Are Investors Undervaluing Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. (SGX:BS6) By 21%?
Key Insights
- Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s estimated fair value is S$3.07 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
- Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)'s S$2.44 share price signals that it might be 21% undervalued
- The CN¥2.49 analyst price target for BS6 is 19% less than our estimate of fair value
Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. (SGX:BS6) as an investment opportunity by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. Our analysis will employ the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. 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. For those who are keen learners of equity analysis, the Simply Wall St analysis model here may be something of interest to you.
Check out our latest analysis for Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)
The Method
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 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.
A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, 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
2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | |
Levered FCF (CN¥, Millions) | CN¥2.50b | CN¥4.18b | CN¥5.01b | CN¥4.72b | CN¥4.56b | CN¥4.48b | CN¥4.45b | CN¥4.46b | CN¥4.49b | CN¥4.54b |
Growth Rate Estimate Source | Analyst x3 | Analyst x3 | Analyst x2 | Est @ -5.82% | Est @ -3.44% | Est @ -1.78% | Est @ -0.62% | Est @ 0.20% | Est @ 0.77% | Est @ 1.17% |
Present Value (CN¥, Millions) Discounted @ 8.0% | CN¥2.3k | CN¥3.6k | CN¥4.0k | CN¥3.5k | CN¥3.1k | CN¥2.8k | CN¥2.6k | CN¥2.4k | CN¥2.2k | CN¥2.1k |
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = CN¥29b
The second stage is also known as Terminal Value, this is the business's cash flow after the first stage. The Gordon Growth formula is used to calculate Terminal Value at a future annual growth rate equal to the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield of 2.1%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 8.0%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2033 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = CN¥4.5b× (1 + 2.1%) ÷ (8.0%– 2.1%) = CN¥79b
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= CN¥79b÷ ( 1 + 8.0%)10= CN¥36b
The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is CN¥65b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of S$2.4, the company appears a touch undervalued at a 21% 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.
Important 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 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) 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 8.0%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.047. 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 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)
- Earnings growth over the past year exceeded the industry.
- Debt is not viewed as a risk.
- Dividends are covered by earnings and cash flows.
- Dividend is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Machinery market.
- Annual earnings are forecast to grow faster than the Singaporean market.
- Good value based on P/E ratio and estimated fair value.
- Revenue is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Looking Ahead:
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. 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. Why is the intrinsic value higher than the current share price? For Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), we've compiled three further factors you should further research:
- Financial Health: Does BS6 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.
- Future Earnings: How does BS6'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 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!
PS. Simply Wall St updates its DCF calculation for every Singaporean stock every day, so if you want to find the intrinsic value of any other stock just search here.
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About SGX:BS6
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings)
An investment holding company, engages in the shipbuilding activities in the Greater China, Canada, Japan, Italy, Greece, other European countries, and internationally.
Outstanding track record with excellent balance sheet and pays a dividend.