Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Hy-Lok Corporation (KOSDAQ:013030)

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Hy-Lok Corporation (KOSDAQ:013030) by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to today's value. Our analysis will employ the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. It may sound complicated, but actually it is quite simple!

We would caution that there are many ways of valuing a company and, like the DCF, each technique has advantages and disadvantages in certain scenarios. 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.

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The model

We are going to use a two-stage DCF model, which, as the name states, takes into account two stages of growth. The first stage is generally a higher growth period which levels off heading towards the terminal value, captured in the second 'steady growth' period. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. 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 discount the value of these future cash flows to their estimated value in today's dollars:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) estimate

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Levered FCF (₩, Millions)	₩14.7b	₩14.6b	₩14.7b	₩14.9b	₩15.2b	₩15.6b	₩16.0b	₩16.5b	₩17.1b	₩17.7b
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Est @ -2.91%	Est @ -0.93%	Est @ 0.45%	Est @ 1.42%	Est @ 2.1%	Est @ 2.57%	Est @ 2.9%	Est @ 3.14%	Est @ 3.3%	Est @ 3.41%
Present Value (₩, Millions) Discounted @ 9.8%	₩13.4k	₩12.1k	₩11.1k	₩10.2k	₩9.5k	₩8.9k	₩8.3k	₩7.8k	₩7.3k	₩6.9k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = ₩96b

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 (3.7%) 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 9.8%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₀ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = ₩18b× (1 + 3.7%) ÷ (9.8%– 3.7%) = ₩297b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= ₩297b÷ ( 1 + 9.8%)¹⁰= ₩116b

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is ₩212b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of ₩13k, the company appears about fair value at a 14% discount to where the stock price trades currently. Remember though, that this is just an approximate valuation, and like any complex formula - garbage in, garbage out.

The assumptions

Now the most important inputs to a discounted cash flow are the discount rate, and of course, the actual 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 Hy-Lok 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 9.8%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.032. 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 ideally won't be the sole piece of analysis you scrutinize for a company. The DCF model is not a perfect stock valuation tool. Rather it should be seen as a guide to "what assumptions need to be true for this stock to be under/overvalued?" If a company grows at a different rate, or if its cost of equity or risk free rate changes sharply, the output can look very different. For Hy-Lok, there are three relevant elements you should look at:

1. Risks: For example, we've discovered 2 warning signs for Hy-Lok (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of before investing here.
2. Future Earnings: How does A013030'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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