Is There An Opportunity With Vitasoy International Holdings Limited's (HKG:345) 30% Undervaluation?

Key Insights

• The projected fair value for Vitasoy International Holdings is HK$13.82 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
• Vitasoy International Holdings is estimated to be 30% undervalued based on current share price of HK$9.66
• Our fair value estimate is 4.1% higher than Vitasoy International Holdings' analyst price target of HK$13.28

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Vitasoy International Holdings Limited (HKG:345) by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today's value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Don't get put off by the jargon, the math behind it is actually quite straightforward.

Remember though, that there are many ways to estimate a company's value, and a DCF is just one method. If you still have some burning questions about this type of valuation, take a look at the Simply Wall St analysis model.

See our latest analysis for Vitasoy International Holdings

Is Vitasoy International Holdings Fairly Valued?

We're using the 2-stage growth model, which simply means we take in account two stages of company's growth. In the initial period the company may have a higher growth rate and the second stage is usually assumed to have a stable growth rate. In the first stage we need to estimate the cash flows to the business over the next ten years. 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.

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) estimate

	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
Levered FCF (HK$, Millions)	HK$443.6m	HK$540.2m	HK$617.7m	HK$674.5m	HK$721.7m	HK$761.2m	HK$794.6m	HK$823.5m	HK$849.1m	HK$872.4m
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Analyst x1	Analyst x1	Analyst x1	Est @ 9.20%	Est @ 7.00%	Est @ 5.46%	Est @ 4.39%	Est @ 3.64%	Est @ 3.11%	Est @ 2.74%
Present Value (HK$, Millions) Discounted @ 6.6%	HK$416	HK$475	HK$510	HK$522	HK$524	HK$518	HK$508	HK$494	HK$477	HK$460

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = HK$4.9b

We now need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all the future cash flows after this ten year period. The Gordon Growth formula is used to calculate Terminal Value at a future annual growth rate equal to the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield of 1.9%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 6.6%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₃ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = HK$872m× (1 + 1.9%) ÷ (6.6%– 1.9%) = HK$19b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= HK$19b÷ ( 1 + 6.6%)¹⁰= HK$9.9b

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$15b. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of HK$9.7, the company appears quite undervalued at a 30% 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.

Important Assumptions

We would point out that 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 Vitasoy 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 6.6%, which is based on a levered beta of 0.800. 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 Vitasoy International Holdings

Looking Ahead:

Although the valuation of a company is important, 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. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. 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. Why is the intrinsic value higher than the current share price? For Vitasoy International Holdings, we've compiled three important elements you should explore:

1. Risks: Every company has them, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Vitasoy International Holdings you should know about.
2. Future Earnings: How does 345'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 High Quality Alternatives: Do you like a good all-rounder? Explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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