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Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) Shares Could Be 32% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Key Insights
- Oshkosh's estimated fair value is US$144 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
- Current share price of US$97.21 suggests Oshkosh is potentially 32% undervalued
- Our fair value estimate is 15% higher than Oshkosh's analyst price target of US$125
Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) as an investment opportunity by estimating the company's future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. One way to achieve this is by employing the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Don't get put off by the jargon, the math behind it is actually quite straightforward.
We generally believe that a company's value is the present value of all of the cash it will generate in the future. However, a DCF is just one valuation metric among many, and it is not without flaws. If you want to learn more about discounted cash flow, the rationale behind this calculation can be read in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model.
See our latest analysis for Oshkosh
Step By Step Through The Calculation
We're using the 2-stage growth model, which simply means we take in account two stages of company's growth. In the initial period the company may have a higher growth rate and the second stage is usually assumed to have a stable growth rate. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. Where possible we use analyst estimates, but when these aren't available we extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the last estimate or reported value. We assume companies with shrinking free cash flow will slow their rate of shrinkage, and that companies with growing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow, over this period. We do this to reflect that growth tends to slow more in the early years than it does in later years.
A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, and so the sum of these future cash flows is then discounted to today's value:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast
2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | |
Levered FCF ($, Millions) | US$589.7m | US$536.4m | US$507.7m | US$492.5m | US$485.9m | US$485.0m | US$488.0m | US$493.8m | US$501.5m | US$510.8m |
Growth Rate Estimate Source | Analyst x4 | Analyst x2 | Est @ -5.34% | Est @ -2.99% | Est @ -1.34% | Est @ -0.19% | Est @ 0.62% | Est @ 1.18% | Est @ 1.58% | Est @ 1.85% |
Present Value ($, Millions) Discounted @ 7.1% | US$551 | US$468 | US$414 | US$375 | US$345 | US$322 | US$302 | US$286 | US$271 | US$258 |
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = US$3.6b
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 2.5%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 7.1%.
Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2034 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = US$511m× (1 + 2.5%) ÷ (7.1%– 2.5%) = US$11b
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= US$11b÷ ( 1 + 7.1%)10= US$5.8b
The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is US$9.4b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of US$97.2, the company appears quite good value at a 32% discount to where the stock price trades currently. Valuations are imprecise instruments though, rather like a telescope - move a few degrees and end up in a different galaxy. Do keep this in mind.
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 Oshkosh 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 7.1%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.111. 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 Oshkosh
- Earnings growth over the past year exceeded the industry.
- Debt is well covered by earnings.
- Dividend is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Machinery market.
- Annual earnings are forecast to grow for the next 3 years.
- Good value based on P/E ratio and estimated fair value.
- Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow.
- Paying a dividend but company has no free cash flows.
- Annual earnings are forecast to grow slower than the American market.
Moving On:
Whilst important, the DCF calculation is only one of many factors that you need to assess for a company. The DCF model is not a perfect stock valuation tool. 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. Why is the intrinsic value higher than the current share price? For Oshkosh, we've put together three important aspects you should consider:
- Risks: You should be aware of the 2 warning signs for Oshkosh (1 makes us a bit uncomfortable!) we've uncovered before considering an investment in the company.
- Future Earnings: How does OSK'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 American stock every day, so if you want to find the intrinsic value of any other stock just search here.
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About NYSE:OSK
Oshkosh
Provides purpose-built vehicles and equipment worldwide.