How far off is Jamieson Wellness Inc (TSX:JWEL) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, I am going to take a look at whether the stock is fairly priced using the discounted cash flows (DCF) model. If you want to learn more about this method, the basis for my calculations can be found in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model. Also note that this article was written in November 2017 so be sure check the latest calculation for Jamieson Wellness here.
Crunching the numbers
I use what is known as the 2-stage model, which simply means we have two different periods of varying growth rates for the company’s cash flows. Generally the initial phase has higher growth rates that plateau over time. Firstly, I took the analyst consensus forecast of JWEL’s levered free cash flow (FCF) over the next five years and discounted these values at the cost of equity of 8.49%. 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 CA$82M. Keen to understand how I calculated this value? Check out our detailed analysis here.
In the visual above, we see how how JWEL’s top and bottom lines are expected to move in the future, which should give you some color on JWEL’s outlook. Then, I determine the terminal value, which accounts for all the future cash flows after the five years. It’s appropriate to use the 10-year government bond rate of 2.8% as the stable growth rate, which is rightly below GDP growth, but more towards the conservative side. After discounting the terminal value back five years, the present value becomes CA$646M.
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 CA$729M. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. This results in an intrinsic value of CA$19.30, which, compared to the current share price of CA$21.4, we find that Jamieson Wellness is fair value, maybe slightly overvalued and not available at a discount at this time.
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.
For JWEL, I’ve compiled three fundamental factors you should look at:
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.