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VALUATION: CLOSING THOUGHTSAswath Damodaran
Do you have your life vests on?
Truths about Valuation Truth 1: All valuations are biased. Truth 2.: There are no precise
valuations. Truth 3: Complexity comes with a cost;
More information is not always better than less information.
Approaches to Valuation Discounted cashflow valuation, where we try
(sometimes desperately) to estimate the intrinsic value of an asset by using a mix of theory, guesswork and prayer.
Relative valuation, where we pick a group of assets, attach the name “comparable” to them and tell a story.
Contingent claim valuation, where we take the valuation that we did in the DCF valuation and divvy it up between the potential thieves of value (equity) and the potential victims of this crime (lenders)
Basis for all valuation approaches We all believe market are inefficient, and that we can find
under and over valued assets because of our superior intellect, models, information or some combination of all three.
Some Sobering facts: 70-80% of portfolio managers under perform market indices. The Vanguard 500 Index fund is poised to overtake the Fidelity
Magellan fund as the largest mutual fund in the United States. In the last 5 years, it has been the best performing large mutual fund in the United States.
The more people trade, the more they seem to lose.○ A study of mutual fund portfolios discovered that they would have made
a higher return, if they had frozen their portfolios on January 1. ○ A study of individual investors by Terrence O”Dean also noted a
negative correlation between returns earned and transactions volume (and this is before trading costs)
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation What is it: In discounted cash flow valuation, the value of an asset
is the present value of the expected cash flows on the asset. Philosophical Basis: Every asset has an intrinsic value that can
be estimated, based upon its characteristics in terms of cash flows, growth and risk.
Information Needed: To use discounted cash flow valuation, you need to estimate the life of the asset to estimate the cash flows during the life of the asset to estimate the discount rate to apply to these cash flows to get present
value Market Inefficiency: Markets are assumed to make mistakes in
pricing assets across time, and are assumed to correct themselves over time, as new information comes out about assets.
Cash flowsFirm: Pre-debt cash flowEquity: After debt cash flows
Expected GrowthFirm: Growth in Operating EarningsEquity: Growth in Net Income/EPS
CF1 CF2 CF3 CF4 CF5
Forever
Firm is in stable growth:Grows at constant rateforever
Terminal ValueCFn.........
Discount RateFirm:Cost of Capital
Equity: Cost of Equity
ValueFirm: Value of Firm
Equity: Value of Equity
DISCOUNTED CASHFLOW VALUATION
Length of Period of High Growth
Cashflow to FirmEBIT (1-t)- (Cap Ex - Depr)- Change in WC= FCFF
Expected Growth=ROC* Reinv Rate
FCFF1 FCFF2 FCFF3 FCFF4 FCFF5
Forever
Firm is in stable growth:Grows at constant rateforever
Terminal Value= FCFF n+1/(r-gn)FCFFn.........
Cost of Equity Cost of Debt(Riskfree Rate+ Default Spread) (1-t)
WeightsBased on Market Value
Discount at WACC= Cost of Equity (Equity/(Debt + Equity)) + Cost of Debt (Debt/(Debt+ Equity))
Value of Operating Assets+ Cash & Non-op Assets= Value of Firm- Value of Debt= Value of Equity- Equity Options= Value of Equity in Stock
Riskfree Rate : + Beta- Measures market risk
XRisk Premium- Premium for averagerisk investment
Base EquityPremium
Country RiskPremium
DISCOUNTED CASHFLOW VALUATIONDid younormalizeearnings?
Did you includeacquisitions andR&D?
Did you consideronly non-cash WCand smooth?
Is your ROClikely to changein the future?
Is your stable growth rate < growth rate in economy?
Is your growth rateconsistent with yourreinvestment rate?
Are you reinvesting enough to create stable growth?
Is your betaand leverageconsistent withstable growth?
Will these weights changeover time?
Are you using a bottom-up beta that reflects yourbusiness risk and currentleverage?
Is your riskless rate in thesame currency and termsas the cash flows?
I s there sufficientdata for a historicalrisk premium?
Is the company exposed toadditional country risk?
Is your risk premium a historicalor implied risk premium?
Is the default spreadreflective of company’s risk?
I s length of growth period consistent withcompetitive advantages?
Relative Valuation What is it?: The value of any asset can be estimated by looking
at how the market prices “similar” or ‘comparable” assets. Philosophical Basis: The intrinsic value of an asset is
impossible (or close to impossible) to estimate. The value of an asset is whatever the market is willing to pay for it (based upon its characteristics)
Information Needed: To do a relative valuation, you need an identical asset, or a group of comparable or similar assets a standardized measure of value (in equity, this is obtained by dividing
the price by a common variable, such as earnings or book value) and if the assets are not perfectly comparable, variables to control for
the differences Market Inefficiency: Pricing errors made across similar or
comparable assets are easier to spot, easier to exploit and are much more quickly corrected.
The Four Steps to Understanding Multiples Define the multiple
In use, the same multiple can be defined in different ways by different users. When comparing and using multiples, estimated by someone else, it is critical that we understand how the multiples have been estimated
Describe the multiple Too many people who use a multiple have no idea what its cross sectional
distribution is. If you do not know what the cross sectional distribution of a multiple is, it is difficult to look at a number and pass judgment on whether it is too high or low.
Analyze the multiple It is critical that we understand the fundamentals that drive each multiple,
and the nature of the relationship between the multiple and each variable. Apply the multiple
Defining the comparable universe and controlling for differences is far more difficult in practice than it is in theory.
Value of Stock = DPS 1/(ke - g)
PE=Payout Ratio (1+g)/(r-g)
PEG=Payout ratio (1+g)/g(r-g)
PBV=ROE (Payout ratio) (1+g)/(r-g)
PS= Net Margin (Payout ratio)(1+g)/(r-g)
Value of Firm = FCFF1/(WACC -g)
Value/FCFF=(1+g)/(WACC-g)
Value/EBIT(1-t) = (1+g) (1- RIR)/(WACC-g)
Value/EBIT=(1+g)(1-RiR)/(1-t)(WACC-g)
VS= Oper Margin (1-RIR) (1+g)/(WACC-g)
Equity Multiples
Firm Multiples
PE=f(g, payout, risk) PEG=f(g, payout, risk) PBV=f(ROE,payout, g, risk) PS=f(Net Mgn, payout, g, risk)
V/FCFF=f(g, WACC) V/EBIT(1-t)=f(g, RIR, WACC) V/EBIT=f(g, RIR, WACC, t) VS=f(Oper Mgn, RIR, g, WACC)
Estimating a Multiple Use comparable firms, compute the
average multiple and adjust subjectively for differences
Use comparable firms, run a regression of multiple against fundamentals and estimate predicted multiple for firm
Use market, run a regression of multiple against fundamentals and estimate a predicted multiple for firm
What approach would work for you? As an investor, given your investment
philosophy, time horizon and beliefs about markets (that you will be investing in), which of the the approaches to valuation would you choose?
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Relative Valuation Neither. I believe that markets are
efficient.
Contingent Claim (Option) Valuation Options have several features
They derive their value from an underlying asset, which has value
The payoff on a call (put) option occurs only if the value of the underlying asset is greater (lesser) than an exercise price that is specified at the time the option is created. If this contingency does not occur, the option is worthless.
They have a fixed life Any security that shares these features can
be valued as an option.
Indirect Examples of Options Equity in a deeply troubled firm - a firm with negative
earnings and high leverage - can be viewed as an option to liquidate that is held by the stockholders of the firm. Viewed as such, it is a call option on the assets of the firm.
The reserves owned by natural resource firms can be viewed as call options on the underlying resource, since the firm can decide whether and how much of the resource to extract from the reserve,
The patent owned by a firm or an exclusive license issued to a firm can be viewed as an option on the underlying product (project). The firm owns this option for the duration of the patent.
Value Enhancement For an action to create value, it has to
Increase cash flows from assets in placeIncrease the expected growth rateIncrease the length of the growth periodReduce the cost of capital
The value enhancement measures that have been widely promoted as new and different are neither. EVA and CFROI have their roots in traditional
discounted cash flow modelsMeasures (like EVA and CFROI) do not create value;
managers do.
Some Not Very Profound Advice Its all in the fundamentals Focus on the big picture; don’t let the
details trip you up. Keep your perspective; it is only a
valuation.
Or maybe you can fly….