Liberty Latin America's estimated fair value is US$18.19 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
Liberty Latin America's US$10.04 share price signals that it might be 45% undervalued
Analyst price target for LILA is US$9.58 which is 47% below our fair value estimate
How far off is Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a look at whether the stock is fairly priced by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. This will be done using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Models like these may appear beyond the comprehension of a lay person, but they're fairly easy to follow.
Companies can be valued in a lot of ways, so we would point out that a DCF is not perfect for every situation. Anyone interested in learning a bit more about intrinsic value should have a read of the Simply Wall St analysis model.
The Model
We are going to use a two-stage DCF model, which, as the name states, takes into account two stages of growth. The first stage is generally a higher growth period which levels off heading towards the terminal value, captured in the second 'steady growth' period. In the first stage we need to estimate the cash flows to the business over the next ten years. Seeing as no analyst estimates of free cash flow are available to us, we have extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the company's last reported value. We assume companies with shrinking free cash flow will slow their rate of shrinkage, and that companies with growing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow, over this period. We do this to reflect that growth tends to slow more in the early years than it does in later years.
A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, so we discount the value of these future cash flows to their estimated value in today's dollars:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) estimate
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
Levered FCF ($, Millions)
US$228.0m
US$227.4m
US$228.7m
US$231.2m
US$234.6m
US$238.7m
US$243.3m
US$248.4m
US$253.8m
US$259.4m
Growth Rate Estimate Source
Est @ -1.37%
Est @ -0.24%
Est @ 0.54%
Est @ 1.09%
Est @ 1.48%
Est @ 1.75%
Est @ 1.94%
Est @ 2.07%
Est @ 2.16%
Est @ 2.23%
Present Value ($, Millions) Discounted @ 8.3%
US$211
US$194
US$180
US$168
US$157
US$148
US$139
US$131
US$124
US$117
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St) Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = US$1.6b
We now need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all the future cash flows after this ten year period. For a number of reasons a very conservative growth rate is used that cannot exceed that of a country's GDP growth. In this case we have used the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield (2.4%) to estimate future growth. In the same way as with the 10-year 'growth' period, we discount future cash flows to today's value, using a cost of equity of 8.3%.
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= US$4.5b÷ ( 1 + 8.3%)10= US$2.0b
The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is US$3.6b. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of US$10.0, the company appears quite good value at a 45% discount to where the stock price trades currently. The assumptions in any calculation have a big impact on the valuation, so it is better to view this as a rough estimate, not precise down to the last cent.
NasdaqGS:LILA Discounted Cash Flow July 17th 2024
Important Assumptions
We would point out that 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 these result, have a go at the calculation yourself and play with the assumptions. The DCF also does not consider the possible cyclicality of an industry, or a company's future capital requirements, so it does not give a full picture of a company's potential performance. Given that we are looking at Liberty Latin America 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 accounts for debt. In this calculation we've used 8.3%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.287. Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility, compared to the market as a whole. We get our beta from the industry average beta of globally comparable companies, with an imposed limit between 0.8 and 2.0, which is a reasonable range for a stable business.
SWOT Analysis for Liberty Latin America
Strength
No major strengths identified for LILA.
Weakness
Interest payments on debt are not well covered.
Opportunity
Expected to breakeven next year.
Has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on current free cash flows.
Good value based on P/S ratio and estimated fair value.
Significant insider buying over the past 3 months.
Have LILA insiders been buying lately?
Threat
Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow.
Is LILA well equipped to handle threats?
Next Steps:
Whilst important, the DCF calculation shouldn't be the only metric you look at when researching a company. It's not possible to obtain a foolproof valuation with a DCF model. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. For instance, if the terminal value growth rate is adjusted slightly, it can dramatically alter the overall result. What is the reason for the share price sitting below the intrinsic value? For Liberty Latin America, there are three important elements you should further research:
Financial Health: Does LILA 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 LILA'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 Solid Businesses: Low debt, high returns on equity and good past performance are fundamental to a strong business. Why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals to see if there are other companies you may not have considered!
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主要見解
基於兩階段自由現金流方法,Liberty Latin America的估計公允價值爲18.19美元。
Liberty Latin America的10.04美元股票價格表明其可能被低估了45%。
Analyst對LILA的目標價爲9.58美元,相當於我們公允價值估計的47%以下。
Liberty Latin America Ltd. (NASDAQ:LILA)距其內在價值有多遠?根據最近的財務數據,我們將通過使用折現現金流(DCF)模型,通過考慮預期未來現金流,並將其折現到現值,來查看股票是否被合理定價。類似的模型可能超出了一個普通人的理解範圍,但是它們相當容易理解。
我們應該指出,折現現金流的最重要的輸入是折現率和實際現金流。如果您不同意這些結果,請您自行計算並調整假設。DCF也不考慮行業的可能週期性或公司未來的資本需求,因此它不能全面展示公司的潛力表現。考慮到我們是作爲潛在的股東觀察Liberty Latin America的,所以使用的折現率是權益成本,而不是資本成本(或加權平均成本資本,WACC),後者考慮到了公司的債務。在本計算中,我們使用了8.3%的折現率,該折現率基於1.287的槓桿貝塔。Beta是對比整個市場的股票波動性的度量。我們從全球可比公司的平均β值中獲得我們的β值,在0.8至2.0的範圍內施加極限,這是一個穩定業務的合理範圍。
Liberty Latin America的SWOT分析
優勢
LILA沒有明顯的優勢。
弱勢
債務利息支付能力不太好。
機會
預計明年盈虧相抵。
根據當前自由現金流,財務運營資金足夠支撐三年以上。
根據市銷率和估計的公平價值,TWKS的價值很好。
過去3個月內有重要內部人士買進。
LILA內部人員最近有沒有買入?
威脅
運營現金流無法很好地覆蓋債務。
LILA是否有足夠的能力來應對威脅?
下一步:
雖然DCF計算方法很重要,但在研究公司時,不能只看這個指標。 通過應用不同的情況和假設,看看它們如何影響公司的估值。例如,如果期末價值增長率稍有調整,就可以大大改變整體結果。爲什麼股價會低於內在價值?對於Liberty Latin America公司,您應該進一步研究以下三個重要因素: