Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Jiangsu NandaSoft Technology Company Limited (HKG:8045)

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Jiangsu NandaSoft Technology Company Limited (HKG:8045) by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today's value. We will use the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model on this occasion. Models like these may appear beyond the comprehension of a lay person, but they're fairly easy to follow.

Companies can be valued in a lot of ways, so we would point out that a DCF is not perfect for every situation. 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 model

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. 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.

A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, 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 (CN¥, Millions)	CN¥13.3m	CN¥14.8m	CN¥16.0m	CN¥17.0m	CN¥17.8m	CN¥18.5m	CN¥19.1m	CN¥19.6m	CN¥20.1m	CN¥20.5m
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Est @ 15.44%	Est @ 11.26%	Est @ 8.34%	Est @ 6.29%	Est @ 4.86%	Est @ 3.85%	Est @ 3.15%	Est @ 2.66%	Est @ 2.31%	Est @ 2.07%
Present Value (CN¥, Millions) Discounted @ 13%	CN¥11.7	CN¥11.5	CN¥11.0	CN¥10.3	CN¥9.5	CN¥8.7	CN¥7.9	CN¥7.1	CN¥6.4	CN¥5.8

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = CN¥89m

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 13%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₀ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = CN¥20m× (1 + 1.5%) ÷ (13%– 1.5%) = CN¥174m

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= CN¥174m÷ ( 1 + 13%)¹⁰= CN¥49m

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¥138m. 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$0.06, 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.

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. You don't have to agree with these inputs, I recommend redoing the calculations yourself and playing with them. 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 Jiangsu NandaSoft Technology 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 13%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.910. 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:

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. For example, changes in the company's cost of equity or the risk free rate can significantly impact the valuation. For Jiangsu NandaSoft Technology, we've compiled three pertinent factors you should explore:

1. Risks: For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Jiangsu NandaSoft Technology that you should be aware of before investing here.
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