A Discounted Cash Flow model estimates what a company is worth by projecting the cash it can generate in the future and discounting those cash flows back to today in dollar terms.
For Resideo Technologies, the 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity model starts from last twelve months free cash flow of about $1.35 billion (negative), reflecting a period of heavy investment or working capital swings. Analysts then expect cash flows to recover, with projections reaching about $394 million by 2027 and rising to roughly $598 million by 2035, with the later years extrapolated rather than based on direct analyst forecasts.
When all projected cash flows over the next decade and beyond are discounted back, the model indicates an intrinsic value of about $41.42 per share. Compared with the recent share price around $33.81, the DCF output suggests Resideo is valued about 18.4% below this estimate, indicating a potential gap between the market price and the modeled cash flow outlook.
Result: UNDERVALUED
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For companies where earnings are still normalizing, the price to sales ratio can be a cleaner way to value the business, because it focuses on revenue, which tends to be less volatile than profits during periods of investment or margin pressure.
In general, higher growth and lower risk justify a higher normal or fair multiple, while slower growth, thinner margins or greater uncertainty usually mean investors should demand a lower multiple to compensate. That is why comparing a stock’s multiple with a few simple benchmarks can be helpful, but not sufficient on its own.
Resideo currently trades on a price to sales ratio of about 0.68x, which is well below the Building industry average of roughly 1.66x and also below the peer group average of around 3.20x. Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio framework goes a step further by estimating what multiple a company should trade on, given its growth outlook, profit margins, risk profile, industry and market cap. For Resideo, this Fair Ratio is 1.55x, comfortably above the current 0.68x, which indicates the market is still pricing the stock at a discount to what its fundamentals would typically warrant.
Result: UNDERVALUED
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Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation. Let us introduce you to Narratives, which let you attach a clear story and set of assumptions about future revenue, earnings, margins and fair value to a company. You can then connect that story directly to a forecast and a fair value estimate that you can easily compare with today’s share price to help decide whether to buy, hold or sell, all inside Simply Wall St’s Community page where millions of investors share perspectives that automatically update as new news, earnings or guidance arrive. For Resideo Technologies, for example, one optimistic Narrative might assume its smart home pipeline, ADI spinoff and cash flows support a fair value close to $41.50 per share. A more cautious Narrative might focus on competition, reliance on legacy products and housing cyclicality to support a lower fair value closer to the low 30s. By seeing these side by side and updating them over time, you can quickly anchor your own view to the numbers and decide how to respond when the market price diverges from the fair value in the Narrative you find most reasonable.
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