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An Intrinsic Calculation For Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. (TSE:2206) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

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Key Insights

  • Ezaki Glico's estimated fair value is JP¥7,760 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
  • Current share price of JP¥4,212 suggests Ezaki Glico is potentially 46% undervalued
  • Analyst price target for 2206 is JP¥4,155 which is 46% below our fair value estimate

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. (TSE:2206) by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them to today's value. We will take advantage of the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model for this purpose. It may sound complicated, but actually it is quite simple!

Companies can be valued in a lot of ways, so we would point out that a DCF is not perfect for every situation. 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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The Model

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.

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) JP¥10.8b JP¥17.5b JP¥19.4b JP¥20.7b JP¥21.6b JP¥22.4b JP¥22.9b JP¥23.3b JP¥23.6b JP¥23.8b
Growth Rate Estimate Source Analyst x2 Analyst x2 Analyst x2 Est @ 6.56% Est @ 4.64% Est @ 3.30% Est @ 2.35% Est @ 1.70% Est @ 1.24% Est @ 0.91%
Present Value (¥, Millions) Discounted @ 4.7% JP¥10.3k JP¥16.0k JP¥16.9k JP¥17.2k JP¥17.2k JP¥17.0k JP¥16.6k JP¥16.2k JP¥15.6k JP¥15.1k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = JP¥158b

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 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 4.7%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2033 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = JP¥24b× (1 + 0.2%) ÷ (4.7%– 0.2%) = JP¥529b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= JP¥529b÷ ( 1 + 4.7%)10= JP¥335b

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 JP¥493b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of JP¥4.2k, the company appears quite good value at a 46% 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.

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TSE:2206 Discounted Cash Flow April 2nd 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 Ezaki Glico 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 4.7%, which is based on a levered beta of 0.800. 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 Ezaki Glico

Strength
  • Earnings growth over the past year exceeded the industry.
  • Debt is not viewed as a risk.
  • Dividends are covered by earnings and cash flows.
Weakness
  • Dividend is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Food market.
Opportunity
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow for the next 3 years.
  • Trading below our estimate of fair value by more than 20%.
Threat
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow slower than the Japanese market.

Next Steps:

Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of building your investment thesis, and it ideally won't be the sole piece of analysis you scrutinize for a company. It's not possible to obtain a foolproof valuation with a DCF model. Rather it should be seen as a guide to "what assumptions need to be true for this stock to be under/overvalued?" 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 higher than the current share price? For Ezaki Glico, we've put together three additional items you should explore:

  1. Risks: Be aware that Ezaki Glico is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...
  2. Future Earnings: How does 2206'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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