In this article I am going to calculate the intrinsic value of Coromandel International Limited (NSE:COROMANDEL) by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them to today’s value. I will use the Discounted Cash Flows (DCF) model. Don’t get put off by the jargon, the math behind it is actually quite straightforward. If you want to learn more about discounted cash flow, the basis for my calcs can be read in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model. If you are reading this and its not January 2019 then I highly recommend you check out the latest calculation for Coromandel International by following the link below.
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What’s the value?
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. In the first stage we need to estimate the cash flows to the business over the next five years. For this I used the consensus of the analysts covering the stock, as you can see below. I then discount this to its value today and sum up the total to get the present value of these cash flows.
5-year cash flow estimate
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Levered FCF (₹, Millions) | ₹1.99k | ₹10.26k | ₹11.18k | ₹11.42k | ₹11.66k |
| Source | Analyst x2 | Analyst x3 | Analyst x1 | Est @ 2.14% | Est @ 2.14% |
| Present Value Discounted @ 13.55% | ₹1.75k | ₹7.95k | ₹7.64k | ₹6.87k | ₹6.18k |
Present Value of 5-year Cash Flow (PVCF)= ₹30b
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 the GDP. In this case I have used the 10-year government bond rate (7.7%). In the same way as with the 5-year ‘growth’ period, we discount this to today’s value at a cost of equity of 13.5%.
Terminal Value (TV) = FCF2023 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = ₹12b × (1 + 7.7%) ÷ (13.5% – 7.7%) = ₹216b
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV) = TV / (1 + r)5 = ₹216b ÷ ( 1 + 13.5%)5 = ₹114b
The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the cash flows, which in this case is ₹145b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. If the stock is an depositary receipt (represents a specified number of shares in a foreign corporation) or ADR then we use the equivalent number. This results in an intrinsic value of ₹495.41. Compared to the current share price of ₹464.3, the stock is about right, perhaps slightly undervalued at a 6.3% discount to what it is available for right now.
Important assumptions
Now 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 my result, have a go at the calculation yourself and play with the assumptions. Because we are looking at Coromandel International as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighed average cost of capital, WACC) which accounts for debt. In this calculation I’ve used 13.5%, which is based on a levered beta of 0.800. This is derived from the Bottom-Up Beta method based on 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. For COROMANDEL, I’ve put together three essential aspects you should look at:
- Financial Health: Does COROMANDEL have a healthy balance sheet? Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis with six simple checks on key factors like leverage and risk.
- Future Earnings: How does COROMANDEL’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.
- Other High Quality Alternatives: Are there other high quality stocks you could be holding instead of COROMANDEL? 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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