Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Prajay Engineers Syndicate Limited (NSE:PRAENG)

Key Insights

• Prajay Engineers Syndicate's estimated fair value is ₹22.85 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
• Prajay Engineers Syndicate's ₹20.90 share price indicates it is trading at similar levels as its fair value estimate
• Prajay Engineers Syndicate's peers are currently trading at a premium of 541% on average

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Prajay Engineers Syndicate Limited (NSE:PRAENG) by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them to today's value. One way to achieve this is by employing the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. 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. If you still have some burning questions about this type of valuation, take a look at the Simply Wall St analysis model.

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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. 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.

Generally we assume that a dollar today is more valuable than a dollar in the future, so we need to discount the sum of these future cash flows to arrive at a present value estimate:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) estimate

	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
Levered FCF (₹, Millions)	₹170.8m	₹196.7m	₹221.4m	₹245.4m	₹269.0m	₹292.5m	₹316.2m	₹340.6m	₹365.8m	₹392.1m
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Est @ 18.73%	Est @ 15.12%	Est @ 12.60%	Est @ 10.83%	Est @ 9.60%	Est @ 8.73%	Est @ 8.12%	Est @ 7.70%	Est @ 7.40%	Est @ 7.19%
Present Value (₹, Millions) Discounted @ 20%	₹143	₹137	₹129	₹120	₹110	₹99.9	₹90.3	₹81.4	₹73.1	₹65.5

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = ₹1.0b

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 6.7%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 20%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₃ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = ₹392m× (1 + 6.7%) ÷ (20%– 6.7%) = ₹3.2b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= ₹3.2b÷ ( 1 + 20%)¹⁰= ₹542m

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 ₹1.6b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of ₹20.9, the company appears about fair value at a 8.5% 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

Now the most important inputs to a discounted cash flow are the discount rate, and of course, the actual cash flows. Part of investing is coming up with your own evaluation of a company's future performance, so try the calculation yourself and check your own 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 Prajay Engineers Syndicate 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 20%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.650. 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 Prajay Engineers Syndicate

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 Prajay Engineers Syndicate, there are three relevant factors you should further examine:

1. Risks: Be aware that Prajay Engineers Syndicate is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those is a bit unpleasant...
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