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Topic 10 Equity Valuation Models Intrinsic value versus market price Dividend discount models (DDM) The constant-growth DDM Stock prices and investment opportunities Life cycles and multistage growth models Price-earnings (P/E) ratio
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Topic 10 Equity Valuation Models • Intrinsic value versus market price • Dividend discount models (DDM) The constant-growth DDM Stock prices and investment opportunities Life cycles and multistage growth models • Price-earnings (P/E) ratio • The free cash flow approach to valuing the equity in a firm • Inflation and equity valuation
Intrinsic Value versus Market Price • The expected holding-period return: Assume a one-year holding period. Suppose that ABC stock has: • an expected dividend per share: E(D1) = $4. • the current price of a share: P0 = $48 • the expected price at the end of a year: E(P1) = $52. Question: Is the stock attractively priced today given your forecast of next year’s price?
The expected holding-period return (HPR): Expected HPR = The stock’s expected HPR is the sum of: • the expected dividend yield: E(D1)/P0 • the expected capital gains yield (i.e. the expected rate of price appreciation): [E(P1) - P0]/P0.
The required rate of return for ABC stock: From the CAPM, when stock market prices are at equilibrium levels, the rate of return that investors can expect to earn on a security is: This is the return that investors will require of a security given its risk as measured by beta.
Suppose: rf = 6% E(rM) – rf = 5% the beta of ABC: 1.2. The required rate of return for ABC stock: The rate of return the investor expects exceeds the required rate based on ABC’s risk by a margin of 4.7% (= 16.7% - 12%). Thus, the investor will want to buy ABC stock.
Another way: Compare the intrinsic value of a share of stock to its market price. The intrinsic value (V0) of a share of stock: The present value of all expected cash payments to the investor in the stock (including expected dividends as well as the proceeds expected from the ultimate sale of the stock) discounted at the appropriate risk-adjusted interest rate, k.
Whenever the intrinsic value (i.e. the investor’s own estimate of what the stock is really worth) exceeds the market price, the stock is considered undervalued and a good investment. In case of ABC stock: Because intrinsic value ($50) exceeds current price ($48), the stock is undervalued in the market. Thus, investors will want to buy ABC.
In market equilibrium: • market price = intrinsic value. (i.e. P0 = V0) • required return = expected return. (i.e. k = E(r)) Note: k is the discount rate, the required rate of return, or the market capitalization rate.
Dividend Discount Models (DDM) • We will use the simpler notation Ptand Dtinstead of E(Pt) and E(Dt) to avoid clutter. Notations: Dt: expected dividend to be received at the end of year t. • (D0: most recent dividend, has just been paid.) • Pt: expected stock price at end of year t. • Keep in mind that future prices and dividends are • unknown, and we are dealing with expected values, not • certain values.
Suppose the investor plans to hold the stock for H years, then sell.
Suppose the investor plans to hold the stock forever. The dividend discount model (DDM): The current value of a share of common stock is the sum of all future expected dividend payments discounted to the present, no matter what the investor’s holding horizon is.
Note: It is incorrect to conclude that the DDM focuses exclusively on dividends and ignores capital gains as a motive for investing in stock. Indeed, capital gains (as reflected in the expected sales price) are part of the stock’s value. The price at which you can sell a stock in the future depends on dividend forecasts at that time.
The constant-growth DDM • Assume that dividends are trending upward at a stable growth rate (g). For ABC stock: If g = 0.05, and the most recently paid dividend was D0= 3.81, then expected future dividends are:
(the constant-growth DDM) • Notes: • If g = 0, then . • The model requires: k > g (otherwise, the value of the stock would be infinite).
Implications: • A stock’s value will be greater: The larger its expected dividend per share. The lower the market capitalization rate, k. The higher the expected growth rate of dividends. • The stock price is expected to grow at the same rate (g) as dividends. Suppose a stock is selling at its intrinsic value, i.e.
i.e. in the case of constant growth of dividends, the rate of price appreciation in any year will equal that constant-growth rate, g. . . .
For a stock whose market price equals its intrinsic value (P0 = V0), the expected holding-period return will be: E(r) = k = dividend yield + capital gains yield The discounted cash flow (DCF) formula: i.e.by observing the dividend yield (D1/P0)and estimating the growth rate of dividends (g), we can compute k.
Stock prices and investment opportunities • Consider a company, X, with expected earnings in the coming year of $5 per share. X pays out all of its earnings as dividends, maintaining a perpetual dividend flow of $5 per share. If k = 12.5%, X would then be valued at: D1/k = $5/12.5% = $40 per share. X would not grow in value, because with all earnings paid out as dividends, and no earnings reinvested in the firm, capital stock and earnings capacity would remain unchanged over time; earnings and dividends would not grow.
Now suppose X engages in projects that generate a return on investment of 15%, which is greater than the required rate of return, k = 12.5%. It would be foolish for such a company to pay out all of its earnings as dividends. If X retains or plows back some of its earnings into its highly profitable projects, it can earn a 15% rate of return for its shareholders, whereas if it pays out all earnings as dividends, it forgoes the projects, leaving shareholders to invest the dividends in other opportunities at a fair market rate of only 12.5%.
Suppose that X chooses a lower dividend payout ratio (the fraction of earnings paid out as dividends), reducing payout from 100% to 40%, maintaining a plowback ratio (the fraction of earnings reinvested in the firm) at 60%. The plowback ratio is also referred to as the earnings retention ratio. The dividend of the company will be $2 (= 40% $5 earnings) instead of $5. Although dividends initially fall under the earnings reinvestment policy, subsequent growth in the assets of the firm because of reinvested profits will generate growth in future dividends, which will be reflected in today’s share price.
How much growth will be generated? Suppose X starts with plant and equipment of $100 million and is all equity financed. With a return on investment or equity (ROE) of 15%: total earnings = ROE $100 million = 15% $100 million = $15 million. There are 3 million shares of stock outstanding, so earnings per share are $5 (= $15 million/3 million). If 60% of the $15 million in this year’s earnings is reinvested, then the value of the firm’s capital stock will increase by: 0.60 $15 million = $9 million, or by 9%.
i.e. The percentage increase in the capital stock: = ROE the plowback rate (b) = 15% 60% = 9%. Now endowed with 9% more capital, the company earns 9% more income, and pays out 9% higher dividends. The growth rate of the dividends is: g = ROE b = 15% 60% = 9%. If the stock price equals its intrinsic value, it should sell at:
When X reduces current dividends and reinvest some of its earnings in new investments, its stock price increases. The increase in the stock price reflects the fact that the planned investments provide an expected rate of return greater than the required rate. That is, the investment opportunities have positive net present value (NPV). The value of the firm rises by the NPV of these investment opportunities. This NPV is called the present value of growth opportunities (PVGO).
the value of the firm = the value of assets already in place (i.e. the no- growth value of the firm) + the NPV of the future investments the firm will make (i.e. the PVGO) i.e. Price = No-growth value per share + PVGO 57.14 = 40 + 17.14
Note: Growth enhances company value only if it is achieved by investment in projects with attractive profit opportunities (i.e., with ROE > k). Now suppose that ROE is only 12.5%, just equal to the required rate of return, k. The growth rate of the dividends is: g = ROE b = 12.5% 60% = 7.5%.
$40 = $40 + PVGO • PVGO = 0. If the firm’s projects yield only what investors can earn on their own, shareholders cannot be made better off by a high reinvestment rate policy. To justify reinvestment, the firm must engage in projects with better prospective returns than those shareholders can find elsewhere. Price = No-growth value per share + PVGO
Life cycles and multistage growth models • Firms typically pass through life cycles with very different dividend profiles in different phases. In early years, there are ample opportunities for profitable reinvestment in the company. Payout ratios are low, and growth is correspondingly rapid. In later years, the firm matures, attractive opportunities for reinvestment may become harder to find. In this mature phase, the firm may choose to increase the dividend payout ratio, rather than retain earnings. The dividend level increases, but thereafter it grows at a slower rate because the company has fewer growth opportunities.
To compute the intrinsic value, follow the following 3 steps: • Find the present value of the dividends during the nonconstant growth period. • Find the price of the stock at the end of the nonconstant growth period (i.e. at which point it enters its constant-growth phase), and discount this price back to the present. • Add these 2 components.
Example: D1 = $0.17 D2 = $0.183 D3 = $0.197 D4 = $0.21 Dividends enter their constant-growth phase at the end of year 4. Suppose: dividend payout ratio = 9%. ROE = 14%. • The long-term constant steady-state growth rate: g = ROE b = 14% (1 – 9%) = 12.74%.
Find k: beta = 1.20 risk-free rate = rf = 6% expected market return = E(rM)= 12.5%
Find V0:
Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio Price-earnings multiple: the ratio of price per share to earnings per share, commonly called the P/E ratio. The P/E ratio and growth opportunities Price = No-growth value per share + PVGO
Implications: • When PVGO = 0: P0 = E1/k and P/E ratio = 1/k. PVGO P/E ratio. The P/E ratio might serve as a useful indicator of expectations of growth opportunities. A high P/E multiple indicates that a firm enjoys ample growth opportunities.
Recall: The constant growth DDM: . D1 = E1(1 – b). g = ROE b. ( ROE and b g) • The impact of ROE on the P/E ratio: ROE P/E ratio. (High-ROE projects give the firm good opportunities for growth).
The impact of the plowback rate (b) on the P/E ratio: (i) If ROE > k, then b P/E ratio. When ROE exceeds k, the firm offers attractive investment opportunities, so the market will reward it with a higher P/E multiple if it exploits those opportunities more aggressively by plowing back more earnings into those opportunities.
(ii) If ROE < k, then b P/E ratio. When ROE < k, investors prefer that the firm pay out earnings as dividends rather than reinvest earnings in the firm at an inadequate rate of return. That is, for ROE < k, P/Efalls as plowback increases. (iii) If ROE = k, then b P/E ratio does not change.
The impact of stock risk on the P/E ratio: Riskier stocks have higher required rates of return (k) • have lower P/E multiples (P/E). Note: This is true even outside the context of the constant-growth model. For any expected earnings and dividend stream, the present value of those cash flows will be lower when the stream is perceived to be riskier. Hence the stock price and P/E ratio will be lower.
Combining P/E analysis and the DDM Recall the example: D1 = $0.17 D2 = $0.183 D3 = $0.197 D4 = $0.21 Dividends enter their constant-growth phase at the end of year 4.
The forecasted data for year 4: P/E ratio: 25. EPS: $2.20. the estimate of share price for year 4: 25 $2.20 = $55.
Other comparative valuation ratios The P/E ratio is an example of a comparative valuation ratio. Such ratios are used to assess the valuation of one firm versus another based on a fundamental indicator such as earnings. Other such comparative ratios are commonly used: • Price-to-book ratio: The ratio of price per share divided by book value per share. Book value is the net worth of a company as shown on the balance sheet.
Price-to-cash-flow ratio: Earnings as reported on the income statement can be affected by the company’s choice of accounting practices, and thus are commonly viewed as subject to some imprecision and even manipulation. In contrast, cash flow—which tracks cash actually flowing into or out of the firm—is less affected by accounting decisions. Some analysts use operating cash flow when calculating this ratio. Others prefer “free cash flow” (= operating cash flow - new investment).
Price-to-sales ratio: Many start-up firms have no earnings. Thus, the P/E ratio for these firms is meaningless. The price-to-sales ratio (the ratio of stock price to the annual sales per share) has recently become a popular valuation benchmark for these firms. Of course, price-to-sales ratios can vary markedly across industries, since profit margins vary widely. Nevertheless, use of this ratio has increased substantially in recent years.
Market valuation statistics: While the levels of these ratios differ considerably, for the most part, they track each other fairly closely, with upturns and downturns at the same times.
The Free Cash Flow Approach to Valuing the Equity in a Firm • Start with an estimate of the value of the firm as a whole and derives the value of the equity by subtracting the market value of all nonequity claims. • Example: (MiMo Corporation) • Its cash flow from operations before interest and taxes was $1 million in the year just ended, and it expects that this will grow by 6%per year forever. To make this happen, the firm will have to invest an amount equal to 15% of pretax cash flow each year.
The tax rate is 30%. • Depreciation was $100,000 in the year just ended and is expected to grow at the same rate as the operating cash flow. • The appropriate market capitalization rate for the unleveraged cash flow is 10% per year, and the firm currently has debt of $2 million outstanding.
