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Brother Industries, Ltd.'s (TSE:6448) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 64% Above Its Share Price
Key Insights
- Brother Industries' estimated fair value is JP¥4,483 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
- Brother Industries is estimated to be 39% undervalued based on current share price of JP¥2,738
- Our fair value estimate is 53% higher than Brother Industries' analyst price target of JP¥2,925
Does the December share price for Brother Industries, Ltd. (TSE:6448) 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. We will use the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model on this occasion. Don't get put off by the jargon, the math behind it is actually quite straightforward.
We generally believe that a company's value is the present value of all of the cash it will generate in the future. However, a DCF is just one valuation metric among many, and it is not without flaws. 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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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 begin with, we have to get estimates of 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) forecast
2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | |
Levered FCF (¥, Millions) | JP¥61.4b | JP¥45.4b | JP¥57.2b | JP¥59.8b | JP¥62.8b | JP¥64.8b | JP¥66.4b | JP¥67.5b | JP¥68.4b | JP¥69.1b |
Growth Rate Estimate Source | Analyst x1 | Analyst x2 | Analyst x2 | Analyst x1 | Analyst x1 | Est @ 3.25% | Est @ 2.37% | Est @ 1.75% | Est @ 1.32% | Est @ 1.02% |
Present Value (¥, Millions) Discounted @ 5.9% | JP¥58.0k | JP¥40.4k | JP¥48.1k | JP¥47.5k | JP¥47.1k | JP¥45.9k | JP¥44.3k | JP¥42.6k | JP¥40.7k | JP¥38.8k |
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = JP¥453b
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 (0.3%) 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 5.9%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2034 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = JP¥69b× (1 + 0.3%) ÷ (5.9%– 0.3%) = JP¥1.2t
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= JP¥1.2t÷ ( 1 + 5.9%)10= JP¥693b
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¥1.1t. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of JP¥2.7k, the company appears quite good value at a 39% 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.
The 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 Brother Industries 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 5.9%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.129. 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 Brother Industries
- Debt is not viewed as a risk.
- Dividends are covered by earnings and cash flows.
- Earnings declined over the past year.
- Dividend is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Tech market.
- Annual earnings are forecast to grow faster than the Japanese market.
- Trading below our estimate of fair value by more than 20%.
- Annual revenue is 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 is only one of many factors that you need to assess for a company. DCF models are not the be-all and end-all of investment valuation. 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. Can we work out why the company is trading at a discount to intrinsic value? For Brother Industries, we've compiled three additional factors you should look at:
- Risks: As an example, we've found 2 warning signs for Brother Industries that you need to consider before investing here.
- Future Earnings: How does 6448'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: 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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About TSE:6448
Brother Industries
Manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally.