NICE Total Cash Management Co., Ltd (KOSDAQ:063570) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of NICE Total Cash Management Co., Ltd (KOSDAQ:063570) by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to today's value. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model is the tool we will apply to do this. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.

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 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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What's the estimated valuation?

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. In the first stage we need to estimate the cash flows to the business over the next ten years. 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 discount the value of these future cash flows to their estimated value in today's dollars:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast

	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Levered FCF (₩, Millions)	₩57.0b	₩47.0b	₩41.7b	₩38.9b	₩37.5b	₩37.1b	₩37.1b	₩37.6b	₩38.4b	₩39.4b
Growth Rate Estimate Source	Analyst x1	Analyst x1	Est @ -11.23%	Est @ -6.71%	Est @ -3.54%	Est @ -1.32%	Est @ 0.24%	Est @ 1.32%	Est @ 2.08%	Est @ 2.62%
Present Value (₩, Millions) Discounted @ 15%	₩49.8k	₩35.8k	₩27.8k	₩22.6k	₩19.0k	₩16.4k	₩14.4k	₩12.7k	₩11.3k	₩10.1k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = ₩220b

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 (3.9%) 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 15%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₀ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = ₩39b× (1 + 3.9%) ÷ (15%– 3.9%) = ₩383b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)¹⁰= ₩383b÷ ( 1 + 15%)¹⁰= ₩99b

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is ₩319b. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of ₩6.1k, the company appears quite undervalued at a 42% 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

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 NICE Total Cash Management 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 15%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.543. 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.

Next Steps:

Whilst important, the DCF calculation 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. 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. What is the reason for the share price sitting below the intrinsic value? For NICE Total Cash Management, we've compiled three further items you should explore:

1. Risks: You should be aware of the 4 warning signs for NICE Total Cash Management (1 is a bit unpleasant!) we've uncovered before considering an investment in the company.
2. Future Earnings: How does A063570'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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