Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment S.p.A. (BIT:IE) Shares Could Be 27% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Does the May share price for Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment S.p.A. (BIT:IE) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate the stock's intrinsic value by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.

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.

View our latest analysis for Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment

What's the estimated valuation?

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. Where possible we use analyst estimates, but when these aren't available we extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the last estimate or 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

	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
Levered FCF (€, Millions)	€5.70m	€5.70m	€6.60m	€7.25m	€7.79m	€8.24m	€8.61m	€8.93m	€9.20m	€9.45m
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Analyst x1	Analyst x2	Analyst x1	Est @ 9.91%	Est @ 7.44%	Est @ 5.72%	Est @ 4.51%	Est @ 3.66%	Est @ 3.07%	Est @ 2.66%
Present Value (€, Millions) Discounted @ 10%	€5.2	€4.7	€4.9	€4.9	€4.8	€4.6	€4.4	€4.1	€3.9	€3.6

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = €45m

We now need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all the future cash flows after this ten year period. 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 (1.7%) 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 10%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₁ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = €9.4m× (1 + 1.7%) ÷ (10%– 1.7%) = €115m

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= €115m÷ ( 1 + 10%)¹⁰= €44m

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is €89m. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of €1.9, the company appears a touch undervalued at a 27% discount to where the stock price trades currently. Valuations are imprecise instruments though, rather like a telescope - move a few degrees and end up in a different galaxy. Do keep this in mind.

Important assumptions

The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the 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 Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment 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 10%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.306. 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.

Moving On:

Whilst important, the DCF calculation 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. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. For instance, if the terminal value growth rate is adjusted slightly, it can dramatically alter the overall result. Can we work out why the company is trading at a discount to intrinsic value? For Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment, there are three essential items you should look at:

1. Risks: Consider for instance, the ever-present spectre of investment risk. We've identified 5 warning signs with Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment (at least 2 which can't be ignored) , and understanding these should be part of your investment process.
2. Future Earnings: How does IE'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.
3. 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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