Stock Analysis

Daikin Industries,Ltd.'s (TSE:6367) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 21% Below Its Share Price

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Key Insights

  • Daikin IndustriesLtd's estimated fair value is JP¥17,450 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
  • Daikin IndustriesLtd's JP¥22,180 share price signals that it might be 27% overvalued
  • The JP¥26,147 analyst price target for 6367 is 50% more than our estimate of fair value

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Daikin Industries,Ltd. (TSE:6367) by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today's value. One way to achieve this is by employing 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. If you want to learn more about discounted cash flow, the rationale behind this calculation can be read in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model.

View our latest analysis for Daikin IndustriesLtd

What's The Estimated Valuation?

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 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.

Generally we assume that a dollar today is more valuable than a dollar in the future, and so the sum of these future cash flows is then discounted to today's value:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) estimate

2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Levered FCF (¥, Millions) JP¥194.9b JP¥186.3b JP¥253.9b JP¥287.0b JP¥317.2b JP¥337.9b JP¥353.5b JP¥365.1b JP¥373.8b JP¥380.2b
Growth Rate Estimate Source Analyst x6 Analyst x7 Analyst x5 Analyst x3 Analyst x3 Est @ 6.51% Est @ 4.62% Est @ 3.29% Est @ 2.37% Est @ 1.72%
Present Value (¥, Millions) Discounted @ 6.7% JP¥182.6k JP¥163.5k JP¥208.7k JP¥221.0k JP¥228.9k JP¥228.4k JP¥223.8k JP¥216.6k JP¥207.7k JP¥197.9k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = JP¥2.1t

After calculating the present value of future cash flows in the initial 10-year period, we need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all future cash flows beyond the first stage. 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 (0.2%) 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 6.7%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2034 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = JP¥380b× (1 + 0.2%) ÷ (6.7%– 0.2%) = JP¥5.8t

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= JP¥5.8t÷ ( 1 + 6.7%)10= JP¥3.0t

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is JP¥5.1t. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of JP¥22k, the company appears slightly overvalued at the time of writing. 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.

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TSE:6367 Discounted Cash Flow July 3rd 2024

The Assumptions

The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the 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 Daikin IndustriesLtd 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 6.7%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.163. 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 Daikin IndustriesLtd

Strength
  • Debt is not viewed as a risk.
  • Dividends are covered by earnings and cash flows.
Weakness
  • Earnings growth over the past year underperformed the Building industry.
  • Dividend is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Building market.
  • Expensive based on P/E ratio and estimated fair value.
Opportunity
  • Annual revenue is forecast to grow faster than the Japanese market.
Threat
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow slower than the Japanese market.

Moving On:

Whilst important, the DCF calculation is only one of many factors that you need to assess for a company. It's not possible to obtain a foolproof valuation with a DCF model. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. For example, changes in the company's cost of equity or the risk free rate can significantly impact the valuation. Why is the intrinsic value lower than the current share price? For Daikin IndustriesLtd, we've put together three essential elements you should explore:

  1. Financial Health: Does 6367 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.
  2. Future Earnings: How does 6367'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 High Quality Alternatives: Do you like a good all-rounder? 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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