Chapter 13 Equity Valuation Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Valuation by Comparables

13-3 Fundamental Stock Analysis: Models of Equity Valuation Basic Types of Models –Balance Sheet Models –Dividend Discount Models –Price/Earnings Ratios –Free Cash Flow Models

13-4 Models of Equity Valuation Valuation models using comparables –Look at the relationship between price and various determinants of value for similar firms The internet provides a convenient way to access firm data. Some examples are: –EDGAR –Finance.yahoo.com

13-5 Table 13.1 Microsoft Corporation Financial Highlights 2009

13-6 Valuation Methods Book value –Value of common equity on the balance sheet –Based on historical values of assets and liabilities, which may not reflect current values –Some assets such as brand name or specialized skills are not on a balance sheet –Is book value a floor value for market value of equity?

13-7 Valuation Methods Market value –Current market value of assets minus current market value of liabilities Market value of assets may be difficult to ascertain –Market value based on stock price –Better measure than book value of the worth of the stock to the investor.

13-8 Valuation Methods (Other Measures) Liquidation value –Net amount realized from sale of assets and paying off all debt –Firm becomes a takeover target if market value stock falls below this amount, so liquidation value may serve as floor to value

13-9 Valuation Methods (Other Measures) Replacement cost –Replacement cost of the assets less the liabilities –May put a ceiling on market value in the long run because values above replacement cost will attract new entrants into the market. –Tobin’s Q = Market Value / Replacement Cost; should tend toward 1 over time.

Intrinsic Value Versus Market Price

13-11 Expected Holding Period Return The return on a stock investment comprises cash dividends and capital gains or losses –Assuming a one-year holding period

13-12 Required Return CAPM gave us required return, call it k: k = market capitalization rate If the stock is priced correctly –Required return should equal expected return =

13-13 Intrinsic Value The present value of a firm’s expected future net cash flows discounted by a risk adjusted required rate of return. The cash flows on a stock are? –Dividends (D t ) –Sale price (P t ) Intrinsic Value today (time 0) is denoted V 0 and for a one year holding period may be found as:

13-14 Intrinsic Value and Market Price Market Price –Consensus value of all traders –In equilibrium the current market price will equal intrinsic value Trading Signals –If V 0 > P 0 –If V 0 < P 0 –If V 0 = P 0 Buy Sell or Short Sell Hold as it is Fairly Priced

Dividend Discount Models For now assume price = intrinsic value

13-16 Basic Dividend Discount Model Intrinsic value of a stock can be found from the following: What happened to the expected sale price in this formula? Why is this an infinite sum? Is stock price independent of the investor’s holding period? V 0 = Intrinsic Value of Stock D t = Dividend in time t k = required return

13-17 Basic Dividend Discount Model Intrinsic value of a stock can be found from the following: This equation is not useable because it is an infinite sum of variable cash flows. Therefore we have to make assumptions about the dividends to make the model tractable. V 0 = Intrinsic Value of Stock D t = Dividend in time t k = required return

13-18 No Growth Model Use: Stocks that have earnings and dividends that are expected to remain constant over time (zero growth) –Preferred Stock A preferred stock pays a $2.00 per share dividend and the stock has a required return of 10%. What is the most you should be willing to pay for the stock?

13-19 Constant Growth Model Use: Stocks that have earnings and dividends that are expected to grow at a constant rate forever A common stock share just paid a $2.00 per share dividend and the stock has a required return of 10%. Dividends are expected to grow at 6% per year forever. What is the most you should be willing to pay for the stock?

13-20 Comparing Value and Returns Why do you have to pay more for the constant growth stock? –Must pay for expected growth What is the one year rate of return for each stock? No Growth Stock V 0 = $20.00 D = $2.00 V 1 = Constant Growth Stock V 0 = $53.00; D 0 = $2.00 $2.00 / 0.10 = $20.00

13-21 Comparing Value and Returns Both stocks given an investor a pre-tax return of 10%. Is one stock a better buy than the other? –Not if both are actually priced at their intrinsic value (ignoring taxes).

13-22 Stock Prices and Investment Opportunities g = growth rate in dividends is a function of two variables: –ROE = Return on Equity for the firm –b = plowback or retention percentage rate (1- dividend payout percentage rate) g increases if a firm increases its retention ratio and/or its ROE

13-23 Value of Growth Opportunities Cash Cow, Inc. (CC) E1 = $5 D1 = $5 b = ; therefore g = k = 12.5% ; Find V CC ROE = 12.5% Growth Prospects (GP) E1 = $5 D1 = $5 b = 0; therefore g = 0 k = 12.5%, Find V GP ROE = 15% 0 0 Should either or both firms retain some earnings? Value with 100% dividend payout

13-24 Value of Growth Opportunities Cash Cow, Inc. (CC) E1 = $5 b = 60%; therefore g D1 = 0.40 x $5 = $2.00 k = 12.5%; Find V CC ROE = 12.5% CC value is the same, why? Growth Prospects (GP) E1 = $5 b = 60%; therefore g = 9% D1 = 0.40 x $5 = $2.00 k = 12.5%; Find V GP ROE = 15% GP Value has increased, why? 7.5% Value with 40% dividend payout

13-25 Value of Growth Opportunities Value of assets in place for GP = $40.00 (value with all dividends paid out, with ROE = 12.5%) Value of growth opportunities with ROE = 15% may be inferred from the difference between the new V GP = $57.14 and the no growth value of $40.00 Thus the present value of growth opportunities (PVGO) = $ $40.00 = $17.14 In general:

13-26 Figure 13.1 Dividend Growth for Two Earnings Reinvestment Policies (for a given ROE) High reinvestment increases stock price only if ROE > k

13-27 Multistage Growth Models As firms progress through their industry life cycle, earnings and dividend growth rates (ROE) are likely to change. A two stage growth model: g 1 = first growth rate g 2 = second growth rate T = number of periods of growth at g 1

13-28 Multistage Growth Rate Model: Example D0 = $2.00 g1 = 20% g2 = 5% k = 15% T = 3 D1 = 2.40 D2 = 2.88 D3 = 3.46 D4 = 3.63 V 0 = = $30.40

13-29 Table 13.2 Financial Ratios

13-30 Figure 13.2 Honda Motor

13-31 Two Stage DDM for Honda Dividends: Assume the dividend growth rate will be steady beyond Value Line forecasts b = 70% and ROE of 11.0%. What should be the long term growth rate? YearDividen d From Value Line

13-32 Two Stage DDM for Honda The required rate of return:  Honda = 1.05 R f in 2008 = 3.5% Market risk premium = historical average of 8% From Value Line

13-33 Two Stage DDM for Honda k = 11.90% g = 7.70% Find the intrinsic value Value Line reported the actual price = $21.37, so Honda was undervalued by $0.51 or about 2.4%. YearDivid end

13-34 Two Stage DDM for Honda Should we trust the valuation result? What if the beta is slightly incorrect, suppose it is 1.10 (< 5% error) rather than 1.05? Now k = 12.3% and the intrinsic value estimate V 0 = $19.98, reversing our conclusion that Honda is undervalued YearDividen d Actual price = $21.37

Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratios

13-36 P/E Ratio and Growth Opportunities P/E Ratios are a function of two factors –Required Rates of Return (k) (inverse relationship) –Expected Growth in Dividends (direct relationship) Uses –Estimate intrinsic value of stocks Conceptually equivalent to the constant growth DDM –Extensively used by analysts and investors

13-37 P/E, ROE and Growth With positive growth: With zero growth: If g = 0 then b should = 0 and the ratio simplifies to: Are the elements of the P/E ratio similar to the constant growth DDM?

13-38 Numerical Example: No Growth E 1 = $2.50 g = 0 k = 12.5%; Find P/E and V 0 P/E = 1/k = 1/.125 = 8 V 0 = P/E x E 1 = 8 x $2.50 = $20.00

13-39 Numerical Example with Growth b = 60% ROE = 15%; k = 12.5% (1-b) = 40%, E 0 = $2.50 Find the P/E and V 0 : g = ROE x b = 15% x 60% = 9% E 1 = $2.50 (1.09) = $2.725 P/E = (1 -.60) / ( ) = 11.4 V 0 = P/E x E 1 = 11.4 x $2.73 = $31.14

13-40 ROE and b and growth and P/E

13-41 P/E Ratios and Stock Risk Riskier firms will have higher required rates of return (higher values of k) Riskier stocks will have lower P/E multiples

13-42 Pitfalls in Using P/E Ratios Earnings management is a serious problem, P/E should be calculated using pro forma earnings, A high P/E implies high expected growth, but not necessarily high stock returns, Simplistic, assumes the future P/E will not be lower than the current P/E. If expected growth in earnings fails to materialize the P/E will fall and investors may incur large losses.

13-43 Figure 13.3 P/E Ratios and Inflation

13-44 Figure 13.4 Earnings Growth for Two Companies 

13-45 Figure 13.5 Price-Earnings Ratios 

13-46 Figure 13.6 P/E Ratios 

13-47 Other Comparative Valuation Ratios Price-to-book –High ratio indicates a large premium over book value, and a ‘floor’ value that is often far below market price Price-to-cash flow –P/Cash Flow instead of P/E; less subject to accounting manipulation Price-to-sales –Useful for firms with low or negative earnings in early growth stage Be creative

13-48 Figure 13.7 Valuation Ratios for the S&P 500

Free Cash Flow Valuation Approaches 

13-50 Free Cash Flow Capitalize or discount the free cash flow for the firm (FCFF) at the weighted-average cost of capital and then subtract the existing (market) value of debt –Useful for firms that don’t pay dividends, –Helpful to understand sources and uses of cash –where: EBIT = earnings before interest and taxes T c = the corporate tax rate NWC = net working capital

13-51 FCFF, Firm Value & Equity Value The free cash flow methods discount year to year cash flows plus some estimate of the terminal value P T where WACC = Weighted average cost of capital g = estimate of long run growth in free cash flow T = time period when the firm approaches constant growth Equity value = Firm Value Firm Value – Market Value of Debt

13-52 Free Cash Flow (cont.) Another approach calculates the free cash flow to the equity holders (FCFE) and discounts the cash flows directly at the cost of equity, k E. Equity value can then be estimated as:

13-53 FCF Valuation Example

13-54 Comparing the Valuation Models In theory free cash flow approaches should provide the same estimate of intrinsic value as the dividend growth model In practice the various approaches often differ substantially –Simplifying assumptions are used in all models –The models establish ranges of likely intrinsic value –Using multiple models forces rigorous thinking about the inputs

The Aggregate Stock Market

13-56 Earnings Multiplier Approach 1.Forecast corporate profits for the coming period for an index such as the S&P Derive an estimate for the aggregate P/E ratio using long-term interest rates –Based on the relationship between the ‘earnings yield’ or E/P ratio for the S&P 500 and the yield on 10 year Treasuries 3.Product of the two forecasts is the estimate of the end- of-period level of the market

13-57 Figure 13.8 Earnings Yield of the S&P 500 Versus 10-year Treasury Bond Yield

13-58 Earnings Multiplier Approach 2009 Data: Starting S&P500 level = 900 Treasury yield = 3.2% Implied Earnings Yield = 2.5% + 3.2% = 5.7% If E/P = 5.7% then P/E = 1 / = If forecast EPS = $55 what is the expected forecast for the S&P500 one year later and the % gain or loss?

13-59 Table 13.4 S&P 500 Index Forecasts