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TENMYTHSABOUTDISCOUNTEDCASHFLOWVALUATION!WHYD+CF≠ DCF!
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Theessenceofintrinsicvalue
¨ Inintrinsicvaluation,youvalueanassetbaseduponitsfundamentals(orintrinsiccharacteristics).
¨ Forcashflowgeneratingassets,theintrinsicvaluewillbeafunctionofthemagnitudeoftheexpectedcashflowsontheassetoveritslifetimeandtheuncertaintyaboutreceivingthosecashflows.
¨ Discountedcashflowvaluationisatoolforestimatingintrinsicvalue,wheretheexpectedvalueofanassetiswrittenasthepresentvalueoftheexpectedcashflowsontheasset,witheitherthecashflowsorthediscountrateadjustedtoreflecttherisk.
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Thetwofacesofdiscountedcashflowvaluation
¨ Thevalueofariskyassetcanbeestimatedbydiscountingtheexpectedcashflowsontheassetoveritslifeatarisk-adjusteddiscountrate:
wheretheassethasann-yearlife,E(CFt)istheexpectedcashflowinperiodtandrisadiscountratethatreflectstheriskofthecashflows.
¨ Alternatively,wecanreplacetheexpectedcashflowswiththeguaranteedcashflowswewouldhaveacceptedasanalternative(certaintyequivalents)anddiscounttheseattheriskfree rate:
whereCE(CFt)isthecertaintyequivalentofE(CFt)andrf istheriskfree rate.
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Muchtalkedabout,MuchusedandCompletedMisunderstood
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TenDCFMyths
1. D+CF=DCF2. ADCFisanexerciseinmodeling&numbercrunching.3. Youcannotdoa DCFwhenthereistoomuchuncertainty.4. ThemostcriticalinputinaDCFisthediscountrateandyouhaveto
believeinbeta,tousethatdiscountrate.5. ThebiggestnumberinaDCFistheterminalvalue&itisunbounded.6. ADCFrequirestoomanyassumptionsandcanbemanipulatedtoyield
anyvalueyouwant.7. ADCFcannotvaluebrandnameorotherintangibles8. ADCFyieldsaconservativeestimateofvalue.Itisbettertounder
estimatevaluethanoverestimateit.9. ADCFisstatic.Itispointlessinadynamicworld.10. ADCFisanacademicexercise.
DispellingDelusions
TheDCFMyths
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Myth1:D+CF=DCF
¨ Itistruethateverygooddiscountedcashflowvaluationhasexpectedcashflowsthatarediscountedata“risk-adjusted”discountrate.
¨ Itdoesnotfollow,however,thatjustbecauseyouhaveexpectedcashflowsandarediscountingthemata“risk-adjusted”discountratethatyouhaveagooddiscountedcashflowvaluation.
¨ ForaD+CF=DCF,youhavetobeconsistent¤ Inmatchingclaimholdercashflowstoclaimdiscountrates¤ Inmatchingthecurrencyofyourcashflowstothecurrencyofyourdiscountrate
¤ Inyourassumptionsaboutrisk,growthandreinvestment.
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1a.ClaimholderConsistency
Assets Liabilities
Assets in Place Debt
Equity
Fixed Claim on cash flowsLittle or No role in managementFixed MaturityTax Deductible
Residual Claim on cash flowsSignificant Role in managementPerpetual Lives
Growth Assets
Existing InvestmentsGenerate cashflows todayIncludes long lived (fixed) and
short-lived(working capital) assets
Expected Value that will be created by future investments
Equity valuation: Value just the equity claim in the business
Firm Valuation: Value the entire business
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Sameingredients,differentapproaches…
Input DividendDiscountModel
FCFE (Potentialdividend)discountmodel
FCFF (firm)valuationmodel
Cashflow Dividend Potential dividends=FCFE=Cashflowsaftertaxes,reinvestmentneedsanddebtcashflows
FCFF=Cash flowsbeforedebtpaymentsbutafterreinvestmentneedsandtaxes.
Expected growth Inequityincomeanddividends
InequityincomeandFCFE
InoperatingincomeandFCFF
Discountrate Costofequity Costofequity Costofcapital
Steadystate Whendividendsgrowatconstantrateforever
When FCFEgrowatconstantrateforever
WhenFCFFgrowatconstant rateforever
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Cost of equity Cost of capitalKennecott (Acquirer) 13.00% 10.50%Carborandum (Target) 16.50% 12.50%Merged Entity 14.00% 11.00%
In discounting these net cash flows, which of these discount rates would you use?
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1b.CurrencyConsistency
-5.00%
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%JapaneseYen
CzechKo
runa
SwissFranc
Taiwanese$
BulgarianLev
Euro
Hun
garianForin
t
ThaiBaht
DanishKron
e
SwedishKron
a
HK$
CroatianKu
na
IsraeliShekel
RomanianLeu
Canadian$
NorwegianKron
e
BritishPou
nd
KoreanW
on
PakistaniRup
ee
PhillipinePeso
PolishZloty
VietnameseDon
g
ChineseYuan
US$
Singapore$
MalyasianRinggit
Australian$
NZ$
IcelandKron
a
ChileanPeso
MexicanPeso
IndianRup
ee
PeruvianSol
ColombianPeso
Indo
nesianRup
iah
VenezuelanBolivar
RussianRu
ble
NigerianNaira
TurkishLira
SouthAfricanRand
KenyanShilling
BrazilianReai
RiskfreeRates- January2016
RiskfreeRate DefaultSpreadbasedonrating
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ValuingTataMotorsin2010
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1c.InternalConsistency
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Myth2:DCFisallaboutModeling
The Numbers People
Favored Tools- Accounting statements
- Excel spreadsheets- Statistical Measures
- Pricing Data
Illusions/Delusions1. Precision: Data is precise
2. Objectivity: Data has no bias3. Control: Data can control reality
The Narrative People
Favored Tools- Anecdotes
- Experience (own or others)- Behavioral evidence
Illusions/Delusions1. Creativity cannot be quantified
2. If the story is good, the investment will be.
3. Experience is the best teacher
A Good Valuation
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Everystoryhasanumber!
Uber,theUrbanCarServiceCompanyTheStory
Uberisanurbancarservicecompany,drawinginnewusersintocarservice.Itwillenjoylocalnetworkingbenefitswhilepreservingitscurrentrevenuesharing(80/20)andcapitalintensity(don'towncarsorhiredrivers)model.
TheAssumptionsBaseyear Years1-5 Years6-10 Afteryear10 Storylink
TotalMarket 100billion Grow6%ayear Grow2.5%UrbanCarService+Newusers
GrossMarketShare 1.50% 1.50%>10% 10% LocalNetworkingbenefitsRevenueShare 20.00% Staysat20% 20.00% PreserverevenueshareOperatingMargin 3.33% 3.33%- 40% 40.00% StrongcompetitivepositionReinvestment NA Salestocapitalratioof5.00 Reinvestmentrate=10% LowcapitalintensitymodelCostofcapital NA 12.00% 12%->8% 8% 90thpercentileofUSfirmsRiskoffailure 10%chanceoffailure(withequityworthzero) Youngcompany
TheCashFlowsTotalMarket MarketShare Revenues EBIT(1-t) Reinvestment FCFF
1 $106,000 3.63% $769 $37 $94 $(57)2 $112,360 5.22% $1,173 $85 $81 $43 $119,102 6.41% $1,528 $147 $71 $764 $126,248 7.31% $1,846 $219 $64 $1565 $133,823 7.98% $2,137 $301 $58 $2436 $141,852 8.49% $2,408 $390 $54 $3367 $150,363 8.87% $2,666 $487 $52 $4358 $159,385 9.15% $2,916 $591 $50 $5419 $168,948 9.36% $3,163 $701 $49 $65210 $179,085 10.00% $3,582 $860 $84 $776
Terminalyear $183,562 10.00% $3,671 $881 $88 $793TheValue
Terminalvalue $14,418PV(Terminalvalue) $5,175PV(CFovernext10years) $1,375Valueofoperatingassets= $6,550Probabilityoffailure 10%Valueincaseoffailure $-AdjustedValueforoperatingassets $5,895 VCspricedUberat$17billionatthetime.
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Myth3:ADCFdoesnotworkwhenthereistoomuchuncertainty
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Valuingayoungcompanyishardtodo..
What are the cashflows from existing assets?
What is the value added by growth assets?
How risky are the cash flows from both existing assets and growth assets?
When will the firm become a mature fiirm, and what are the potential roadblocks?
Cash flows from existing assets non-existent or negative.
Limited historical data on earnings, and no market prices for securities makes it difficult to assess risk.
Making judgments on revenues/ profits difficult because you cannot draw on history. If you have no product/service, it is difficult to gauge market potential or profitability. The company's entire value lies in future growth but you have little to base your estimate on.
Will the firm make it through the gauntlet of market demand and competition? Even if it does, assessing when it will become mature is difficult because there is so little to go on.
Figure 3: Estimation Issues - Young and Start-up Companies
What is the value of equity in the firm?
Different claims on cash flows can affect value of equity at each stage.
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MySnapValuation
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AndusingaMarginofSafetyhasacost..
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Myth4:It’sallabouttheDintheDCF
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TheCostofEquity:ABigPicturePerspective
Risk Adjusted Cost of equity
Risk free rate in the currency of analysis
Relative risk of company/equity in
questiion
Equity Risk Premium required for average risk
equity+ X=
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Myth4.1:Ifyoudon’tbelieveinbetaorMPT,youcannotuseaDCF
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MeasuringRelativeRisk:Youdon’tlikebetasormodernportfoliotheory?Noproblem.
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Myth4.2:It’sallaboutDinDCF– TheGordonGrowthModelLegacy
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Theroomtovaryondiscountratesislimited..
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Myth4.3:DiscountRatescannotchangeovertime..
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ARoadmapforDiscountRatesChanging..
Phase Forecastyears Beta EquityRiskPremium
DebtRatio Costofdebt
Startofvaluation
1-2 Reflectscurrentbusinessmix
Currentgeographyofoperations
Currentmarketdebtratio
Currentbondratingordefaultriskassessment
Buildup 3-5 Changesinbusinessmix(ifany)
Changesingeography(ifany)
Targeteddebtratio(ifany)
Defaultrisk,givennewdebtratio
Transition 6-10 Moveincrementallytostableperiodbeta
AdjusttostableperiodERP
Adjusttostableperioddebtratio
Adjusttostableperiodcostofdebt
Stablegrowth(SteadyState)
Year10&beyond
Moveto1,ifcompanygrowsacrossbusinesses,ortoindustryaverage,ifitstayswithinbusiness
Steadystategeographicexposureandequityriskpremiumestimatesforlongterm.
Market-averagedebtratio(ifgrowthacrossbusinesses)orindustry-averagedebtratio(ifsinglebusiness)
Stablecompanycostofdebt
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Myth4.4:Thediscountrateisthereceptacleforallyourhopes&fears
Expected Cash Flows Risk-adjusted Discount Rate Value
Company Specific Risks get reflected in the
expected cash flows
Discount rate is adjusted for only the risk that cannot be diversified away (macro economic risk) by marginal
investor
get discounted at to get Adjusted Value
Discrete risks (distress, nationalization, regulatory approval etc.) are brought in
through probabilities and value consequences.
And probability adjusted to arrive at
For a public company
Company Specific Risks get reflected in the
expected cash flowsDiscount rate is adjusted (upwards) to reflect all risk that the investor in the private business is exposed to.
Discrete risks (distress, nationalization, regulatory approval etc.) are brought in
through probabilities and value consequences.
Business Macro Risk Exposure
Country Macro Risk Exposure
Beta Country Risk Premium
Probability of discrete event
Value if event occursImplicit in
numbersExplicit (Senario
analysis or Simulation)
Beta adjusted for total risk
Risk premium adjusted for company-specific risk
For a private business
Can be
X
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Myth4.5:Whentheriskfree rateisnear-zero,DCFvaluationsexplode..
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Andmovingjustonepieceatatimecanyieldstrangenumbers..Example:RiskfreeRate
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Butwhenriskfreerateschange..Equityriskpremiumschange
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Asdodefaultspreads..
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Andrealgrowth..
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Makingtheeffectonvalueunpredictable..
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Myth5:It’sallinaboutyourterminalvalue
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Myth5.1:Thereisonlyonepathwaytoterminalvalue..
Myths5.2&5.3:TerminalValuescanbeinfinite..Ifgrowthishighenough..¨ RiskfreeRate=ExpectedInflation+
ExpectedRealInterestRate
¨ Therealinterestrateiswhatborrowersagreetoreturntolendersinrealgoods/services.
¨ NominalGDPGrowth=ExpectedInflation+ExpectedRealGrowth
¨ Therealgrowthrateintheeconomymeasurestheexpectedgrowthintheproductionofgoodsandservices.
The argument for Risk free rate = Nominal GDP growth1. In the long term, the real growth rate cannot be lower than the real interest rate,
since the growth in goods/services has to be enough to cover the promised rate.2. In the long term, the real growth rate can be higher than the real interest rate, to
compensate risk taking.
Period10-YearT.Bond
Rate InflationRate RealGDPGrowthNominalGDPgrowthrate
NominalGDP- T.BondRate
1954-2015 5.93% 3.61% 3.06% 6.67% 0.74%1954-1980 5.83% 4.49% 3.50% 7.98% 2.15%1981-2008 6.88% 3.26% 3.04% 6.30% -0.58%2009-2015 2.57% 1.66% 1.47% 3.14% 0.57%
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APracticalReasonforusingtheRiskfreeRateCap– PreserveConsistency¨ You are implicitly making assumptions about nominal growth
in the economy, with your risk free rate. Thus, with a low riskfree rate, you are assuming low nominal growth in theeconomy (with low inflation and low real growth) and with ahigh risk free rate, a high nominal growth rate in theeconomy.
¨ If you make an explicit assumption about nominal growth incash flows that is at odds with your implicit growthassumption in the denominator, you are being inconsistentand bias your valuations:¤ If you assume high nominal growth in the economy, with a low risk
free rate, you will over value businesses.¤ If you assume low nominal growth rate in the economy, with a high
risk free rate, you will under value businesses.
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Myth5.4:Thebiggestassumptioninyourterminalvalueisyourgrowthrate
¨ Inthesectiononexpectedgrowth,welaidoutthefundamentalequationforgrowth:Growthrate=ReinvestmentRate*Returnoninvestedcapital
+Growthratefromimprovedefficiency¨ Instablegrowth,youcannotcountonefficiencydeliveringgrowth
andyouhavetoreinvesttodeliverthegrowthratethatyouhaveforecast.
¨ Consequently,yourreinvestmentrateinstablegrowthwillbeafunctionofyourstablegrowthrateandwhatyoubelievethefirmwillearnasareturnoncapitalinperpetuity:¤ ReinvestmentRate=Stablegrowthrate/StableperiodROC=g/ROC
¨ Yourterminalvalueequationcanthenberewrittenas:TerminalValueinyearn =
/012345 678 (67:
;<=)
(?@A8@B?CDE8CF7G)
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Makingthisimplicitassumptionyourbiggestone..
Returnoncapitalinperpetuity6% 8% 10% 12% 14%
Grow
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rever 0.0% $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
0.5% $965 $987 $1,000 $1,009 $1,0151.0% $926 $972 $1,000 $1,019 $1,0321.5% $882 $956 $1,000 $1,029 $1,0502.0% $833 $938 $1,000 $1,042 $1,0712.5% $778 $917 $1,000 $1,056 $1,0953.0% $714 $893 $1,000 $1,071 $1,122
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Terminal value for a firm with expected after-tax operating income of $100 million in year n+1 and a cost of capital of 10%.
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Myth5.5:TheterminalvalueshouldnotbemorethanX%ofyourvaluetoday..
¨ ThenotionthataDCFbecomeslessreliable,asthepercentageofthevaluethatcomesfromtheterminalvalueincreases,isnonsense.
¨ ThepercentageofyourDCFvaluethatcomesfromyourterminalvaluewillbeafunctionofthe¤ Thetypeofcompanythatyouarevaluing,withagreaterpercentageofvaluecomingfromtheterminalvalueforgrowthcompaniesthanformaturesone.
¤ Thedecisionthatyoumakeaboutstretchingoutyourtimehorizon.Youcanarbitrarilymaketheterminalvaluealowerpercentofyouroverallvaluebystretchingoutyourforecastperiod(withnochangeinyouroverallvalue).
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Myth6:DCFscanbe“manipulated”
¨ Preconceptionsandpriors:Whenyoustartonthevaluationofacompany,youalmostneverstartwithablankslate.Instead,yourvaluationisshapedbyyourpriorviewsofthecompanyinquestion.¤ Corollary1:Themoreyouknowaboutacompany,themorelikelyitisthatyouwillbebiased,whenvaluingthecompany.
¤ Corollary2:The“closer”yougettothemanagement/ownersofacompany,themorebiasedyourvaluationofthecompanywillbecome.
¨ Valuefirst,valuationtofollow:Inprinciple,youshoulddoyourvaluationfirstbeforeyoudecidehowmuchtopayforanasset.Inpractice,peopleoftendecidewhattopayanddothevaluationafterwards.
Free Cashflow to FirmEBIT (1- tax rate)- (Cap Ex - Depreciation)- Change in non-cash WC= Free Cashflow to firm
Cost of Capital
Expected Growth in FCFF during high growth
Length of high growth period: PV of FCFF during high Stable GrowthWhen operating income and FCFF grow at constant rate forever.
Value of Operating Assets today+ Cash & non-operating assets- DebtValue of equity
Weighted average of cost of equity & cost of debt
If you want higher (lower) value, you can1. Augment (haircut) earnings2. Reduce(increase) effective tax rate3. Ignore (Count in) unconventional cap ex4. Narrow (Broaden) definition of working capital
If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can1. Use higher (lower) growth rates 2. Assume less (more) reinvestment with the same growth rate, thus raising (lowering) the quality and value of growth.
If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can1. Assume a higher (lower) debt ratio, with the same costs of debt & equity. You may be able to accomplish this by using book (market) value debt ratios.2. Use a lower (higher) equity risk premium for equity and a lower (higher) default spread for debt.3. Find a "lower" ("higher") beta for your stock.4. Don't add (add) other premiums to the cost of equity (small cap?)
If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can1. Assume a longer (shorter) growth period2. Assume more (less) excess returns over the growth period
If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can add (subtract) premiums (discounts) for things you like (dislike) about the company.Premiums: Control, Synergy, liquidityDiscounts: Illiquidity, private company
If you want to increase value, you can1. Use stable growth rates that are economically impossible (higher than the growth rate of the economy)2. Allow this growth to be accompanied by high positive excess returns (low reinvestment)If you want to decrease value, you can1. Use lower growth rates in perpetuity2. Accompany this growth with high negative excess returns
Biasing a DCF valuation: A template of "tricks"
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Ifyouaretheproducerofthevaluation,hereiswhatyoucandoaboutbias..
¨ Trytominimizeexposuretofactorsthatmayincreaseyourbias¤ Don’tdependonmanagementforyourearnings/cashflows
¤ Don’ttieyourcompensationtotheoutcomeofthevaluation
¨ Behonestwithyourselfaboutyourbiases.¤ Practicesome“BayesianValuation”,i.e.,beawareofyorupriors
¨ Ifyouaregoingtobiasyourvaluation,atleasthavethegoodsensetotrytohideyourbiaswell.
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TheMythofFairnessOpinions
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Ifyouaretheconsumerofthevaluation,hereisyourbiaschecklist..
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Myth7:Youcannotvaluethe“intangibles”
¨ Thereisoftenatemptationtoaddonpremiumsforintangibles.Hereareafewexamples.¤ Brandname¤ Greatmanagement¤ Loyalworkforce¤ Technologicalprowess
¨ Therearetwopotentialdangers:¤ Forsomeassets,thevaluemayalreadybeinyourvalueandaddingapremiumwillbedoublecounting.
¤ Forotherassets,thevaluemaybeignoredbutincorporatingitwillnotbeeasy.
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ValuingBrandName
CocaCola WithCott MarginsCurrentRevenues= $21,962.00 $21,962.00Lengthofhigh-growthperiod 10 10ReinvestmentRate= 50% 50%OperatingMargin(after-tax) 15.57% 5.28%Sales/Capital(Turnoverratio) 1.34 1.34Returnoncapital(after-tax) 20.84% 7.06%Growthrateduringperiod(g)= 10.42% 3.53%CostofCapitalduringperiod= 7.65% 7.65%StableGrowthPeriodGrowthrateinsteadystate= 4.00% 4.00%Returnoncapital= 7.65% 7.65%ReinvestmentRate= 52.28% 52.28%CostofCapital= 7.65% 7.65%ValueofFirm= $79,611.25 $15,371.24
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ValuingaFranchise:StarWars
Discounted back @ 7.61% cost of
capital of entertainment
companies
Add on $ per box office $
Main MoviesWorld Box office of $1.5 billion,
adjusted for 2% inflation.
Spin Off MoviesWorld Box office is 50% of
main movies.
Operating Margin20.14% for movies
15% for non-movies30% tax rate
Assumes that revenues from add ons continue after 2020, growing at 2% a year,
with 15% operating margin
Star Wars Franchise Valuation: December 2015
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Myth8:DCFsshouldyield“conservative”estimatesofvalue¨ Manyoldtimevalueinvestingbooksrecommendthatyoubeconservativeinyourestimateofvalue,essentiallyarguingthatifyouaregoingtomakeamistake,youarebetteroffundervaluingacompanythanovervaluingit.
¨ Mechanically,thistranslatesinyourDCFvaluationinto:¤ Using”lower”thanexpectedcashflows,eitherbyhaircuttingthecashflowsorcountingonlythegrowththatyoubelieveiscertain.Atthelimit,thisoftentakestheformofusingonlythecashflowsthatyousee(dividends).
¤ Use“higher”discountratesthanyoushould,giventheriskandmarketpriceforrisk.
¤ Makingpost-valuationadjustmentstovalueforotherconcerns(illiquidity,corporategovernance)thatyouhaveasaninvestor.
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Thecosttobeingconservativeinyourvalueestimates
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Myth9:ADCFisstatic
¨ Uncertaintyatapointintime:Instandardvaluation,youareforcedtomakepointestimatesforinputswhereyouareuncertainaboutvalues.¤ Instatisticalterms,youarebeingaskedtocompressaprobabilitydistributionaboutavariableintoanexpectedvalue.
¤ Youthenobtainasingleestimateofvalue,baseduponyourbasecaseorexpectedvalues.
¨ Uncertaintyacrosstime:Thatvaluewillchangeovertime,asnewinformationcomesoutaboutthefirmandmacroeconomicconditionschange.
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b.Uncertaintyacrosstime:HownarrativeschangeNarrativeBreak/End NarrativeShift NarrativeChange
(Expansion orContraction)Events,external(legal,politicaloreconomic)orinternal(management,competitive,default), thatcancausethenarrativetobreakorend.
Improvement ordeteriorationininitialbusinessmodel,changingmarketsize,marketshareand/orprofitability.
Unexpectedentry/successinanewmarketorunexpectedexit/failureinanexistingmarket.
Your valuationestimates(cashflows,risk,growth&value)arenolongeroperative
Yourvaluation estimateswillhavetobemodifiedtoreflectthenewdataaboutthecompany.
Valuation estimateshavetoberedonewithnewoverallmarketpotentialandcharacteristics.
Estimate aprobabilitythatitwilloccur&consequences
MonteCarlosimulationsorscenarioanalysis
RealOptions
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a.AStoryBreak?Valeant,theStar…
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ToValeant,theDog!
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Myth10:DCFsareacademic
INTRINSIC VALUE PRICEValue Price
THE GAPIs there one?Will it close?
Drivers of intrinsic value- Cashflows from existing assets- Growth in cash flows- Quality of Growth
Drivers of price- Market moods & momentum- Surface stories about fundamentals
Tools for pricing- Multiples and comparables- Charting and technical indicators- Pseudo DCF
Tools for intrinsic analysis- Discounted Cashflow Valuation (DCF)- Intrinsic multiples- Book value based approaches- Excess Return Models
Tools for "the gap"- Behavioral finance- Price catalysts
Drivers of "the gap"- Information- Liquidity- Corporate governance
Value of cashflows, adjusted for time
and risk
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TheValuedilemmaandwaysofdealingwithit…
¨ Uncertaintyaboutthemagnitudeofthegap:¤ Marginofsafety:Manyvalueinvestorsswearbythenotionofthe
“marginofsafety”asprotectionagainstrisk/uncertainty.¤ Collectmoreinformation:Collectingmoreinformationaboutthe
companyisviewedasonewaytomakeyourinvestmentlessrisky.¤ Askwhatifquestions:Doingscenarioanalysisorwhatifanalysisgives
youasenseofwhetheryoushouldinvest.¤ Confrontuncertainty:Faceuptotheuncertainty,bringitintothe
analysisanddealwiththeconsequences.¨ Uncertaintyaboutgapclosing:Thisistougherandyoucan
reduceyourexposuretoitby¤ Lengtheningyourtimehorizon¤ Providingorlookingforacatalystthatwillcausethegaptoclose.
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Doyouhavefaith?
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TheDCFHallofShame
DealingwithDysfunction
1.TheChimeraDCF
• TheChimeraDCFmakesbasicconsistencymistakes.
• Itmixesdollarcashflowswithpesodiscountrates,nominalcashflowswithrealcostsofcapitalandcashflowsbeforedebtpaymentswithcostsofequity.
• Theendresultisjunk.
2.TheDreamstate DCF
• InaDreamstate DCF,youbuildamazingcompaniesonspreadsheets,makingoutlandishassumptionsaboutgrowthandoperatingmargins overtime.
• Putdifferently,theonlyplacethiscompanycanexistisinyourdreams.
3.TheDissonantDCF
¨ InaDissonantDCF,assumptionsaboutgrowth,riskandcashflowsarenotconsistentwitheachother,withlittleornoexplanationgivenforthemismatch.
¨ Thus,youcanhavecompaniesthatgrowwithoutreinvestmentandprofitwithoutriskforever.
4.TheTrojanHorseDCF
¨ InaTrojanHorseDCF,analystsusetheTrojanHorseofcashflowstosmuggleinapricing(intheformofaterminalvalue,estimatedbyusingamultiple).
¨ ItprovidestheillusionofaDCFwhenwhatyouaredoingisaforwardpricing.
5.TheKabukiDCF
¨ AKabukiDCF isaworkofart,whereanalystgoesthroughthemotionsofvaluation,withtheendvalueneverindoubt.
¨ Theintentisdevelopingmodelsthatarelegallyoraccounting-ruledefensibleratherthanyieldingreasonablevalues.
6.TheRobo DCF
¨ InaRobo DCF,thevaluationalmostrunsitself,withmostoralloftheinputsbeingoutsourced(management,outsideservices,otheranalysts)andthemodelitselfbecomingmechanized.
¨ Withdataonlineandcomputer-builtmodels,thefutureishere.
¨ IfyouwantaRobo DCF,tryuValue.ItworksonaniPhoneoraniPad..
7.MutantDCFs
¨ AMutantDCF isacollectionofnumberswhereitemshavefamiliarnames(freecashflow,costofcapital)butaredefinedinstrangeways.
¨ UsingEBITDAascashflowandamade-upnumberasyourdiscountrateisonewaytogetthere,butthereareothers…
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Don’tdoaDCF,whenyourjobispricing,andbettertodoagoodpricingthanabadDCF..
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