Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Emerson Electric Co: $EMR Cash Flow Valuation Update


Current Price: ~ $52/share
Yield: ~ 3.14%


Emerson manages five business segments: process management, industrial automation, network power, climate technologies, and tools and storage. Primary products include motors, drives, valves, switches, test equipment, air conditioning compressors, electric tools, and home storage solutions. 


Estimated WACC for the firm today is 12.25% using the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the company's recent SEC filings.

Recent free cash flows and noted growth rates:
Year
FCF $Millions
2003
1394
2004
1816
2005
1669
2006
1911
2007
2335
2008
2579
2009
2555
2010
2768
2011
2586
2012
2388




Average Annual Growth FCF: ~ 7%
CAGR FCF: ~ 6%
Consensus Forecast Industry 5-Year Growth: ~ 13% per year
Consensus Forecast Company 5-Year Growth: ~ 9% per year
Internal Growth Rate: ~ 3%
Sustainable Growth Rate: ~ 8%

Scenario 1
The highest level of FCF achieved in the past 10 years is $2768 million
  • Start at $2768 million FCF
  • Assume a 5-year growth rate in FCF of 9% per year, then no growth or 0% growth in FCF per year forever:

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
Year
FCF $Millions
0
2768
1
3017
2
3289
3
3585
4
3907
5
4259
Terminal Value
37904


The firm's future free cash flows, discounted at a WACC of 12.25%, give a present value for the entire firm (Debt + Equity) of $33956 million. If the firm's fair value of debt is estimated at $5088 million, then the fair value of the firm's equity could be $28868 million.  $28868 million / 724 million outstanding shares is approximately $40 per share and a 20% margin of safety is $32/share.


Scenario 2
All else being equal,
  • Assume a 5-year growth rate in FCF of 9% per year, then 3.50% growth in FCF per year forever:

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
Year
FCF $Millions
0
2768
1
3017
2
3289
3
3585
4
3907
5
4259
Terminal Value
53071


  • Present Value of the entire firm (Debt + Equity): $42468 million
  • Value of Equity: $37380 million or $52/share
  • 20% margin of safety is $42/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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