I am going to run you through how I calculated the intrinsic value of TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ:TIVO) using the discounted cash flow (DCF) method. 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 after May 2018 then I highly recommend you check out the latest calculation for TiVo here.

What’s the value?

I use what is known as the 2-stage model, which takes into account the initial higher growth stage of a company’s life cycle and the steadier growth phase over the long run. Firstly, I took the analyst consensus forecast of TIVO’s levered free cash flow (FCF) over the next five years and discounted these figures at the rate of 13.31%. When estimates weren’t available, I’ve extrapolated the average annual growth rate over the previous five years, capped at a reasonable level. This resulted in a present value of 5-year cash flow of US$898.32M. Want to understand how I calculated this value? Read our detailed analysis here.

In the visual above, we see how how TIVO’s top and bottom lines are expected to move going forward, which should give you an idea of TIVO’s outlook. Then, I calculate the terminal value, which accounts for all the future cash flows after the five years. I think it’s suitable to use the 10-year government bond rate of 2.8% as the perpetual growth rate, which is rightly below GDP growth, but more towards the conservative side. The present value of the terminal value after discounting it back five years is US$1.59B.

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the cash flows, which in this case is US$2.49B. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. This results in an intrinsic value of $20.21, which, compared to the current share price of $13.75, we see that TiVo is quite good value at a 31.96% discount to what it is available for right now.

Next Steps:

Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of building your investment thesis, and 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 TIVO, there are three important aspects you should further examine:

1. Financial Health: Does TIVO 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.

2. Future Earnings: How does TIVO’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 High Quality Alternatives: Are there other high quality stocks you could be holding instead of TIVO? Explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!