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GLOBAL Investment Research Challenge. Greg Goin Brad Kuhn Mark Spurgeon Ken Sturgis Tim Su. Company Overview. Equipment Operations Agricultural Commercial/Consumer Construction/Forestry. Financial Services Dealer Financing Crop Mitigation Wind Energy Generation. Industry Overview.
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GLOBALInvestment Research Challenge Greg Goin Brad Kuhn Mark Spurgeon Ken Sturgis Tim Su
Company Overview Equipment Operations • Agricultural • Commercial/Consumer • Construction/Forestry Financial Services • Dealer Financing • Crop Mitigation • Wind Energy Generation
Industry Overview • Dependence on Crop Prices • Exposure to Recent Housing Collapse • BRIC Expansion • Competitive Industry • HHI : 0.31
Change in Institutional Holdings * Institutional Ownership Makes Up 75% Of Shareholder Base
Overvaluation High Leverage Exposure to Housing Market ROA vs. WACC Market Volatility Recommendation: Underperform
Stock Performance * SP 500 10x
Fundamental Analysis • D/E • 4.9 Deere vs. 2.9 Industry • Inflated ROE Due To High Debt Levels • ROA vs. WACC • 5.3% vs. 4.4% • Day Sales Receivable • 256 vs. 179
Increased volatility in stock price due to increasing beta Deere and Co. Beta
CAPM • Beta: 1.18 • 5 Year Treasury Rate as of 12/31/2007: 4% • Market Risk Premium: 7% • E(R): 12% *All Data is from 2003-2007
Valuation • Constant Growth Model -Value of Stock: $27.18 • Projections From Analysis On Net Farm Income • 2009 Projection 38.17 • 2010 Projection 40.14
Summary • Exposure to Unsystematic Risk • Increasingly High Leverage Levels • Saturated Market Limiting Domestic Growth • Valuation Models Show Overvaluation
Appendix Fundamental Analysis
Net Farm Income Farm Income In Billions