International Holdings, we've put together three important aspects you should look at:
- Risks: Every company has them, and we've spotted 3 warning signs for Ka Shui International Holdings you should know about.
- 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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About SEHK:822
Ka Shui International Holdings
An investment holding company, engages in the manufacture and sale of zinc, magnesium, and aluminum alloy die casting products and components in the People’s Republic of China, the United States, and internationally.
Adequate balance sheet and slightly overvalued.