Calculating The Fair Value Of Walchandnagar Industries Limited (NSE:WALCHANNAG)

Key Insights

• Walchandnagar Industries' estimated fair value is ₹179 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
• With ₹145 share price, Walchandnagar Industries appears to be trading close to its estimated fair value
• Walchandnagar Industries' peers are currently trading at a premium of 679% on average

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Walchandnagar Industries Limited (NSE:WALCHANNAG) by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them to today's value. We will use the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model on this occasion. There's really not all that much to it, even though it might appear quite complex.

Remember though, that there are many ways to estimate a company's value, and a DCF is just one method. For those who are keen learners of equity analysis, the Simply Wall St analysis model here may be something of interest to you.

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Is Walchandnagar Industries 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. To begin with, we have to get estimates of 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, 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 (₹, Millions)	₹795.1m	₹866.2m	₹938.0m	₹1.01b	₹1.09b	₹1.17b	₹1.25b	₹1.34b	₹1.43b	₹1.53b
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Est @ 9.88%	Est @ 8.94%	Est @ 8.29%	Est @ 7.83%	Est @ 7.51%	Est @ 7.28%	Est @ 7.13%	Est @ 7.02%	Est @ 6.94%	Est @ 6.89%
Present Value (₹, Millions) Discounted @ 17%	₹680	₹633	₹587	₹541	₹497	₹456	₹418	₹382	₹350	₹320

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

The second stage is also known as Terminal Value, this is the business's cash flow after the first stage. 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 6.8%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 17%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₃ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = ₹1.5b× (1 + 6.8%) ÷ (17%– 6.8%) = ₹16b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= ₹16b÷ ( 1 + 17%)¹⁰= ₹3.4b

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 ₹8.2b. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of ₹145, the company appears about fair value at a 19% 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.

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 Walchandnagar Industries 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 17%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.222. 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 Walchandnagar Industries

Looking Ahead:

Whilst important, the DCF calculation 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. 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 Walchandnagar Industries, we've put together three fundamental elements you should assess:

1. Risks: Case in point, we've spotted 4 warning signs for Walchandnagar Industries you should be aware of.
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!
3. 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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