A Look At The Fair Value Of China Baoli Technologies Holdings Limited (HKG:164)

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of China Baoli Technologies Holdings Limited (HKG:164) by estimating the company's future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. Our analysis will employ the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. It may sound complicated, but actually it is quite simple!

Remember though, that there are many ways to estimate a company's value, and a DCF is just one method. Anyone interested in learning a bit more about intrinsic value should have a read of the Simply Wall St analysis model.

View our latest analysis for China Baoli Technologies Holdings

Crunching the numbers

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 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.

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) estimate

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
Levered FCF (HK$, Millions)	HK$12.9m	HK$13.8m	HK$14.6m	HK$15.2m	HK$15.8m	HK$16.2m	HK$16.6m	HK$17.0m	HK$17.3m	HK$17.6m
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Est @ 9.82%	Est @ 7.32%	Est @ 5.57%	Est @ 4.34%	Est @ 3.48%	Est @ 2.88%	Est @ 2.46%	Est @ 2.17%	Est @ 1.96%	Est @ 1.82%
Present Value (HK$, Millions) Discounted @ 12%	HK$11.5	HK$11.0	HK$10.4	HK$9.7	HK$8.9	HK$8.2	HK$7.5	HK$6.8	HK$6.2	HK$5.6

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = HK$85m

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 1.5%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 12%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₁ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = HK$18m× (1 + 1.5%) ÷ (12%– 1.5%) = HK$169m

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= HK$169m÷ ( 1 + 12%)¹⁰= HK$54m

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is HK$139m. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of HK$0.04, the company appears around fair value at the time of writing. 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 China Baoli Technologies 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 12%, which is based on a levered beta of 2.000. 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 shouldn't be the only metric you look at when researching 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 example, changes in the company's cost of equity or the risk free rate can significantly impact the valuation. For China Baoli Technologies Holdings, we've compiled three pertinent factors you should further research:

1. Risks: As an example, we've found 4 warning signs for China Baoli Technologies Holdings (2 are a bit unpleasant!) that you need to consider before investing here.
2. 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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