Equity 
Valua+on
Objec&ves 
¨ Firm 
and 
equity 
fair 
valua&on 
methods 
¤ Present 
value 
DCF 
methods 
¤ Approximate 
valua&on 
methods 
¨ Understand 
drivers 
of 
equity 
value 
¨ Understand 
cri&cal 
growth 
rates 
2
Book 
Value 
and 
Fair 
Value 
¨ Book 
Values 
¤ IC 
= 
EB 
+ 
DB 
¤ Basis: 
Balance 
sheet 
¨ Fair 
Values 
¤ D: 
Fair 
Value 
of 
Debt 
¤ E: 
Fair 
Value 
of 
Equity 
¤ V: 
Value 
of 
Firm 
is 
Fair 
Value 
of 
Invested 
Capital 
n V 
= 
E 
+ 
D 
n At 
Yahoo: 
n V: 
Enterprise 
value 
n E: 
Market 
cap 
¤ Opera&ng 
assets: 
V 
+ 
NOA 
¤ Basis: 
Discounted 
cash 
flows 
3
4 
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ 
Fair 
Values 
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ 
NIBCL 
Firm 
Valua&on 
OWC 
= 
OCA 
-­‐ 
NIBCL 
C 
= 
EB 
+ 
DB 
NIBCL 
IC 
= 
OWC 
+ 
N 
= 
C 
-­‐ 
NOA 
V 
= 
PV(FCF) 
= 
value 
of 
IC 
= 
value 
of 
OWC 
+ 
N 
NIBCL CE AP 
ITP NIBCL 
AR 
NIBCL 
NOA NOA 
Value 
of 
OA 
D 
E 
STD 
NOA 
NOA 
OA 
DB 
EB 
OCA 
N 
IBCL 
LTD 
EB 
INV 
N 
IS 
V 
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ 
Book 
Values 
-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ 
OWC 
N 
LTD 
EB 
IS 
NIBCL: non-interest 
bearing 
current liabilities
Market 
Value 
or 
Price 
¨ Market 
Value 
¤ In 
an 
efficient 
market 
the 
market 
value 
will 
fluctuate 
randomly 
from 
the 
fair 
value 
¤ Basis 
of 
Market 
Value 
n Amount 
an 
“arm 
length” 
buyer 
is 
willing 
to 
pay 
today 
for 
the 
firm’s 
future 
free 
cash 
flow 
n There 
is 
a 
control 
premium 
if 
buying 
controlling 
interest 
n For 
a 
publically 
traded 
firm 
we 
know 
the 
market 
price 
of 
its 
equity 
and 
debt 
n Financial 
newspapers 
publish 
the 
market 
value 
of 
a 
share 
of 
common 
stock 
n E 
= 
ns 
·∙ 
p 
5 
Google’s market value 
to book value ratio
Cost 
of 
Capital 
¨ A 
firm’s 
cost 
of 
capital 
is 
equal 
to 
the 
capital 
provider’s 
expected 
return 
on 
the 
market 
value 
of 
her 
investment 
¤ k 
= 
weighted 
average 
cost 
of 
capital 
¤ kE 
= 
cost 
of 
equity 
¤ kD 
= 
cost 
of 
debt 
6 
V 
D τ ⋅ + 
k 
D E ⋅ 
E 
V 
k 
= 
k 
(1 
-­‐ 
)
Dividend 
Discount 
Model 
¨ Method 
is 
most 
applicable 
to 
firms 
that 
have 
a 
high 
dividend 
payout 
ra&o 
DIV 
DIV1 
i 
= 
0 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
N 
N 
E DIV 
i 1 
i 
(1 k ) 
¨ Assume 
final 
equity 
value 
paid 
out 
as 
a 
dividend 
(sale 
of 
firm) 
7 
0 0 0 
i 
E 
0 
V = E + 
D 
+ 
=Σ=
Free 
Cash 
Flow 
to 
the 
Firm 
Method 
¨ FCFF 
is 
the 
cash 
flow 
available 
to 
capital 
providers 
¤ Cash 
flow 
not 
affected 
by 
dividend 
policy 
or 
capital 
structure 
¨ The 
congruent 
discount 
rate 
is 
the 
weighted 
average 
cost 
of 
capital, 
k, 
which 
does 
include 
the 
effect 
of 
capital 
structure 
and 
tax 
shield 
$160 
$140 
$120 
$100 
$80 
$60 
$40 
$20 
$-­‐ 
Book 
Value 
and 
Fair 
Value 
[$M] 
E FCF − 
0 D 
D 
V E D FCF 
IC 
DB 
EB 
E 
V 
0 
N 
i 1 
i 
i 
(1 + 
k) 
=Σ= 
Σ=+ 
= + = 
N 
i 1 
i 
i 
0 0 0 (1 k) 
8
Free 
Cash 
Flow 
to 
Equity 
Method 
¨ FCFE 
is 
free 
cash 
flow 
that 
is 
available 
to 
equity 
providers 
¨ And 
is 
discounted 
at 
the 
cost 
of 
equity, 
kE. 
¨ FCFEi 
E FCFE 
0 (1 k ) 
= 
FCFi 
– 
IXi·∙(1-­‐τ) 
i 
+ 
(DBi 
– 
DBi-­‐1) 
¨ 
FCFEi+1 
= 
FCFi+1 
– 
kD·∙Di·∙(1-­‐τ) 
+ 
(DBi+1 
– 
DBi) 
Σ= 
+ 
= 
N 
i 1 
i 
E 
i-­‐1 
i 
i+1 
ti-­‐1 
ti 
ti+1 
DBi-­‐1 
DBi 
DBi+1 
9 
IXi 
kD·∙Di 
FCFi 
FCFi+1 
FCFEi 
FCFEi+1 
The 
DBi 
and 
Di 
corresponding 
to 
the 
target 
D/E 
is 
a 
be_er 
value 
than 
the 
current 
value
Economic 
Profit 
Method 
¨ Economic 
profit 
can 
be 
used 
as 
the 
cash 
flow 
with 
the 
weighted 
average 
cost 
of 
capital 
as 
the 
discount 
rate 
IC = DB 
+ 
EB 
0 0 0 
V = IC + 
MVA 
0 0 0 
MVA EP 
EP IC V Σ= 
$160 
$140 
$120 
$100 
$80 
$60 
$40 
$20 
$-­‐ 
Fair 
Value 
[$M] 
D 
V 
MVA 
IC 
E 
Σ= 
+ 
= + 
N 
i 1 
i 
i 
0 0 (1 k) 
+ 
= 
N 
i 1 
i 
i 
0 
(1 k) 
EPi = $NOPATi $)$k$+$ICi)1 
10
APV 
Method 
11 
Σ= 
⎤ 
⎥⎦ 
⎡ 
⎢⎣ 
FCF 
0 (1 + 
k ) 
+ 
+ 
= 
N 
i 1 
i 
i 
TS 
i 
i 
U 
TS 
(1 k ) 
V 
V FCF 
Σ 
= 
τ ⋅ k ⋅ 
D 
i 
(1 k ) 
V TS 
Σ( ) Σ ( ) 
= 
D i − 
1 
= 
+ 
= 
+ 
= 
+ 
= 
N 
i 1 
i 
TS 
N 
i 1 
i 
i 
TS 
TS 
N 
i 1 
i 
U 
U 
i i 
0 
0 
1 k 
1 k 
TS1 
TS2 
FCF1 
FCF2 
i=0 
i=1 
i=2 
t0 
t1 
t2 
D0 
D1 
D2 
Split 
cash 
flow 
into 
the 
two 
sources 
of 
value 
Business 
opera&ons: 
FCF 
Financing: 
Tax 
Shield, 
TS 
TSi 
= 
τ ·∙ 
kD 
·∙ 
Di-­‐1 
TSi 
= 
τ ·∙ 
IXi 
kTS 
= 
rate 
cost 
of 
the 
tax 
shield 
kU 
is 
the 
cost 
of 
capital 
assuming 
that 
the 
firm 
has 
no 
tax 
shield 
( 
no 
taxes 
or 
no 
debt 
) 
VU 
= 
value 
of 
the 
unleveraged 
firm 
VTS 
= 
value 
due 
to 
the 
present 
value 
of 
a 
firm’s 
tax 
shield
Some 
Debt 
Policy 
/ 
Tax 
Shield 
Alterna&ves 
V k τ D (1 g) 
12 
V k ⋅ τ ⋅ D ⋅ (1 + 
g) 
k g 
TS 
D 
= 
TS − 
τ D 
V k ⋅ τ ⋅ 
D 
k 
D 
D 
TS = 
= ⋅ 
V k ⋅ τ⋅ D ⋅ (1 + 
g) 
k g 
U 
D 
= 
TS − 
1 
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + 
TS D 
k ⋅ τ ⋅ D ⋅ (1 + 
k ) 
D U 
1 
u D 
D 
TS 
1 k 
k g 
1 k 
k g 
+ 
⋅ 
− 
= 
+ 
⋅ 
− 
= 
Modigliani & 
Miller 
Harris & 
Pringle 
Miles & 
Ezzell 
Tax shield, TS, and 
debt, D, are constant 
over time 
Tax shield has same 
risk as debt 
kTS = kD 
Tax shield, TS, and 
debt, D, have same risk 
as assets 
kTS = kU 
D increases with FCF, 
Leverage (D/V) is 
constant 
Leverage (D/V) is constant 
1st year TS risk is that of debt 
Thereafter TS risk is that of assets
Constant 
Growth 
Value 
¨ In 
the 
case 
where 
a 
cash 
flow 
is 
growing 
at 
a 
constant 
rate, 
g, 
a 
simple 
formula 
is 
found 
from 
series 
convergence 
¨ Example 
for 
DDM 
E DIV ⎡ 
1 
(1 + 
g ) 
... (1 g ) 
2 
(1 g ) 
DIV 
DIV 
= ∞ 
E DIV (1 g ) 
0 1 (1 k ) 
E DIV 
0 k − 
g 
E DIV 
= 
13 
E DIV 
Σ= 
0 (1 + 
k ) 
= 
N 
i 1 
i 
i 
E 
Σ ∞ 
= 
i − 
1 
+ 
+ 
= 
i 1 
DIV 
i 
E 
⎤ 
⎥⎦ 
⎢⎣ 
+ 
+ 
+ + 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
+ 
∞− 
(1 k ) 
(1 k ) 
(1 k ) 
1 k 
E 
1 
DIV 
3 
E 
2 
E 
E 
0 1 
DIV DIV (1 g ) i = i-­‐1 ⋅ + DIV
Constant 
Growth 
Value 
Formulas 
¤ Dividend 
Discount 
Method 
E DIV 
1 
= 
0 k − 
g 
E DIV 
¤ Free 
Cash 
Flow 
To 
the 
Firm 
Method 
V FCF 
1 
FCF 
0 k − 
g 
= 
14
APV 
Valua&on 
with 
Constant 
FCF 
Growth 
160 
140 
120 
100 
80 
60 
40 
20 
0 
Fair 
Value 
[$M] 
VU 
VTS 
D 
E 
TS 
FCFM 
V = D + 
E 
FCF 
1 
FCF 
k g 
APVM 
V = V + 
V 
U TS 
FCF 
1 
U FCF 
V 
k g 
+ 
− 
= 
− 
= 
15 
No assumption yet on growth of debt, D, tax 
shield, TS, or present value of tax shield, VTS
Constant 
Growth 
Value 
¨ As 
the 
spread 
between 
the 
rate 
cost 
and 
cash 
flow 
growth 
narrows, 
convergence 
slows 
considerably 
¨ As 
cash 
flow 
growth 
rate 
approaches 
the 
rate 
cost, 
the 
series 
does 
not 
converge 
100 
90 
80 
70 
60 
50 
40 
30 
20 
10 
0 
g=9% 
g=8% 
V CF1 
0 − 
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 
s: 
number 
of 
terms 
in 
summation 
Discount 
Factor 
g=7% 
g=11% g=10% 
k=10% 
k g 
= 
16
No 
Growth 
Value 
Formulas 
¨ Dividend 
Discount 
Method 
E DIV = 
E 
1 
0 k 
¨ Free 
Cash 
Flow 
To 
the 
Firm 
Method 
V FCF1 
0 = 
k 
17 
The numerator 
(cash flow) is a 
perpetuity
Variable 
Growth 
Value: 
FCFFM 
1 
FCF 
FCF 
⎡ 
⎤ 
⎡ 
E − ⎥⎦ 
0 D 
H 0 
H 1 
= + 
FCF 
H 
i 1 
i 
i 
(1 k) 
(k g ) 
(1 k) 
⎤ 
⎢⎣ 
+ 
⋅ 
− 
+ ⎥⎦ 
⎢⎣ 
+ 
= Σ 
18 
gFCF 
0 
1 
H 
H+1 
N 
Step 
2 
Step 
1 
Step 
3
Variable 
Growth 
Value: 
FCFFM 
FCF 
11 
1 
FCF 
⎡ 
⎤ 
⎡ 
E − ⎥⎦ 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
FCF 
Years 
H 
10 0 
FCF 
10 
i 1 
i 
i 
0 D 
(1 k) 
(k g ) 
(1 k) 
⎤ 
⎢⎣ 
+ 
⋅ 
− 
+ ⎥⎦ 
⎢⎣ 
+ 
= Σ= 
19
Equity 
Value 
Management 
¨ Explore 
the 
rela&onships 
between 
¤ Earnings 
growth 
¤ Dividend 
payouts 
¤ Cost 
of 
equity 
¤ Fair 
value 
of 
equity 
¨ Based 
on 
the 
Dividend 
Growth 
Model 
with 
constant 
dividend 
growth 
assump&on 
20
DDM 
w/ 
constant 
dividend 
growth 
rate 
i=-1 Previous period i=0 Next period i=1 
NP0 NP1 
DIV0 DIV1 
EB-1 EB0 EB1 
E-1 E0 E1 
E DIV 
1 
0 k − 
g 
E DIV 
= 
DIV1 = (1+gDIV)·∙DIV0 
21
Equity 
Value 
Per 
Share 
d 
E[r ] r k d ≡ ≡ = + 
1 
g 
E E E 0 
p 
d DIV 
ns 
= 
p E 
0 
p d 
1 
0 − 
(k g ) 
d 
k d = + 
1 
g 
E 0 
p 
E d 
= 
d 
1 
1 
0 
= + 
⎡ 
p 
pvcy 
pvgo 
d 
k 
(k g ) 
k 
p 
d 
0 
1 
E 
E d 
E 
⎤ 
⎥⎦ 
⎢⎣ 
− 
− 
ns = + 
0 
1 
1 
= 
22 
g ≡ 
g 
d DIV 
present 
value 
of 
first 
dividend 
as 
a 
perpetuity 
d 
d 
k 
dividend 
yield 
p 
1 
0 
1 
E 
≡ 
≡
Share 
price 
v. 
Dividend 
Growth 
Rate 
d1 
= 
$0.50, 
kE 
= 
10% 
p0 
= 
pvcy 
+ 
pvgo 
23 
$50 
$40 
p0 
$30 
$20 
$10 
$-­‐ 
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 
Share 
price, 
dividend 
growth 
rate, 
gd 
p0 
pvgo 
pvdy
Price/Earnings 
Ra&o: 
pe 
24 
i=-1 Previous period i=0 Next period i=1 
ΔIC 
= 
ΔEB 
+ 
ΔDB 
= 
ΔRE 
+ 
ΔPAR 
+ 
ΔAPC 
+ 
ΔDB 
ΔIC 
= 
addi&onal 
invested 
capital 
ΔRE 
= 
addi&onal 
retained 
earnings 
(=NP1 
– 
DIV1) 
ΔPAR 
= 
addi&onal 
common 
equity 
at 
par 
ΔAPC 
= 
addi&onal 
paid 
in 
common 
equity 
ΔDB 
= 
addi&onal 
debt
Price/Earnings 
Ra&o, 
pe 
i=-1 i=0 i=1 
e0 e1 
d0 d1 
eb-1 eb 0 eb1 
d = (1 − b) ⋅ 
e 
1 1 
p (1 − b) ⋅ 
e 
(k g ) 
E d 
1 
0 
− 
= 
= 
NP·∙ 
b RE 
(1 − 
b) 
(k g ) 
p 
≡ = 
e 
pe 
0 
− 
1 E e 
b 
= 
plowback 
ra&o 
(assume 
constant) 
thus 
ge 
= 
gd 
(1-­‐b) 
= 
dividend 
payout 
ra&o 
25 
ΔRE 
= 
NP 
– 
DIV 
NP 
b Δ 
RE 
= 
1 b 
DIV 
NP 
− = 
ΔRE 
NP 
DIV
Price/Earnings 
Ra&o, 
pe 
26 
d1 
= 
$0.50, 
kE 
= 
10%, 
b 
= 
0.6 
40 
35 
30 
25 
20 
15 
10 
5 
0 
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 
pe 
earnings 
growth 
rate, 
ge
Price/Earnings 
Ra&o: 
pe 
¨ In 
the 
case 
of 
no 
addi&onal 
investor 
financing 
¤ ΔDB 
= 
0, 
ΔAPC 
= 
ΔPAR 
= 
0 
¤ ΔIC 
= 
ΔEB 
= 
ΔRE 
¨ And 
a 
scalable 
firm 
with 
a 
constant 
plowback, 
b 
roe e 
1 
eb b e b roe eb 
Δ = ⋅ = ⋅ ⋅ 
g b roe 
eb 
eb 
eb 
eb 
0 
1 0 
0 
= = ⋅ 
Δ 
= 
(1 − 
b) 
(k b roe) 
pe p 
e 
E − ⋅ 
= = 
27 
b 
= 
plowback 
ra&o 
reinvestment 
of 
earnings 
(1-­‐b) 
= 
dividend 
payout 
ra&o 
Long 
run 
assump&on 
ge=geb
Price/Earnings 
Ra&o: 
pe 
28 
eb0 $ 
100 
ge 15% 
b 0.8 
e1 $ 
2.00 
Note: 
With 
this 
input, 
amer 
~40 
years 
geb 
-­‐> 
ge
Price/Earnings 
Ra&o, 
pe 
45 
40 
35 
30 
25 
20 
15 
10 
5 
0 
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 
roe 
pe 
kE=10% , b=.6 
Increasing 
expected 
return 
on 
equity 
increases 
forward 
pe 
29
Price/Book 
Ra&o, 
pb 
30 
b 
= 
0.6, 
kE 
= 
10% 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
0 
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 
pb 
roe 
p (1 − b) ⋅ 
e 
k − 
g 
= 
p (1 − b) ⋅ roe ⋅ 
eb 
k − b ⋅ 
roe 
(1 − b) ⋅ 
roe 
k b roe 
= 
pb p 
0 
eb 
E 
0 E 
0 
0 
E d 
1 
0 
− ⋅ 
≡ =
Historic 
pe 
ra&os 
31 
Source: http://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe/
PEG 
Ra&o 
¨ The 
peg 
is 
a 
price 
measure 
normalized 
for 
earnings 
(e1) 
and 
earnings 
growth 
(ge) 
(1 − 
b) 
= 
e e ( E e ) 100 g k g 
peg pe 
100 ⋅ 
g 
≡ 
¨ Typical 
heuris&c 
⋅ ⋅ − 
¤ > 
1 
rela&vely 
high 
valua&on 
¤ < 
1 
rela&vely 
low 
valua&on 
32
Valua&on 
Ra&os 
33
Tobin’s 
Q 
34 
Source: http://www.vectorgrader.com/indicators/tobins-q
Cri&cal 
Growth 
Rates 
¨ Internal 
growth 
rate, 
gint: 
the 
maximum 
growth 
rate 
that 
does 
not 
require 
addi&onal 
external 
financing 
¨ Sustainable 
growth 
rate, 
gsus: 
the 
maximum 
growth 
rate 
DB 
that 
maintains 
the 
current 
capital 
structure, 
, 
with 
addi&onal 
investor 
contributed 
debt 
EB 
35 
NA-­‐1 
NA0 
NA1 
IC-­‐1 
IC0 
IC1 
i=-­‐1 
i=0 
i=1 
DIV0 
= 
NP0·∙(1-­‐b) 
DIV1= 
NP0·∙(1-­‐b)·∙(1+g) 
ΔRE0 
= 
NP0·∙b ΔRE1=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) 
Cri&cal 
growth 
rate 
deriva&ons 
for 
core 
business 
opera&ons 
So 
use 
• NA 
not 
TA 
and 
• IC 
not 
C 
or 
LE 
• NA≡IC 
• roa 
is 
return 
on 
net 
book 
assets 
• roe 
is 
return 
on 
book 
equity
Cri&cal 
Growth 
Rates 
36 
ΔNA 
= 
ΔIC 
= 
IC1 
– 
IC0 
= 
ΔDB 
+ 
ΔEB 
= 
ΔDB 
+ 
ΔAPC 
+ 
ΔPAR 
+ 
ΔRE 
ΔNA 
= 
g·∙NA0 
ΔNA 
= 
ΔRE + ΔDB 
= 
NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) 
+ 
ΔDB 
NA-­‐1 
NA0 
NA1 
i=-­‐1 
i=0 
i=1 
ΔRE0 
= 
NP0·∙b ΔRE=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) 
ΔNA 
= ΔRE + ΔDB
Internal 
Growth 
Rate, 
gint 
37 
NA g NA RE DB 
Δ = ⋅ = Δ + Δ 
DB 0 
Δ = 
RE (1 g ) NP b 
int 
int 
Δ = + ⋅ ⋅ 
g 
NA 
(1 g ) 
b·∙NP int ⋅ = + int ⋅ 
g 
⋅ NA 
-­‐ 
g 
⋅ b·∙NP 
= 
b·∙NP 
int int 
g 
(NA 
b·∙NP) 
b·∙NP 
int 
⋅ − = 
NA-­‐1 
NA0 
NA1 
i=-­‐1 
i=0 
i=1 
NA 
g 
(1 
-­‐ 
b roa) 
b roa 
int 
g b ⋅ 
roa 
(1 b roa) 
roa 
NP 
int 
− ⋅ 
= 
⋅ = ⋅ 
= 
ΔRE0 
= 
NP0·∙b ΔRE1=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) 
ΔNA1 
= ΔRE1 + ΔDB1
Sustainable 
Growth 
Rate, 
gsus 
38 
NA-­‐1 
NA0 
NA1 
i=-­‐1 
i=0 
i=1 
NA g NA RE DB 
Δ = ⋅ = Δ + Δ 
DB RE DB 
EB 
Δ = Δ ⋅ 
g NA (1 g ) NP b (1 g ) NP b DB sus ⋅ = + sus ⋅ ⋅ + + sus ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 
EB 
DB 
) 
EB 
g NA (1 g ) NP b (1 sus ⋅ = + sus ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + 
NA 
EB 
1 DB DB EB 
= 
EB 
EB 
+ 
+ = 
g NA (1 g ) NP b NA sus ⋅ = + sus ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 
EB 
g (1 g ) b NP sus = + sus ⋅ ⋅ 
EB 
roe NP 
EB 
= 
g = (1 + g ) ⋅ b ⋅ 
roe 
sus sus 
g b ⋅ 
roe 
(1 b roe) 
sus 
− ⋅ 
= 
ΔRE0 
= 
NP0·∙b ΔRE1=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) 
ΔNA1 
= ΔRE1 + ΔDB1 
RE (1 g ) NP b 
sus 
sus 
Δ = + ⋅ ⋅
Cri&cal 
Growth 
Rates 
For 
Fairway 
Corp 
39 
NA 
$ 
2,448.92 b 
70.00% 
IC $ 
2,448.92 roa 8.17% 
EB $ 
2,007.00 roe 9.97% 
NP 
$ 
200.00 gint 6.06% 
gsus 7.50%
Essen&al 
Points 
¨ Equity 
valua&on 
via 
discount 
cash 
flow 
formulas 
¤ Dividend 
discount 
method 
¤ Free 
cash 
flow 
to 
the 
firm 
method 
¤ Free 
cash 
flow 
to 
equity 
method 
¤ Economic 
profit 
method 
¤ (Adjusted 
present 
value 
method) 
¨ Constant 
growth 
and 
no 
growth 
discount 
methods 
¨ Equity 
valua&on 
by 
constant 
growth 
dividend 
method 
¨ Drivers 
of 
equity 
value 
¨ Equivalence 
of 
expected 
return 
on 
equity, 
rE 
and 
cost 
of 
equity 
capital, 
kE 
¨ Plowback 
and 
payout 
ra&os 
¨ Price/earnings 
and 
price/book 
ra&os 
¨ Internal 
and 
sustainable 
growth 
rates 
40

Equity valuation pdf

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Objec&ves ¨ Firm and equity fair valua&on methods ¤ Present value DCF methods ¤ Approximate valua&on methods ¨ Understand drivers of equity value ¨ Understand cri&cal growth rates 2
  • 3.
    Book Value and Fair Value ¨ Book Values ¤ IC = EB + DB ¤ Basis: Balance sheet ¨ Fair Values ¤ D: Fair Value of Debt ¤ E: Fair Value of Equity ¤ V: Value of Firm is Fair Value of Invested Capital n V = E + D n At Yahoo: n V: Enterprise value n E: Market cap ¤ Opera&ng assets: V + NOA ¤ Basis: Discounted cash flows 3
  • 4.
    4 -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ Fair Values -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ NIBCL Firm Valua&on OWC = OCA -­‐ NIBCL C = EB + DB NIBCL IC = OWC + N = C -­‐ NOA V = PV(FCF) = value of IC = value of OWC + N NIBCL CE AP ITP NIBCL AR NIBCL NOA NOA Value of OA D E STD NOA NOA OA DB EB OCA N IBCL LTD EB INV N IS V -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ Book Values -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ OWC N LTD EB IS NIBCL: non-interest bearing current liabilities
  • 5.
    Market Value or Price ¨ Market Value ¤ In an efficient market the market value will fluctuate randomly from the fair value ¤ Basis of Market Value n Amount an “arm length” buyer is willing to pay today for the firm’s future free cash flow n There is a control premium if buying controlling interest n For a publically traded firm we know the market price of its equity and debt n Financial newspapers publish the market value of a share of common stock n E = ns ·∙ p 5 Google’s market value to book value ratio
  • 6.
    Cost of Capital ¨ A firm’s cost of capital is equal to the capital provider’s expected return on the market value of her investment ¤ k = weighted average cost of capital ¤ kE = cost of equity ¤ kD = cost of debt 6 V D τ ⋅ + k D E ⋅ E V k = k (1 -­‐ )
  • 7.
    Dividend Discount Model ¨ Method is most applicable to firms that have a high dividend payout ra&o DIV DIV1 i = 0 1 2 3 4 5 N N E DIV i 1 i (1 k ) ¨ Assume final equity value paid out as a dividend (sale of firm) 7 0 0 0 i E 0 V = E + D + =Σ=
  • 8.
    Free Cash Flow to the Firm Method ¨ FCFF is the cash flow available to capital providers ¤ Cash flow not affected by dividend policy or capital structure ¨ The congruent discount rate is the weighted average cost of capital, k, which does include the effect of capital structure and tax shield $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $-­‐ Book Value and Fair Value [$M] E FCF − 0 D D V E D FCF IC DB EB E V 0 N i 1 i i (1 + k) =Σ= Σ=+ = + = N i 1 i i 0 0 0 (1 k) 8
  • 9.
    Free Cash Flow to Equity Method ¨ FCFE is free cash flow that is available to equity providers ¨ And is discounted at the cost of equity, kE. ¨ FCFEi E FCFE 0 (1 k ) = FCFi – IXi·∙(1-­‐τ) i + (DBi – DBi-­‐1) ¨ FCFEi+1 = FCFi+1 – kD·∙Di·∙(1-­‐τ) + (DBi+1 – DBi) Σ= + = N i 1 i E i-­‐1 i i+1 ti-­‐1 ti ti+1 DBi-­‐1 DBi DBi+1 9 IXi kD·∙Di FCFi FCFi+1 FCFEi FCFEi+1 The DBi and Di corresponding to the target D/E is a be_er value than the current value
  • 10.
    Economic Profit Method ¨ Economic profit can be used as the cash flow with the weighted average cost of capital as the discount rate IC = DB + EB 0 0 0 V = IC + MVA 0 0 0 MVA EP EP IC V Σ= $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $-­‐ Fair Value [$M] D V MVA IC E Σ= + = + N i 1 i i 0 0 (1 k) + = N i 1 i i 0 (1 k) EPi = $NOPATi $)$k$+$ICi)1 10
  • 11.
    APV Method 11 Σ= ⎤ ⎥⎦ ⎡ ⎢⎣ FCF 0 (1 + k ) + + = N i 1 i i TS i i U TS (1 k ) V V FCF Σ = τ ⋅ k ⋅ D i (1 k ) V TS Σ( ) Σ ( ) = D i − 1 = + = + = + = N i 1 i TS N i 1 i i TS TS N i 1 i U U i i 0 0 1 k 1 k TS1 TS2 FCF1 FCF2 i=0 i=1 i=2 t0 t1 t2 D0 D1 D2 Split cash flow into the two sources of value Business opera&ons: FCF Financing: Tax Shield, TS TSi = τ ·∙ kD ·∙ Di-­‐1 TSi = τ ·∙ IXi kTS = rate cost of the tax shield kU is the cost of capital assuming that the firm has no tax shield ( no taxes or no debt ) VU = value of the unleveraged firm VTS = value due to the present value of a firm’s tax shield
  • 12.
    Some Debt Policy / Tax Shield Alterna&ves V k τ D (1 g) 12 V k ⋅ τ ⋅ D ⋅ (1 + g) k g TS D = TS − τ D V k ⋅ τ ⋅ D k D D TS = = ⋅ V k ⋅ τ⋅ D ⋅ (1 + g) k g U D = TS − 1 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + TS D k ⋅ τ ⋅ D ⋅ (1 + k ) D U 1 u D D TS 1 k k g 1 k k g + ⋅ − = + ⋅ − = Modigliani & Miller Harris & Pringle Miles & Ezzell Tax shield, TS, and debt, D, are constant over time Tax shield has same risk as debt kTS = kD Tax shield, TS, and debt, D, have same risk as assets kTS = kU D increases with FCF, Leverage (D/V) is constant Leverage (D/V) is constant 1st year TS risk is that of debt Thereafter TS risk is that of assets
  • 13.
    Constant Growth Value ¨ In the case where a cash flow is growing at a constant rate, g, a simple formula is found from series convergence ¨ Example for DDM E DIV ⎡ 1 (1 + g ) ... (1 g ) 2 (1 g ) DIV DIV = ∞ E DIV (1 g ) 0 1 (1 k ) E DIV 0 k − g E DIV = 13 E DIV Σ= 0 (1 + k ) = N i 1 i i E Σ ∞ = i − 1 + + = i 1 DIV i E ⎤ ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ + + + + + + + + + + ∞− (1 k ) (1 k ) (1 k ) 1 k E 1 DIV 3 E 2 E E 0 1 DIV DIV (1 g ) i = i-­‐1 ⋅ + DIV
  • 14.
    Constant Growth Value Formulas ¤ Dividend Discount Method E DIV 1 = 0 k − g E DIV ¤ Free Cash Flow To the Firm Method V FCF 1 FCF 0 k − g = 14
  • 15.
    APV Valua&on with Constant FCF Growth 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Fair Value [$M] VU VTS D E TS FCFM V = D + E FCF 1 FCF k g APVM V = V + V U TS FCF 1 U FCF V k g + − = − = 15 No assumption yet on growth of debt, D, tax shield, TS, or present value of tax shield, VTS
  • 16.
    Constant Growth Value ¨ As the spread between the rate cost and cash flow growth narrows, convergence slows considerably ¨ As cash flow growth rate approaches the rate cost, the series does not converge 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 g=9% g=8% V CF1 0 − 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 s: number of terms in summation Discount Factor g=7% g=11% g=10% k=10% k g = 16
  • 17.
    No Growth Value Formulas ¨ Dividend Discount Method E DIV = E 1 0 k ¨ Free Cash Flow To the Firm Method V FCF1 0 = k 17 The numerator (cash flow) is a perpetuity
  • 18.
    Variable Growth Value: FCFFM 1 FCF FCF ⎡ ⎤ ⎡ E − ⎥⎦ 0 D H 0 H 1 = + FCF H i 1 i i (1 k) (k g ) (1 k) ⎤ ⎢⎣ + ⋅ − + ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ + = Σ 18 gFCF 0 1 H H+1 N Step 2 Step 1 Step 3
  • 19.
    Variable Growth Value: FCFFM FCF 11 1 FCF ⎡ ⎤ ⎡ E − ⎥⎦ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 FCF Years H 10 0 FCF 10 i 1 i i 0 D (1 k) (k g ) (1 k) ⎤ ⎢⎣ + ⋅ − + ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ + = Σ= 19
  • 20.
    Equity Value Management ¨ Explore the rela&onships between ¤ Earnings growth ¤ Dividend payouts ¤ Cost of equity ¤ Fair value of equity ¨ Based on the Dividend Growth Model with constant dividend growth assump&on 20
  • 21.
    DDM w/ constant dividend growth rate i=-1 Previous period i=0 Next period i=1 NP0 NP1 DIV0 DIV1 EB-1 EB0 EB1 E-1 E0 E1 E DIV 1 0 k − g E DIV = DIV1 = (1+gDIV)·∙DIV0 21
  • 22.
    Equity Value Per Share d E[r ] r k d ≡ ≡ = + 1 g E E E 0 p d DIV ns = p E 0 p d 1 0 − (k g ) d k d = + 1 g E 0 p E d = d 1 1 0 = + ⎡ p pvcy pvgo d k (k g ) k p d 0 1 E E d E ⎤ ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ − − ns = + 0 1 1 = 22 g ≡ g d DIV present value of first dividend as a perpetuity d d k dividend yield p 1 0 1 E ≡ ≡
  • 23.
    Share price v. Dividend Growth Rate d1 = $0.50, kE = 10% p0 = pvcy + pvgo 23 $50 $40 p0 $30 $20 $10 $-­‐ 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% Share price, dividend growth rate, gd p0 pvgo pvdy
  • 24.
    Price/Earnings Ra&o: pe 24 i=-1 Previous period i=0 Next period i=1 ΔIC = ΔEB + ΔDB = ΔRE + ΔPAR + ΔAPC + ΔDB ΔIC = addi&onal invested capital ΔRE = addi&onal retained earnings (=NP1 – DIV1) ΔPAR = addi&onal common equity at par ΔAPC = addi&onal paid in common equity ΔDB = addi&onal debt
  • 25.
    Price/Earnings Ra&o, pe i=-1 i=0 i=1 e0 e1 d0 d1 eb-1 eb 0 eb1 d = (1 − b) ⋅ e 1 1 p (1 − b) ⋅ e (k g ) E d 1 0 − = = NP·∙ b RE (1 − b) (k g ) p ≡ = e pe 0 − 1 E e b = plowback ra&o (assume constant) thus ge = gd (1-­‐b) = dividend payout ra&o 25 ΔRE = NP – DIV NP b Δ RE = 1 b DIV NP − = ΔRE NP DIV
  • 26.
    Price/Earnings Ra&o, pe 26 d1 = $0.50, kE = 10%, b = 0.6 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% pe earnings growth rate, ge
  • 27.
    Price/Earnings Ra&o: pe ¨ In the case of no addi&onal investor financing ¤ ΔDB = 0, ΔAPC = ΔPAR = 0 ¤ ΔIC = ΔEB = ΔRE ¨ And a scalable firm with a constant plowback, b roe e 1 eb b e b roe eb Δ = ⋅ = ⋅ ⋅ g b roe eb eb eb eb 0 1 0 0 = = ⋅ Δ = (1 − b) (k b roe) pe p e E − ⋅ = = 27 b = plowback ra&o reinvestment of earnings (1-­‐b) = dividend payout ra&o Long run assump&on ge=geb
  • 28.
    Price/Earnings Ra&o: pe 28 eb0 $ 100 ge 15% b 0.8 e1 $ 2.00 Note: With this input, amer ~40 years geb -­‐> ge
  • 29.
    Price/Earnings Ra&o, pe 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% roe pe kE=10% , b=.6 Increasing expected return on equity increases forward pe 29
  • 30.
    Price/Book Ra&o, pb 30 b = 0.6, kE = 10% 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% pb roe p (1 − b) ⋅ e k − g = p (1 − b) ⋅ roe ⋅ eb k − b ⋅ roe (1 − b) ⋅ roe k b roe = pb p 0 eb E 0 E 0 0 E d 1 0 − ⋅ ≡ =
  • 31.
    Historic pe ra&os 31 Source: http://www.multpl.com/shiller-pe/
  • 32.
    PEG Ra&o ¨The peg is a price measure normalized for earnings (e1) and earnings growth (ge) (1 − b) = e e ( E e ) 100 g k g peg pe 100 ⋅ g ≡ ¨ Typical heuris&c ⋅ ⋅ − ¤ > 1 rela&vely high valua&on ¤ < 1 rela&vely low valua&on 32
  • 33.
  • 34.
    Tobin’s Q 34 Source: http://www.vectorgrader.com/indicators/tobins-q
  • 35.
    Cri&cal Growth Rates ¨ Internal growth rate, gint: the maximum growth rate that does not require addi&onal external financing ¨ Sustainable growth rate, gsus: the maximum growth rate DB that maintains the current capital structure, , with addi&onal investor contributed debt EB 35 NA-­‐1 NA0 NA1 IC-­‐1 IC0 IC1 i=-­‐1 i=0 i=1 DIV0 = NP0·∙(1-­‐b) DIV1= NP0·∙(1-­‐b)·∙(1+g) ΔRE0 = NP0·∙b ΔRE1=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) Cri&cal growth rate deriva&ons for core business opera&ons So use • NA not TA and • IC not C or LE • NA≡IC • roa is return on net book assets • roe is return on book equity
  • 36.
    Cri&cal Growth Rates 36 ΔNA = ΔIC = IC1 – IC0 = ΔDB + ΔEB = ΔDB + ΔAPC + ΔPAR + ΔRE ΔNA = g·∙NA0 ΔNA = ΔRE + ΔDB = NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) + ΔDB NA-­‐1 NA0 NA1 i=-­‐1 i=0 i=1 ΔRE0 = NP0·∙b ΔRE=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) ΔNA = ΔRE + ΔDB
  • 37.
    Internal Growth Rate, gint 37 NA g NA RE DB Δ = ⋅ = Δ + Δ DB 0 Δ = RE (1 g ) NP b int int Δ = + ⋅ ⋅ g NA (1 g ) b·∙NP int ⋅ = + int ⋅ g ⋅ NA -­‐ g ⋅ b·∙NP = b·∙NP int int g (NA b·∙NP) b·∙NP int ⋅ − = NA-­‐1 NA0 NA1 i=-­‐1 i=0 i=1 NA g (1 -­‐ b roa) b roa int g b ⋅ roa (1 b roa) roa NP int − ⋅ = ⋅ = ⋅ = ΔRE0 = NP0·∙b ΔRE1=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) ΔNA1 = ΔRE1 + ΔDB1
  • 38.
    Sustainable Growth Rate, gsus 38 NA-­‐1 NA0 NA1 i=-­‐1 i=0 i=1 NA g NA RE DB Δ = ⋅ = Δ + Δ DB RE DB EB Δ = Δ ⋅ g NA (1 g ) NP b (1 g ) NP b DB sus ⋅ = + sus ⋅ ⋅ + + sus ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ EB DB ) EB g NA (1 g ) NP b (1 sus ⋅ = + sus ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ + NA EB 1 DB DB EB = EB EB + + = g NA (1 g ) NP b NA sus ⋅ = + sus ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ EB g (1 g ) b NP sus = + sus ⋅ ⋅ EB roe NP EB = g = (1 + g ) ⋅ b ⋅ roe sus sus g b ⋅ roe (1 b roe) sus − ⋅ = ΔRE0 = NP0·∙b ΔRE1=NP0·∙b·∙(1+g) ΔNA1 = ΔRE1 + ΔDB1 RE (1 g ) NP b sus sus Δ = + ⋅ ⋅
  • 39.
    Cri&cal Growth Rates For Fairway Corp 39 NA $ 2,448.92 b 70.00% IC $ 2,448.92 roa 8.17% EB $ 2,007.00 roe 9.97% NP $ 200.00 gint 6.06% gsus 7.50%
  • 40.
    Essen&al Points ¨Equity valua&on via discount cash flow formulas ¤ Dividend discount method ¤ Free cash flow to the firm method ¤ Free cash flow to equity method ¤ Economic profit method ¤ (Adjusted present value method) ¨ Constant growth and no growth discount methods ¨ Equity valua&on by constant growth dividend method ¨ Drivers of equity value ¨ Equivalence of expected return on equity, rE and cost of equity capital, kE ¨ Plowback and payout ra&os ¨ Price/earnings and price/book ra&os ¨ Internal and sustainable growth rates 40