The projected fair value for HubSpot is US$545 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity
HubSpot's US$487 share price indicates it is trading at similar levels as its fair value estimate
Our fair value estimate is 11% lower than HubSpot's analyst price target of US$615
How far off is HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll take a look at whether the stock is fairly priced by taking the forecast future cash flows of the company and discounting them back to today's value. One way to achieve this is by employing the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model. Before you think you won't be able to understand it, just read on! It's actually much less complex than you'd imagine.
Companies can be valued in a lot of ways, so we would point out that a DCF is not perfect for every situation. If you want to learn more about discounted cash flow, the rationale behind this calculation can be read in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model.
Step By Step Through The Calculation
We are going to use a two-stage DCF model, which, as the name states, takes into account two stages of growth. The first stage is generally a higher growth period which levels off heading towards the terminal value, captured in the second 'steady growth' period. To start off with, we need to estimate the next ten years of cash flows. Where possible we use analyst estimates, but when these aren't available we extrapolate the previous free cash flow (FCF) from the last estimate or reported value. We assume companies with shrinking free cash flow will slow their rate of shrinkage, and that companies with growing free cash flow will see their growth rate slow, over this period. We do this to reflect that growth tends to slow more in the early years than it does in later years.
A DCF is all about the idea that a dollar in the future is less valuable than a dollar today, so we need to discount the sum of these future cash flows to arrive at a present value estimate:
10-year free cash flow (FCF) forecast
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
Levered FCF ($, Millions)
US$471.8m
US$601.7m
US$834.1m
US$992.6m
US$1.13b
US$1.25b
US$1.35b
US$1.44b
US$1.52b
US$1.59b
Growth Rate Estimate Source
Analyst x16
Analyst x5
Analyst x1
Est @ 19.01%
Est @ 14.06%
Est @ 10.59%
Est @ 8.16%
Est @ 6.46%
Est @ 5.27%
Est @ 4.44%
Present Value ($, Millions) Discounted @ 6.7%
US$442
US$529
US$687
US$767
US$820
US$850
US$862
US$861
US$849
US$832
("Est" = FCF growth rate estimated by Simply Wall St) Present Value of 10-year Cash Flow (PVCF) = US$7.5b
After calculating the present value of future cash flows in the initial 10-year period, we need to calculate the Terminal Value, which accounts for all future cash flows beyond the first stage. The Gordon Growth formula is used to calculate Terminal Value at a future annual growth rate equal to the 5-year average of the 10-year government bond yield of 2.5%. We discount the terminal cash flows to today's value at a cost of equity of 6.7%.
Present Value of Terminal Value (PVTV)= TV / (1 + r)10= US$39b÷ ( 1 + 6.7%)10= US$20b
The total value, or equity value, is then the sum of the present value of the future cash flows, which in this case is US$28b. To get the intrinsic value per share, we divide this by the total number of shares outstanding. Relative to the current share price of US$487, the company appears about fair value at a 11% discount to where the stock price trades currently. Valuations are imprecise instruments though, rather like a telescope - move a few degrees and end up in a different galaxy. Do keep this in mind.
NYSE:HUBS Discounted Cash Flow August 21st 2024
The Assumptions
The calculation above is very dependent on two assumptions. The first is the discount rate and the other is the cash flows. Part of investing is coming up with your own evaluation of a company's future performance, so try the calculation yourself and check your own assumptions. The DCF also does not consider the possible cyclicality of an industry, or a company's future capital requirements, so it does not give a full picture of a company's potential performance. Given that we are looking at HubSpot as potential shareholders, the cost of equity is used as the discount rate, rather than the cost of capital (or weighted average cost of capital, WACC) which accounts for debt. In this calculation we've used 6.7%, which is based on a levered beta of 1.011. Beta is a measure of a stock's volatility, compared to the market as a whole. We get our beta from the industry average beta of globally comparable companies, with an imposed limit between 0.8 and 2.0, which is a reasonable range for a stable business.
SWOT Analysis for HubSpot
Strength
Debt is not viewed as a risk.
Balance sheet summary for HUBS.
Weakness
Shareholders have been diluted in the past year.
See HUBS' current ownership breakdown.
Opportunity
Forecast to reduce losses next year.
Has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on current free cash flows.
Good value based on P/S ratio and estimated fair value.
Threat
No apparent threats visible for HUBS.
Next Steps:
Whilst important, the DCF calculation ideally won't be the sole piece of analysis you scrutinize for a company. DCF models are not the be-all and end-all of investment valuation. Preferably you'd apply different cases and assumptions and see how they would impact the company's valuation. If a company grows at a different rate, or if its cost of equity or risk free rate changes sharply, the output can look very different. For HubSpot, we've compiled three further factors you should consider:
Risks: Take risks, for example - HubSpot has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
Future Earnings: How does HUBS's growth rate compare to its peers and the wider market? Dig deeper into the analyst consensus number for the upcoming years by interacting with our free analyst growth expectation chart.
Other Solid Businesses: Low debt, high returns on equity and good past performance are fundamental to a strong business. Why not explore our interactive list of stocks with solid business fundamentals to see if there are other companies you may not have considered!
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主要见解
根据2阶段自由现金流估计,HubSpot的预测公允价值为545美元。
HubSpot的487美元股价表明其交易水平与公允价值估计相似。
我们的公允价值估计比HubSpot分析师的目标股价615美元低11%。
HubSpot, Inc. (纽交所:HUBS)与其内在价值相差多远?通过使用最近的财务数据,我们将对该股票是否定价公正进行分析,方法是将公司的预测未来现金流折现回今天的价值。实现这一目标的一种方法是使用贴现现金流模型(DCF模型)。在您认为自己无法理解它之前,请继续阅读!实际上,这比您想象的要简单得多。