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Are Investors Undervaluing E Ink Holdings Inc. (GTSM:8069) By 28%?
How far off is E Ink Holdings Inc. (GTSM:8069) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a look at whether the stock is fairly priced by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them to today's value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Don't get put off by the jargon, the math behind it is actually quite straightforward.
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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. 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, so we need to discount the sum of these future cash flows to arrive at a present value estimate:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |
Levered FCF (NT$, Millions) | NT$3.97b | NT$4.78b | NT$5.37b | NT$5.84b | NT$6.21b | NT$6.51b | NT$6.74b | NT$6.93b | NT$7.08b | NT$7.20b |
Growth Rate Estimate Source | Analyst x3 | Analyst x2 | Est @ 12.24% | Est @ 8.82% | Est @ 6.42% | Est @ 4.74% | Est @ 3.57% | Est @ 2.75% | Est @ 2.17% | Est @ 1.77% |
Present Value (NT$, Millions) Discounted @ 8.5% | NT$3.7k | NT$4.1k | NT$4.2k | NT$4.2k | NT$4.1k | NT$4.0k | NT$3.8k | NT$3.6k | NT$3.4k | NT$3.2k |
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = NT$38b
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 8.5%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2030 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = NT$7.2b× (1 + 0.8%) ÷ (8.5%– 0.8%) = NT$95b
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= NT$95b÷ ( 1 + 8.5%)10= NT$42b
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$81b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of NT$51.4, the company appears a touch undervalued at a 28% 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
We would point out that the most important inputs to a discounted cash flow are the discount rate and of course the actual cash flows. Part of investing is coming up with your own evaluation of a company's future performance, so try the calculation yourself and check your own 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 E Ink 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 8.5%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.246. 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:
Although the valuation of a company is important, 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. Rather it should be seen as a guide to "what assumptions need to be true for this stock to be under/overvalued?" For example, changes in the company's cost of equity or the risk free rate can significantly impact the valuation. Can we work out why the company is trading at a discount to intrinsic value? For E Ink Holdings, we've put together three additional items you should consider:
- Risks: Be aware that E Ink Holdings is showing 1 warning sign in our investment analysis , you should know about...
- Future Earnings: How does 8069'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!
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About TPEX:8069
E Ink Holdings
Researches, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic paper display panels worldwide.
Exceptional growth potential with excellent balance sheet.