TENMYTHSABOUTDISCOUNTEDCASHFLOWVALUATION!WHYD+CF≠ DCF!

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Theessenceofintrinsicvalue

¨ Inintrinsicvaluation,youvalueanassetbaseduponitsfundamentals(orintrinsiccharacteristics).

¨ Forcashflowgeneratingassets,theintrinsicvaluewillbeafunctionofthemagnitudeoftheexpectedcashflowsontheassetoveritslifetimeandtheuncertaintyaboutreceivingthosecashflows.

¨ Discountedcashflowvaluationisatoolforestimatingintrinsicvalue,wheretheexpectedvalueofanassetiswrittenasthepresentvalueoftheexpectedcashflowsontheasset,witheitherthecashflowsorthediscountrateadjustedtoreflecttherisk.

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Thetwofacesofdiscountedcashflowvaluation

¨ Thevalueofariskyassetcanbeestimatedbydiscountingtheexpectedcashflowsontheassetoveritslifeatarisk-adjusteddiscountrate:

wheretheassethasann-yearlife,E(CFt)istheexpectedcashflowinperiodtandrisadiscountratethatreflectstheriskofthecashflows.

¨ Alternatively,wecanreplacetheexpectedcashflowswiththeguaranteedcashflowswewouldhaveacceptedasanalternative(certaintyequivalents)anddiscounttheseattheriskfree rate:

whereCE(CFt)isthecertaintyequivalentofE(CFt)andrf istheriskfree rate.

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Muchtalkedabout,MuchusedandCompletedMisunderstood

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TenDCFMyths

1. D+CF=DCF2. ADCFisanexerciseinmodeling&numbercrunching.3. Youcannotdoa DCFwhenthereistoomuchuncertainty.4. ThemostcriticalinputinaDCFisthediscountrateandyouhaveto

believeinbeta,tousethatdiscountrate.5. ThebiggestnumberinaDCFistheterminalvalue&itisunbounded.6. ADCFrequirestoomanyassumptionsandcanbemanipulatedtoyield

anyvalueyouwant.7. ADCFcannotvaluebrandnameorotherintangibles8. ADCFyieldsaconservativeestimateofvalue.Itisbettertounder

estimatevaluethanoverestimateit.9. ADCFisstatic.Itispointlessinadynamicworld.10. ADCFisanacademicexercise.

DispellingDelusions

TheDCFMyths

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Myth1:D+CF=DCF

¨ Itistruethateverygooddiscountedcashflowvaluationhasexpectedcashflowsthatarediscountedata“risk-adjusted”discountrate.

¨ Itdoesnotfollow,however,thatjustbecauseyouhaveexpectedcashflowsandarediscountingthemata“risk-adjusted”discountratethatyouhaveagooddiscountedcashflowvaluation.

¨ ForaD+CF=DCF,youhavetobeconsistent¤ Inmatchingclaimholdercashflowstoclaimdiscountrates¤ Inmatchingthecurrencyofyourcashflowstothecurrencyofyourdiscountrate

¤ Inyourassumptionsaboutrisk,growthandreinvestment.

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1a.ClaimholderConsistency

Assets Liabilities

Assets in Place Debt

Equity

Fixed Claim on cash flowsLittle or No role in managementFixed MaturityTax Deductible

Residual Claim on cash flowsSignificant Role in managementPerpetual Lives

Growth Assets

Existing InvestmentsGenerate cashflows todayIncludes long lived (fixed) and

short-lived(working capital) assets

Expected Value that will be created by future investments

Equity valuation: Value just the equity claim in the business

Firm Valuation: Value the entire business

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Sameingredients,differentapproaches…

Input DividendDiscountModel

FCFE (Potentialdividend)discountmodel

FCFF (firm)valuationmodel

Cashflow Dividend Potential dividends=FCFE=Cashflowsaftertaxes,reinvestmentneedsanddebtcashflows

FCFF=Cash flowsbeforedebtpaymentsbutafterreinvestmentneedsandtaxes.

Expected growth Inequityincomeanddividends

InequityincomeandFCFE

InoperatingincomeandFCFF

Discountrate Costofequity Costofequity Costofcapital

Steadystate Whendividendsgrowatconstantrateforever

When FCFEgrowatconstantrateforever

WhenFCFFgrowatconstant rateforever

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Cost of equity Cost of capitalKennecott (Acquirer) 13.00% 10.50%Carborandum (Target) 16.50% 12.50%Merged Entity 14.00% 11.00%

In discounting these net cash flows, which of these discount rates would you use?

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1b.CurrencyConsistency

-5.00%

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%JapaneseYen

CzechKo

runa

SwissFranc

Taiwanese$

BulgarianLev

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ThaiBaht

DanishKron

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HK$

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IsraeliShekel

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Canadian$

NorwegianKron

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BritishPou

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KoreanW

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PakistaniRup

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PhillipinePeso

PolishZloty

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ChineseYuan

US$

Singapore$

MalyasianRinggit

Australian$

NZ$

IcelandKron

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ChileanPeso

MexicanPeso

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PeruvianSol

ColombianPeso

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VenezuelanBolivar

RussianRu

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NigerianNaira

TurkishLira

SouthAfricanRand

KenyanShilling

BrazilianReai

RiskfreeRates- January2016

RiskfreeRate DefaultSpreadbasedonrating

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1c.InternalConsistency

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Myth2:DCFisallaboutModeling

The Numbers People

Favored Tools- Accounting statements

- Excel spreadsheets- Statistical Measures

- Pricing Data

Illusions/Delusions1. Precision: Data is precise

2. Objectivity: Data has no bias3. Control: Data can control reality

The Narrative People

Favored Tools- Anecdotes

- Experience (own or others)- Behavioral evidence

Illusions/Delusions1. Creativity cannot be quantified

2. If the story is good, the investment will be.

3. Experience is the best teacher

A Good Valuation

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Everystoryhasanumber!

Uber,theUrbanCarServiceCompanyTheStory

Uberisanurbancarservicecompany,drawinginnewusersintocarservice.Itwillenjoylocalnetworkingbenefitswhilepreservingitscurrentrevenuesharing(80/20)andcapitalintensity(don'towncarsorhiredrivers)model.

TheAssumptionsBaseyear Years1-5 Years6-10 Afteryear10 Storylink

TotalMarket 100billion Grow6%ayear Grow2.5%UrbanCarService+Newusers

GrossMarketShare 1.50% 1.50%>10% 10% LocalNetworkingbenefitsRevenueShare 20.00% Staysat20% 20.00% PreserverevenueshareOperatingMargin 3.33% 3.33%- 40% 40.00% StrongcompetitivepositionReinvestment NA Salestocapitalratioof5.00 Reinvestmentrate=10% LowcapitalintensitymodelCostofcapital NA 12.00% 12%->8% 8% 90thpercentileofUSfirmsRiskoffailure 10%chanceoffailure(withequityworthzero) Youngcompany

TheCashFlowsTotalMarket MarketShare Revenues EBIT(1-t) Reinvestment FCFF

1 $106,000 3.63% $769 $37 $94 $(57)2 $112,360 5.22% $1,173 $85 $81 $43 $119,102 6.41% $1,528 $147 $71 $764 $126,248 7.31% $1,846 $219 $64 $1565 $133,823 7.98% $2,137 $301 $58 $2436 $141,852 8.49% $2,408 $390 $54 $3367 $150,363 8.87% $2,666 $487 $52 $4358 $159,385 9.15% $2,916 $591 $50 $5419 $168,948 9.36% $3,163 $701 $49 $65210 $179,085 10.00% $3,582 $860 $84 $776

Terminalyear $183,562 10.00% $3,671 $881 $88 $793TheValue

Terminalvalue $14,418PV(Terminalvalue) $5,175PV(CFovernext10years) $1,375Valueofoperatingassets= $6,550Probabilityoffailure 10%Valueincaseoffailure $-AdjustedValueforoperatingassets $5,895 VCspricedUberat$17billionatthetime.

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Myth3:ADCFdoesnotworkwhenthereistoomuchuncertainty

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Valuingayoungcompanyishardtodo..

What are the cashflows from existing assets?

What is the value added by growth assets?

How risky are the cash flows from both existing assets and growth assets?

When will the firm become a mature fiirm, and what are the potential roadblocks?

Cash flows from existing assets non-existent or negative.

Limited historical data on earnings, and no market prices for securities makes it difficult to assess risk.

Making judgments on revenues/ profits difficult because you cannot draw on history. If you have no product/service, it is difficult to gauge market potential or profitability. The company's entire value lies in future growth but you have little to base your estimate on.

Will the firm make it through the gauntlet of market demand and competition? Even if it does, assessing when it will become mature is difficult because there is so little to go on.

Figure 3: Estimation Issues - Young and Start-up Companies

What is the value of equity in the firm?

Different claims on cash flows can affect value of equity at each stage.

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MySnapValuation

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AndusingaMarginofSafetyhasacost..

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Myth4:It’sallabouttheDintheDCF

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TheCostofEquity:ABigPicturePerspective

Risk Adjusted Cost of equity

Risk free rate in the currency of analysis

Relative risk of company/equity in

questiion

Equity Risk Premium required for average risk

equity+ X=

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Myth4.1:Ifyoudon’tbelieveinbetaorMPT,youcannotuseaDCF

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MeasuringRelativeRisk:Youdon’tlikebetasormodernportfoliotheory?Noproblem.

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Myth4.2:It’sallaboutDinDCF– TheGordonGrowthModelLegacy

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Theroomtovaryondiscountratesislimited..

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Myth4.3:DiscountRatescannotchangeovertime..

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ARoadmapforDiscountRatesChanging..

Phase Forecastyears Beta EquityRiskPremium

DebtRatio Costofdebt

Startofvaluation

1-2 Reflectscurrentbusinessmix

Currentgeographyofoperations

Currentmarketdebtratio

Currentbondratingordefaultriskassessment

Buildup 3-5 Changesinbusinessmix(ifany)

Changesingeography(ifany)

Targeteddebtratio(ifany)

Defaultrisk,givennewdebtratio

Transition 6-10 Moveincrementallytostableperiodbeta

AdjusttostableperiodERP

Adjusttostableperioddebtratio

Adjusttostableperiodcostofdebt

Stablegrowth(SteadyState)

Year10&beyond

Moveto1,ifcompanygrowsacrossbusinesses,ortoindustryaverage,ifitstayswithinbusiness

Steadystategeographicexposureandequityriskpremiumestimatesforlongterm.

Market-averagedebtratio(ifgrowthacrossbusinesses)orindustry-averagedebtratio(ifsinglebusiness)

Stablecompanycostofdebt

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Myth4.4:Thediscountrateisthereceptacleforallyourhopes&fears

Expected Cash Flows Risk-adjusted Discount Rate Value

Company Specific Risks get reflected in the

expected cash flows

Discount rate is adjusted for only the risk that cannot be diversified away (macro economic risk) by marginal

investor

get discounted at to get Adjusted Value

Discrete risks (distress, nationalization, regulatory approval etc.) are brought in

through probabilities and value consequences.

And probability adjusted to arrive at

For a public company

Company Specific Risks get reflected in the

expected cash flowsDiscount rate is adjusted (upwards) to reflect all risk that the investor in the private business is exposed to.

Discrete risks (distress, nationalization, regulatory approval etc.) are brought in

through probabilities and value consequences.

Business Macro Risk Exposure

Country Macro Risk Exposure

Beta Country Risk Premium

Probability of discrete event

Value if event occursImplicit in

numbersExplicit (Senario

analysis or Simulation)

Beta adjusted for total risk

Risk premium adjusted for company-specific risk

For a private business

Can be

X

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Myth4.5:Whentheriskfree rateisnear-zero,DCFvaluationsexplode..

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Andmovingjustonepieceatatimecanyieldstrangenumbers..Example:RiskfreeRate

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Butwhenriskfreerateschange..Equityriskpremiumschange

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Asdodefaultspreads..

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Andrealgrowth..

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Makingtheeffectonvalueunpredictable..

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Myth5:It’sallinaboutyourterminalvalue

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Myth5.1:Thereisonlyonepathwaytoterminalvalue..

Myths5.2&5.3:TerminalValuescanbeinfinite..Ifgrowthishighenough..¨ RiskfreeRate=ExpectedInflation+

ExpectedRealInterestRate

¨ Therealinterestrateiswhatborrowersagreetoreturntolendersinrealgoods/services.

¨ NominalGDPGrowth=ExpectedInflation+ExpectedRealGrowth

¨ Therealgrowthrateintheeconomymeasurestheexpectedgrowthintheproductionofgoodsandservices.

The argument for Risk free rate = Nominal GDP growth1. In the long term, the real growth rate cannot be lower than the real interest rate,

since the growth in goods/services has to be enough to cover the promised rate.2. In the long term, the real growth rate can be higher than the real interest rate, to

compensate risk taking.

Period10-YearT.Bond

Rate InflationRate RealGDPGrowthNominalGDPgrowthrate

NominalGDP- T.BondRate

1954-2015 5.93% 3.61% 3.06% 6.67% 0.74%1954-1980 5.83% 4.49% 3.50% 7.98% 2.15%1981-2008 6.88% 3.26% 3.04% 6.30% -0.58%2009-2015 2.57% 1.66% 1.47% 3.14% 0.57%

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APracticalReasonforusingtheRiskfreeRateCap– PreserveConsistency¨ You are implicitly making assumptions about nominal growth

in the economy, with your risk free rate. Thus, with a low riskfree rate, you are assuming low nominal growth in theeconomy (with low inflation and low real growth) and with ahigh risk free rate, a high nominal growth rate in theeconomy.

¨ If you make an explicit assumption about nominal growth incash flows that is at odds with your implicit growthassumption in the denominator, you are being inconsistentand bias your valuations:¤ If you assume high nominal growth in the economy, with a low risk

free rate, you will over value businesses.¤ If you assume low nominal growth rate in the economy, with a high

risk free rate, you will under value businesses.

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Myth5.4:Thebiggestassumptioninyourterminalvalueisyourgrowthrate

¨ Inthesectiononexpectedgrowth,welaidoutthefundamentalequationforgrowth:Growthrate=ReinvestmentRate*Returnoninvestedcapital

+Growthratefromimprovedefficiency¨ Instablegrowth,youcannotcountonefficiencydeliveringgrowth

andyouhavetoreinvesttodeliverthegrowthratethatyouhaveforecast.

¨ Consequently,yourreinvestmentrateinstablegrowthwillbeafunctionofyourstablegrowthrateandwhatyoubelievethefirmwillearnasareturnoncapitalinperpetuity:¤ ReinvestmentRate=Stablegrowthrate/StableperiodROC=g/ROC

¨ Yourterminalvalueequationcanthenberewrittenas:TerminalValueinyearn =

/012345 678 (67:

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(?@A8@B?CDE8CF7G)

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Makingthisimplicitassumptionyourbiggestone..

Returnoncapitalinperpetuity6% 8% 10% 12% 14%

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rever 0.0% $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000

0.5% $965 $987 $1,000 $1,009 $1,0151.0% $926 $972 $1,000 $1,019 $1,0321.5% $882 $956 $1,000 $1,029 $1,0502.0% $833 $938 $1,000 $1,042 $1,0712.5% $778 $917 $1,000 $1,056 $1,0953.0% $714 $893 $1,000 $1,071 $1,122

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Terminal value for a firm with expected after-tax operating income of $100 million in year n+1 and a cost of capital of 10%.

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Myth5.5:TheterminalvalueshouldnotbemorethanX%ofyourvaluetoday..

¨ ThenotionthataDCFbecomeslessreliable,asthepercentageofthevaluethatcomesfromtheterminalvalueincreases,isnonsense.

¨ ThepercentageofyourDCFvaluethatcomesfromyourterminalvaluewillbeafunctionofthe¤ Thetypeofcompanythatyouarevaluing,withagreaterpercentageofvaluecomingfromtheterminalvalueforgrowthcompaniesthanformaturesone.

¤ Thedecisionthatyoumakeaboutstretchingoutyourtimehorizon.Youcanarbitrarilymaketheterminalvaluealowerpercentofyouroverallvaluebystretchingoutyourforecastperiod(withnochangeinyouroverallvalue).

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Myth6:DCFscanbe“manipulated”

¨ Preconceptionsandpriors:Whenyoustartonthevaluationofacompany,youalmostneverstartwithablankslate.Instead,yourvaluationisshapedbyyourpriorviewsofthecompanyinquestion.¤ Corollary1:Themoreyouknowaboutacompany,themorelikelyitisthatyouwillbebiased,whenvaluingthecompany.

¤ Corollary2:The“closer”yougettothemanagement/ownersofacompany,themorebiasedyourvaluationofthecompanywillbecome.

¨ Valuefirst,valuationtofollow:Inprinciple,youshoulddoyourvaluationfirstbeforeyoudecidehowmuchtopayforanasset.Inpractice,peopleoftendecidewhattopayanddothevaluationafterwards.

Free Cashflow to FirmEBIT (1- tax rate)- (Cap Ex - Depreciation)- Change in non-cash WC= Free Cashflow to firm

Cost of Capital

Expected Growth in FCFF during high growth

Length of high growth period: PV of FCFF during high Stable GrowthWhen operating income and FCFF grow at constant rate forever.

Value of Operating Assets today+ Cash & non-operating assets- DebtValue of equity

Weighted average of cost of equity & cost of debt

If you want higher (lower) value, you can1. Augment (haircut) earnings2. Reduce(increase) effective tax rate3. Ignore (Count in) unconventional cap ex4. Narrow (Broaden) definition of working capital

If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can1. Use higher (lower) growth rates 2. Assume less (more) reinvestment with the same growth rate, thus raising (lowering) the quality and value of growth.

If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can1. Assume a higher (lower) debt ratio, with the same costs of debt & equity. You may be able to accomplish this by using book (market) value debt ratios.2. Use a lower (higher) equity risk premium for equity and a lower (higher) default spread for debt.3. Find a "lower" ("higher") beta for your stock.4. Don't add (add) other premiums to the cost of equity (small cap?)

If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can1. Assume a longer (shorter) growth period2. Assume more (less) excess returns over the growth period

If you want to increase (decrease) value, you can add (subtract) premiums (discounts) for things you like (dislike) about the company.Premiums: Control, Synergy, liquidityDiscounts: Illiquidity, private company

If you want to increase value, you can1. Use stable growth rates that are economically impossible (higher than the growth rate of the economy)2. Allow this growth to be accompanied by high positive excess returns (low reinvestment)If you want to decrease value, you can1. Use lower growth rates in perpetuity2. Accompany this growth with high negative excess returns

Biasing a DCF valuation: A template of "tricks"

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Ifyouaretheproducerofthevaluation,hereiswhatyoucandoaboutbias..

¨ Trytominimizeexposuretofactorsthatmayincreaseyourbias¤ Don’tdependonmanagementforyourearnings/cashflows

¤ Don’ttieyourcompensationtotheoutcomeofthevaluation

¨ Behonestwithyourselfaboutyourbiases.¤ Practicesome“BayesianValuation”,i.e.,beawareofyorupriors

¨ Ifyouaregoingtobiasyourvaluation,atleasthavethegoodsensetotrytohideyourbiaswell.

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TheMythofFairnessOpinions

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Ifyouaretheconsumerofthevaluation,hereisyourbiaschecklist..

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Myth7:Youcannotvaluethe“intangibles”

¨ Thereisoftenatemptationtoaddonpremiumsforintangibles.Hereareafewexamples.¤ Brandname¤ Greatmanagement¤ Loyalworkforce¤ Technologicalprowess

¨ Therearetwopotentialdangers:¤ Forsomeassets,thevaluemayalreadybeinyourvalueandaddingapremiumwillbedoublecounting.

¤ Forotherassets,thevaluemaybeignoredbutincorporatingitwillnotbeeasy.

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ValuingBrandName

CocaCola WithCott MarginsCurrentRevenues= $21,962.00 $21,962.00Lengthofhigh-growthperiod 10 10ReinvestmentRate= 50% 50%OperatingMargin(after-tax) 15.57% 5.28%Sales/Capital(Turnoverratio) 1.34 1.34Returnoncapital(after-tax) 20.84% 7.06%Growthrateduringperiod(g)= 10.42% 3.53%CostofCapitalduringperiod= 7.65% 7.65%StableGrowthPeriodGrowthrateinsteadystate= 4.00% 4.00%Returnoncapital= 7.65% 7.65%ReinvestmentRate= 52.28% 52.28%CostofCapital= 7.65% 7.65%ValueofFirm= $79,611.25 $15,371.24

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ValuingaFranchise:StarWars

Discounted back @ 7.61% cost of

capital of entertainment

companies

Add on $ per box office $

Main MoviesWorld Box office of $1.5 billion,

adjusted for 2% inflation.

Spin Off MoviesWorld Box office is 50% of

main movies.

Operating Margin20.14% for movies

15% for non-movies30% tax rate

Assumes that revenues from add ons continue after 2020, growing at 2% a year,

with 15% operating margin

Star Wars Franchise Valuation: December 2015

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Myth8:DCFsshouldyield“conservative”estimatesofvalue¨ Manyoldtimevalueinvestingbooksrecommendthatyoubeconservativeinyourestimateofvalue,essentiallyarguingthatifyouaregoingtomakeamistake,youarebetteroffundervaluingacompanythanovervaluingit.

¨ Mechanically,thistranslatesinyourDCFvaluationinto:¤ Using”lower”thanexpectedcashflows,eitherbyhaircuttingthecashflowsorcountingonlythegrowththatyoubelieveiscertain.Atthelimit,thisoftentakestheformofusingonlythecashflowsthatyousee(dividends).

¤ Use“higher”discountratesthanyoushould,giventheriskandmarketpriceforrisk.

¤ Makingpost-valuationadjustmentstovalueforotherconcerns(illiquidity,corporategovernance)thatyouhaveasaninvestor.

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Thecosttobeingconservativeinyourvalueestimates

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Myth9:ADCFisstatic

¨ Uncertaintyatapointintime:Instandardvaluation,youareforcedtomakepointestimatesforinputswhereyouareuncertainaboutvalues.¤ Instatisticalterms,youarebeingaskedtocompressaprobabilitydistributionaboutavariableintoanexpectedvalue.

¤ Youthenobtainasingleestimateofvalue,baseduponyourbasecaseorexpectedvalues.

¨ Uncertaintyacrosstime:Thatvaluewillchangeovertime,asnewinformationcomesoutaboutthefirmandmacroeconomicconditionschange.

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b.Uncertaintyacrosstime:HownarrativeschangeNarrativeBreak/End NarrativeShift NarrativeChange

(Expansion orContraction)Events,external(legal,politicaloreconomic)orinternal(management,competitive,default), thatcancausethenarrativetobreakorend.

Improvement ordeteriorationininitialbusinessmodel,changingmarketsize,marketshareand/orprofitability.

Unexpectedentry/successinanewmarketorunexpectedexit/failureinanexistingmarket.

Your valuationestimates(cashflows,risk,growth&value)arenolongeroperative

Yourvaluation estimateswillhavetobemodifiedtoreflectthenewdataaboutthecompany.

Valuation estimateshavetoberedonewithnewoverallmarketpotentialandcharacteristics.

Estimate aprobabilitythatitwilloccur&consequences

MonteCarlosimulationsorscenarioanalysis

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ToValeant,theDog!

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Myth10:DCFsareacademic

INTRINSIC VALUE PRICEValue Price

THE GAPIs there one?Will it close?

Drivers of intrinsic value- Cashflows from existing assets- Growth in cash flows- Quality of Growth

Drivers of price- Market moods & momentum- Surface stories about fundamentals

Tools for pricing- Multiples and comparables- Charting and technical indicators- Pseudo DCF

Tools for intrinsic analysis- Discounted Cashflow Valuation (DCF)- Intrinsic multiples- Book value based approaches- Excess Return Models

Tools for "the gap"- Behavioral finance- Price catalysts

Drivers of "the gap"- Information- Liquidity- Corporate governance

Value of cashflows, adjusted for time

and risk

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TheValuedilemmaandwaysofdealingwithit…

¨ Uncertaintyaboutthemagnitudeofthegap:¤ Marginofsafety:Manyvalueinvestorsswearbythenotionofthe

“marginofsafety”asprotectionagainstrisk/uncertainty.¤ Collectmoreinformation:Collectingmoreinformationaboutthe

companyisviewedasonewaytomakeyourinvestmentlessrisky.¤ Askwhatifquestions:Doingscenarioanalysisorwhatifanalysisgives

youasenseofwhetheryoushouldinvest.¤ Confrontuncertainty:Faceuptotheuncertainty,bringitintothe

analysisanddealwiththeconsequences.¨ Uncertaintyaboutgapclosing:Thisistougherandyoucan

reduceyourexposuretoitby¤ Lengtheningyourtimehorizon¤ Providingorlookingforacatalystthatwillcausethegaptoclose.

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TheDCFHallofShame

DealingwithDysfunction

1.TheChimeraDCF

• TheChimeraDCFmakesbasicconsistencymistakes.

• Itmixesdollarcashflowswithpesodiscountrates,nominalcashflowswithrealcostsofcapitalandcashflowsbeforedebtpaymentswithcostsofequity.

• Theendresultisjunk.

2.TheDreamstate DCF

• InaDreamstate DCF,youbuildamazingcompaniesonspreadsheets,makingoutlandishassumptionsaboutgrowthandoperatingmargins overtime.

• Putdifferently,theonlyplacethiscompanycanexistisinyourdreams.

3.TheDissonantDCF

¨ InaDissonantDCF,assumptionsaboutgrowth,riskandcashflowsarenotconsistentwitheachother,withlittleornoexplanationgivenforthemismatch.

¨ Thus,youcanhavecompaniesthatgrowwithoutreinvestmentandprofitwithoutriskforever.

4.TheTrojanHorseDCF

¨ InaTrojanHorseDCF,analystsusetheTrojanHorseofcashflowstosmuggleinapricing(intheformofaterminalvalue,estimatedbyusingamultiple).

¨ ItprovidestheillusionofaDCFwhenwhatyouaredoingisaforwardpricing.

5.TheKabukiDCF

¨ AKabukiDCF isaworkofart,whereanalystgoesthroughthemotionsofvaluation,withtheendvalueneverindoubt.

¨ Theintentisdevelopingmodelsthatarelegallyoraccounting-ruledefensibleratherthanyieldingreasonablevalues.

6.TheRobo DCF

¨ InaRobo DCF,thevaluationalmostrunsitself,withmostoralloftheinputsbeingoutsourced(management,outsideservices,otheranalysts)andthemodelitselfbecomingmechanized.

¨ Withdataonlineandcomputer-builtmodels,thefutureishere.

¨ IfyouwantaRobo DCF,tryuValue.ItworksonaniPhoneoraniPad..

7.MutantDCFs

¨ AMutantDCF isacollectionofnumberswhereitemshavefamiliarnames(freecashflow,costofcapital)butaredefinedinstrangeways.

¨ UsingEBITDAascashflowandamade-upnumberasyourdiscountrateisonewaytogetthere,butthereareothers…

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Don’tdoaDCF,whenyourjobispricing,andbettertodoagoodpricingthanabadDCF..