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Calculating The Fair Value Of Mulsanne Group Holding Limited (HKG:1817)
Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Mulsanne Group Holding Limited (HKG:1817) as an investment opportunity by estimating the company's future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.
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.
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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, so we discount the value of these future cash flows to their estimated value in today's dollars:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) estimate
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |
Levered FCF (CN„, Millions) | CN„172.7m | CN„209.5m | CN„241.7m | CN„268.8m | CN„291.0m | CN„309.2m | CN„324.1m | CN„336.4m | CN„346.9m | CN„356.0m |
Growth Rate Estimate Source | Est @ 29.81% | Est @ 21.31% | Est @ 15.36% | Est @ 11.2% | Est @ 8.28% | Est @ 6.24% | Est @ 4.81% | Est @ 3.81% | Est @ 3.11% | Est @ 2.62% |
Present Value (CN„, Millions) Discounted @ 8.9% | CN„159 | CN„177 | CN„187 | CN„191 | CN„190 | CN„185 | CN„178 | CN„170 | CN„161 | CN„152 |
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = CN„1.7b
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 (1.5%) 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 8.9%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2030 Ă (1 + g) Ă· (r â g) = CN„356mĂ (1 + 1.5%) Ă· (8.9%â 1.5%) = CN„4.9b
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= CN„4.9b÷ ( 1 + 8.9%)10= CN„2.1b
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„3.8b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of HK$5.8, the company appears around fair value at the time of writing. 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
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 Mulsanne Group Holding 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 8.9%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.376. 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.
Next Steps:
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. 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 instance, if the terminal value growth rate is adjusted slightly, it can dramatically alter the overall result. For Mulsanne Group Holding, there are three further factors you should assess:
- Risks: As an example, we've found 3 warning signs for Mulsanne Group Holding (2 can't be ignored!) that you need to consider before investing here.
- 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!
- 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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About SEHK:1817
Mulsanne Group Holding
An investment holding company, engages in the design, marketing, and sale of apparel products for men in Mainland China and Macau.
Moderate with imperfect balance sheet.