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An Intrinsic Calculation For Getac Holdings Corporation (TWSE:3005) Suggests It's 23% Undervalued

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Key Insights

  • The projected fair value for Getac Holdings is NT$140 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
  • Getac Holdings is estimated to be 23% undervalued based on current share price of NT$108
  • The NT$129 analyst price target for 3005 is 7.9% less than our estimate of fair value

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Getac Holdings Corporation (TWSE:3005) by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back 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.

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 Getac 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 start off with, we need to estimate 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

2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Levered FCF (NT$, Millions) NT$5.17b NT$5.12b NT$5.10b NT$5.10b NT$5.12b NT$5.15b NT$5.18b NT$5.22b NT$5.26b NT$5.31b
Growth Rate Estimate Source Analyst x1 Est @ -1.02% Est @ -0.41% Est @ 0.02% Est @ 0.32% Est @ 0.53% Est @ 0.68% Est @ 0.78% Est @ 0.85% Est @ 0.90%
Present Value (NT$, Millions) Discounted @ 6.7% NT$4.8k NT$4.5k NT$4.2k NT$3.9k NT$3.7k NT$3.5k NT$3.3k NT$3.1k NT$2.9k NT$2.8k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = NT$37b

The second stage is also known as Terminal Value, this is the business's cash flow after 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 (1.0%) 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 6.7%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2034 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = NT$5.3b× (1 + 1.0%) ÷ (6.7%– 1.0%) = NT$94b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= NT$94b÷ ( 1 + 6.7%)10= NT$49b

The total value is the sum of cash flows for the next ten years plus the discounted terminal value, which results in the Total Equity Value, which in this case is NT$86b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of NT$108, the company appears a touch undervalued at a 23% 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.

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TWSE:3005 Discounted Cash Flow September 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. 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 Getac 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 6.7%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.174. 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 Getac Holdings

Strength
  • 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 in the top 25% of dividend payers in the market.
Weakness
  • No major weaknesses identified for 3005.
Opportunity
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow for the next 2 years.
  • Good value based on P/E ratio and estimated fair value.
Threat
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow slower than the Taiwanese market.

Moving On:

Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of building your investment thesis, and it is only one of many factors that you need to assess 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. What is the reason for the share price sitting below the intrinsic value? For Getac Holdings, there are three pertinent factors you should consider:

  1. Risks: Case in point, we've spotted 1 warning sign for Getac Holdings you should be aware of.
  2. Future Earnings: How does 3005'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. Simply Wall St updates its DCF calculation for every Taiwanese stock every day, so if you want to find the intrinsic value of any other stock just search here.

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