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Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Radiant Logistics Inc (NYSEMKT:RLGT)

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I am going to run you through how I calculated the intrinsic value of Radiant Logistics Inc (AMEX:RLGT) by taking the foreast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today's value. I will be using the discounted cash flows (DCF) model. It may sound complicated, but actually it is quite simple! Anyone interested in learning a bit more about intrinsic value should have a read of the Simply Wall St analysis model. Please also note that this article was written in December 2017 so be sure check out the updated calculation by following the link below. See our latest analysis for Radiant Logistics

Step by step through 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 five years of cash flows. Seeing as no analyst estimates of free cash flow are available I have extrapolated the most recent reported free cash flow (FCF) based on the average annual revenue growth over the past five years. The sum of these cash flows is then discounted to today's value.

5-year cash flow estimate

20172018201920202021
Levered FCF ($, Millions)$10.55$12.55$14.81$17.33$20.10
SourceExtrapolated @ (20%, capped from 24.86%)Extrapolated @ (19%, capped from 24.86%)Extrapolated @ (18%, capped from 24.86%)Extrapolated @ (17%, capped from 24.86%)Extrapolated @ (16%, capped from 24.86%)
Present Value Discounted @ 10.82%$9.52$10.22$10.88$11.49$12.02

Present Value of 5-year Cash Flow (PVCF)= $54

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 an annual growth rate equal to the 10-year government bond rate of 2.5%. We discount this to today's value at a cost of equity of 10.8%.

Terminal Value (TV) = FCF2021 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = $20 × (1 + 2.5%) ÷ (10.8% – 2.5%) = $247

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV) = TV / (1 + r)5 = $247 / ( 1 + 10.8%)5 = $147

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the cash flows, which in this case is $202. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding, or the equivalent number if this is a depositary receipt or ADR. This results in an intrinsic value of $4.11, which, compared to the current share price of $4.64, we find that Radiant Logistics is fair value, maybe slightly overvalued and not available at a discount at this time.

AMEX:RLGT Intrinsic Value Dec 23rd 17
AMEX:RLGT Intrinsic Value Dec 23rd 17

The assumptions

I'd like to point out that the most important inputs to a discounted cash flow are the discount rate and of course the actual cash flows. If you don't agree with my result, have a go at the calculation yourself and play with the assumptions. Because we are looking at Radiant Logistics as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighed average cost of capital, WACC) which accounts for debt. In this calculation I've used 10.8%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.109. This is derived from the Bottom-Up Beta method based on 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 shouldn’t be the only metric you look at when researching a company. For RLGT, I've put together three relevant aspects you should further research:

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