Stock Analysis

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Andes Technology Corporation (TWSE:6533)

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Key Insights

  • Andes Technology's estimated fair value is NT$378 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
  • Andes Technology's NT$394 share price indicates it is trading at similar levels as its fair value estimate
  • The NT$516 analyst price target for 6533 is 37% more than our estimate of fair value

Does the April share price for Andes Technology Corporation (TWSE:6533) 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. One way to achieve this is by employing the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.

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. For those who are keen learners of equity analysis, the Simply Wall St analysis model here may be something of interest to you.

See our latest analysis for Andes Technology

Is Andes Technology Fairly Valued?

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. 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.

A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, and so the sum of these future cash flows is then discounted to today's value:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast

2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Levered FCF (NT$, Millions) NT$308.0m NT$592.7m NT$872.0m NT$1.09b NT$1.28b NT$1.44b NT$1.57b NT$1.68b NT$1.76b NT$1.82b
Growth Rate Estimate Source Analyst x3 Analyst x3 Analyst x1 Est @ 24.82% Est @ 17.62% Est @ 12.58% Est @ 9.05% Est @ 6.58% Est @ 4.85% Est @ 3.64%
Present Value (NT$, Millions) Discounted @ 8.1% NT$285 NT$507 NT$690 NT$797 NT$867 NT$903 NT$911 NT$899 NT$872 NT$836

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = NT$7.6b

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 (0.8%) 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 8.1%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2033 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = NT$1.8b× (1 + 0.8%) ÷ (8.1%– 0.8%) = NT$25b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= NT$25b÷ ( 1 + 8.1%)10= NT$12b

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$19b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of NT$394, the company appears around fair value at the time of writing. 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.

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TWSE:6533 Discounted Cash Flow April 18th 2024

Important Assumptions

The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the 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 Andes Technology 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 8.1%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.328. 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 Andes Technology

Strength
  • Currently debt free.
Weakness
  • Dividend is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Semiconductor market.
Opportunity
  • Expected to breakeven next year.
  • Has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on current free cash flows.
  • Good value based on P/S ratio compared to estimated Fair P/S ratio.
Threat
  • No apparent threats visible for 6533.

Moving On:

Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of building your investment thesis, and it ideally won't be the sole piece of analysis you scrutinize for a company. DCF models are not the be-all and end-all of investment valuation. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. 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 Andes Technology, we've compiled three important aspects you should assess:

  1. Financial Health: Does 6533 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.
  2. Future Earnings: How does 6533'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!

PS. The Simply Wall St app conducts a discounted cash flow valuation for every stock on the TWSE every day. If you want to find the calculation for other stocks just search here.

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