CHAPTER EIGHT VALUATION TOOLS N Practical Investment Management Robert A Strong Outline Market Analysis The Major Indexes The Greenspan Model The Equity Risk Premium South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-2 Outline Company Analysis The Greenspan Model Growth At a Reasonable Price (GARP) Pro-Forma Earnings EBITDA The Growing Role of Cash Flow DuPont Analysis Present Value of Growth Opportunities Regulation Fair Disclosure South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-3 Market Analysis What you think of the market? There are several important ways in which analysts can try to get a handle on the status of “the market.” South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-4 The Major Indexes A portfolio of securities, or equivalently, an index like the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average, can be valued using the dividend discount model (DDM) Recall that DDM states that the current share price equals the discounted value of a perpetually growing stream of dividends: D0 g P0 k g South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-5 The Major Indexes We can substitute earnings for dividends, and, with a few minor adjustments, apply the basic DDM to indexes South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-6 The Greenspan Model The Greenspan model is a heuristic for estimating the over- or under-valuation of the broad market Greenspan market value = 10-year Treasury – S&P 500 earnings yield yield Greenspan market value > the market is overvalued Greenspan market value < the market is undervalued South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-7 The Greenspan Model Insert Figure 8-1 here South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-8 The Equity Risk Premium Equity risk premium is the anticipated return advantage to common stock over fixed income securities Equity risk premium may be presented relative to short-term Treasury bills or to long-term Treasury bonds There is growing evidence that in the future the equity risk premium is going to be less than it has historically been South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 8-9 Company Analysis What you think of this company? There are several important ways in which analysts can dig deeper into the company South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 10 Growth At a Reasonable Price (GARP) The PEG ratio, which is the principal GARP yardstick, combines both perspectives PEG ratio = price earnings ratio annual earnings per share growth rate GARP investors like a low number, and many seek stocks with a PEG ratio that is less than one South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 14 Growth At a Reasonable Price (GARP) Insert Table 8-4 here South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 15 Pro-Forma Earnings In general, pro forma earnings refer to net income excluding the effects of writedowns or goodwill amortization Pro forma earnings data give the investor more reliable information on which to assess future corporate prospects However, the more firms choose to exclude from net income, the better their earnings ratios will look Pro forma earnings are also called cash earnings or core earnings South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 16 EBITDA EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is similar to pro forma earnings in that it excludes nonoperational expenses from the earnings figure People involved in the valuation of businesses often base their analysis in part on EBITDA multiples and may call the figure operating cash flow South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 17 The Growing Role of Cash Flow Many analysts prefer to focus on cash flow rather than on earnings There are many legitimate choices the firm’s accountants may take as they work their way down the income statement, but cash flow is much less subjective Free cash flow represents a firm’s cash flow minus the amount required for necessary capital expenditures South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 18 DuPont Analysis DuPont analysis investigates the interplay of three aspects of corporate performance: Profitability: Is the company selling its products for more than it costs to provide them? Efficiency: Is the company making productive use of its assets? Leverage: To what extent does the firm rely on bondholders and the bank? South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 19 DuPont Analysis Insert Figure 8-2 here South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 20 DuPont Analysis Insert Table 8-5 here South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 21 DuPont Analysis Insert Figure 8-3 here South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 22 Present Value of Growth Opportunities The present value of growth opportunities (PVGO) comes from closer scrutiny of the dividend discount model It is the difference between the stock price and the present value of a perpetual stream of the current earnings level EPS1 P0 PVGO k South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 23 Present Value of Growth Opportunities Insert Table 8-6 (PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Stock Data) here South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 24 Regulation Fair Disclosure In August 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) The principal provision of the rule prevents companies from giving material information to security analysts, mutual funds, or institutional investors unless the company simultaneously issues the same information to the general public South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 25 Regulation Fair Disclosure However, to avoid violating the rule, companies in general have begun to provide less information between quarterly reports South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 26 Review Market Analysis The Major Indexes The Greenspan Model The Equity Risk Premium South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 27 Review Company Analysis The Greenspan Model Growth At a Reasonable Price (GARP) Pro-Forma Earnings EBITDA The Growing Role of Cash Flow DuPont Analysis Present Value of Growth Opportunities Regulation Fair Disclosure South-Western / Thomson Learning © 2004 - 28