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Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Awea mechantronic co.,ltd (TPE:1530)

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In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Awea mechantronic co.,ltd (TPE:1530) by taking the expected future cash flows and 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 calculation

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) forecast

2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Levered FCF (NT$, Millions) NT$279.7m NT$269.5m NT$263.4m NT$259.8m NT$258.0m NT$257.3m NT$257.5m NT$258.3m NT$259.5m NT$261.0m
Growth Rate Estimate Source Est @ -5.55% Est @ -3.63% Est @ -2.29% Est @ -1.36% Est @ -0.7% Est @ -0.24% Est @ 0.08% Est @ 0.3% Est @ 0.46% Est @ 0.57%
Present Value (NT$, Millions) Discounted @ 9.3% NT$256 NT$226 NT$202 NT$182 NT$166 NT$151 NT$138 NT$127 NT$117 NT$108

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = NT$1.7b

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 0.8%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 9.3%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2030 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = NT$261m× (1 + 0.8%) ÷ (9.3%– 0.8%) = NT$3.1b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= NT$3.1b÷ ( 1 + 9.3%)10= NT$1.3b

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is NT$3.0b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of NT$33.9, the company appears around fair value at the time of writing. Remember though, that this is just an approximate valuation, and like any complex formula - garbage in, garbage out.

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TSEC:1530 Discounted Cash Flow February 25th 2021

The assumptions

Now the most important inputs to a discounted cash flow are the discount rate, and of course, the actual 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 Awea mechantronicltd 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 9.3%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.380. 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.

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. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. For instance, if the terminal value growth rate is adjusted slightly, it can dramatically alter the overall result. For Awea mechantronicltd, we've put together three important elements you should further examine:

  1. Risks: For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for Awea mechantronicltd (1 is concerning) you should be aware of.
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