A Look At The Fair Value Of Bizlink Holding Inc. (TWSE:3665)

Simply Wall St · 10/18 01:36

Key Insights

  • The projected fair value for Bizlink Holding is NT$431 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
  • Bizlink Holding's NT$465 share price indicates it is trading at similar levels as its fair value estimate
  • Analyst price target for 3665 is NT$512, which is 19% above our fair value estimate

In this article we are going to estimate the intrinsic value of Bizlink Holding Inc. (TWSE:3665) by taking the expected future cash flows and discounting them to their present value. We will use the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model on this occasion. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.

Companies can be valued in a lot of ways, so we would point out that a DCF is not perfect for every situation. If you want to learn more about discounted cash flow, the rationale behind this calculation can be read in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model.

Check out our latest analysis for Bizlink Holding

Crunching The Numbers

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. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. Where possible we use analyst estimates, but when these aren't available we extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the last estimate or 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.

Generally we assume that a dollar today is more valuable than a dollar in the future, and so the sum of these future cash flows is then discounted to today's value:

10-year free cash flow (FCF) estimate

2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Levered FCF (NT$, Millions) NT$2.36b NT$4.43b NT$4.53b NT$4.61b NT$4.68b NT$4.75b NT$4.81b NT$4.87b NT$4.92b NT$4.98b
Growth Rate Estimate Source Analyst x6 Analyst x4 Est @ 2.18% Est @ 1.83% Est @ 1.59% Est @ 1.42% Est @ 1.30% Est @ 1.21% Est @ 1.16% Est @ 1.12%
Present Value (NT$, Millions) Discounted @ 6.9% NT$2.2k NT$3.9k NT$3.7k NT$3.5k NT$3.4k NT$3.2k NT$3.0k NT$2.9k NT$2.7k NT$2.6k

("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St)
Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = NT$31b

The second stage is also known as Terminal Value, this is the business's cash flow after the first stage. 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 (1.0%) 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 6.9%.

Terminal Value (TV)= FCF2034 × (1 + g) ÷ (r – g) = NT$5.0b× (1 + 1.0%) ÷ (6.9%– 1.0%) = NT$85b

Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= NT$85b÷ ( 1 + 6.9%)10= NT$44b

The total value is the sum of cash flows for the next ten years plus the discounted terminal value, which results in the Total Equity Value, which in this case is NT$75b. The last step is to then divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of NT$465, the company appears around fair value at the time of writing. 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.

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TWSE:3665 Discounted Cash Flow October 18th 2024

The Assumptions

The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the cash flows. You don't have to agree with these inputs, I recommend redoing the calculations yourself and playing with them. 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 Bizlink 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 accounts for debt. In this calculation we've used 6.9%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.217. 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 Bizlink Holding

Strength
  • Debt is not viewed as a risk.
  • Dividends are covered by earnings and cash flows.
Weakness
  • Earnings declined over the past year.
  • Dividend is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Electrical market.
  • Shareholders have been diluted in the past year.
Opportunity
  • Annual earnings are forecast to grow faster than the Taiwanese market.
  • Good value based on P/E ratio compared to estimated Fair P/E ratio.
Threat
  • Revenue is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Next Steps:

Although the valuation of a company is important, it 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. Instead the best use for a DCF model is to test certain assumptions and theories to see if they would lead to the company being undervalued or overvalued. If a company grows at a different rate, or if its cost of equity or risk free rate changes sharply, the output can look very different. For Bizlink Holding, there are three additional elements you should further research:

  1. Risks: As an example, we've found 2 warning signs for Bizlink Holding that you need to consider before investing here.
  2. Future Earnings: How does 3665'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 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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