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How far off is Lonking Holdings Limited (
HKG:3339
) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, I am going to take a look at whether the stock is fairly priced by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting them to today’s value. I will use 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
. If you are reading this and its not February 2019 then I highly recommend you check out the latest calculation for Lonking Holdings by following the link below.
See our latest analysis for Lonking Holdings
The calculation
I use what is known as a 2-stage model, which simply means we have two different periods of varying growth rates for the company’s cash flows. Generally the first stage is higher growth, and the second stage is a more stable growth phase. In the first stage we need to estimate the cash flows to the business over the next five years. For this I used the consensus of the analysts covering the stock, as you can see below. The sum of these cash flows is then discounted to today’s value.
5-year cash flow estimate
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Levered FCF (CN¥, Millions)
CN¥1.75k
CN¥2.00k
CN¥2.04k
CN¥2.08k
CN¥2.12k
Source
Analyst x2
Analyst x2
Est @ 1.95%
Est @ 1.95%
Est @ 1.95%
Present Value Discounted @ 12.26%
CN¥1.56k
CN¥1.59k
CN¥1.44k
CN¥1.31k
CN¥1.19k
Present Value of 5-year Cash Flow (PVCF)
= CN¥7.1b
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 the GDP. In this case I have used the 10-year government bond rate (2%). In the same way as with the 5-year ‘growth’ period, we discount this to today’s value at a cost of equity of 12.3%.
Terminal Value (TV)
= FCF
2023
× (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = CN¥2.1b × (1 + 2%) ÷ (12.3% – 2%) = CN¥21b
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)
= TV / (1 + r)
5
= CN¥21b ÷ ( 1 + 12.3%)
5
= CN¥12b
The total value is the sum of cash flows for the next five years and the discounted terminal value, which results in the Total Equity Value, which in this case is CN¥19b. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. If the stock is an depositary receipt (represents a specified number of shares in a foreign corporation) or ADR then we use the equivalent number.
This results in an intrinsic value of HK$5.17
. Relative to the current share price of HK$2.63, the stock is quite undervalued at a 49% discount to what it is available for right now.
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SEHK:3339 Intrinsic Value Export February 1st 19
The assumptions
Now 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 Lonking Holdings 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 12.3%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.283. 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. What is the reason for the share price to differ from the intrinsic value? For 3339, I’ve put together three fundamental aspects you should look at:
Financial Health
: Does 3339 have a healthy balance sheet? Take a look at our
free balance sheet analysis with six simple checks
on key factors like leverage and risk.
Future Earnings
: How does 3339’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 High Quality Alternatives
: Are there other high quality stocks you could be holding instead of 3339? Explore
our interactive list of high quality stocks
to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
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