Monday, March 26, 2012

Texas Instruments Inc: $TXN Cash Flow Valuation Update


Current Price: ~ $34/share
Projected Yield: ~ 2.04%


Dallas-based Texas Instruments generates about 96% of its revenue from semiconductors and 4% from its well-known calculators. TI is the world's largest maker of analog chips, which are used to process real-world signals, such as sound and power. TI also has a leading market share position in digital signal processors, used in wireless communications, and has a growing mobile processor business line that is used to run software and applications in many popular smartphones and tablets.           


Estimated WACC for the firm today is 11.92% using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the company's recent SEC filings.

Recent free cash flows and noted growth rates:

Year
FCF $Millions
2002
1190
2003
1351
2004
1848
2005
2442
2006
1188
2007
3720
2008
2567
2009
1890
2010
2621
2011
2440


Average Annual Growth FCF: ~ 24%
CAGR FCF: ~ 8%
Consensus Forecast Industry 5-Year Growth: ~ 15% per year
Consensus Forecast Company 5-Year Growth: ~ 7% per year
Internal Growth Rate: ~ 10%
Sustainable Growth Rate: ~ 17%

Scenario 1
Average FCF (2011, 2010, 2009) is $2317 million
  • Start at $2317 million FCF
  • Assume a 5-year growth rate in FCF of 7% per year, then no growth or 0% growth in FCF per year forever:

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

Year
FCF $Millions
0
2317
1
2479
2
2653
3
2838
4
3037
5
3250
Terminal Value
29163



The firm's future cash flows, discounted at a WACC of 11.92%, give a present value for the entire firm (Debt + Equity) of $26748 million. If the firm's fair value of debt is estimated at $4600 million, then the fair value of the firm's equity could be $22148 million.  $22148 million / 1140 million outstanding shares is approximately $19 per share and a 20% margin of safety is $15/share.


Scenario 2
All else being equal,
  • Assume a 5-year growth rate in FCF of 7% per year, then 6% growth in FCF per year forever:

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation

Year
FCF $Millions
0
2,317
1
2479
2
2653
3
2838
4
3037
5
3250
Terminal Value
58705


  • Present Value of the entire firm (Debt + Equity): $43568 million
  • Value of Equity: $38968 million or $34/share
  • 20% margin of safety is $27/share

Sources
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

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