In this article, we will estimate the intrinsic value of Bravida Holding AB (publ) (STO:BRAV) by taking expected future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. This will be done using the discounted cash flow (DCF) model. There really isn’t much to do, although it may seem quite complex.

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The model

We will use a two-stage DCF model which, as the name suggests, takes into account two stages of growth. The first stage is usually a period of higher growth which stabilizes towards the terminal value, captured in the second period of “sustained growth”. In the first step, we need to estimate the company’s cash flow over the next ten years. Wherever possible, we use analysts’ estimates, but where these are not available, we extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the latest estimate or reported value. We assume that companies with decreasing free cash flow will slow their rate of contraction and companies with increasing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow during this period. We do this to reflect the fact that growth tends to slow more in early years than in later years.

Generally, we assume that a dollar today is worth more than a dollar in the future, so we discount the value of these future cash flows to their estimated value in today’s dollars:

Estimated free cash flow (FCF) over 10 years

(“East” = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
10-year discounted cash flow (PVCF) = kr13b

After calculating the present value of future cash flows over the initial 10-year period, we need to calculate the terminal value, which takes into account all future cash flows beyond the first stage. For a number of reasons, a very conservative growth rate is used which cannot exceed that of a country’s GDP growth. In this case, we used the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield (0.3%) to estimate future growth. Similar to the 10-year “growth” period, we discount future cash flows to present value, using a cost of equity of 4.6%.

Terminal value (TV)= FCF₂₀₃₁ × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = kr1.7b × (1 + 0.3%) ÷ (4.6%–0.3%) = kr39b

Present value of terminal value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)^ten= kr39b÷ ( 1 + 4.6%)^ten= kr25b

The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is 38 kr. The final step is to divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Compared to the current share price of 117 kr, the company seems to have quite good value with a discount of 37% from the current share price. Remember though that this is only a rough estimate, and like any complex formula – trash in, trash out.

The hypotheses

The above calculation is highly dependent on two assumptions. One is the discount rate and the other is the cash flows. You don’t have to agree with these entries, I recommend that you redo the calculations yourself and play around with them. The DCF also does not take into account the possible cyclicality of an industry or the future capital needs of a company, so it does not give a complete picture of a company’s potential performance. Since we consider Bravida Holding as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighted average cost of capital, WACC) which takes debt into account. In this calculation, we used 4.6%, which is based on a leveraged beta of 0.974. Beta is a measure of a stock’s volatility relative to the market as a whole. We derive our beta from the average industry beta of broadly comparable companies, with an imposed limit between 0.8 and 2.0, which is a reasonable range for a stable company.

Let’s move on :

Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of crafting your investment thesis, and it shouldn’t be the only metric you look at when researching a company. It is not possible to obtain an infallible valuation with a DCF model. Rather, it should be seen as a guide to “what assumptions must be true for this stock to be under/overvalued?” For example, if the terminal value growth rate is adjusted slightly, it can significantly change the overall result. Why is the stock price below intrinsic value? For Bravida Holding, we have put together three important aspects that you should explore:

1. Risks: For example, we discovered 2 warning signs for Bravida Holding which you should be aware of before investing here.
2. Future earnings: How does BRAV’s growth rate compare to its peers and the market in general? Dive deeper into the analyst consensus figure for the coming years by interacting with our free analyst growth forecast chart.
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