Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company. The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
As of today (2024-04-28), Stepan Co's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF is $43.24. The stock price of Stepan Co is $83.98. Therefore, Stepan Co's Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF of today is 2.0.
The historical rank and industry rank for Stepan Co's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF or its related term are showing as below:
SCL'
s Price-to-Projected-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.23 Med: 1.67 Max: 2.2
Current: 1.95
During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF of Stepan Co was 2.20. The lowest was 1.23. And the median was 1.67.
SCL's Price-to-Projected-FCF is ranked worse than 65.54% of 1068
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.215
vs SCL: 1.95
Stepan Co Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for Stepan Co's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Stepan Co's Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Stepan Co's Price-to-Projected-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Projected-FCF data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Stepan Co's Price-to-Projected-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Stepan Co's Price-to-Projected-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stepan Co's Price-to-Projected-FCF falls into.
Stepan Co Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Calculation
Since the intrinsic value calculations based on Discounted Cash Flow Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based), or Discounted Earnings Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) cannot be applied to companies without consistent revenue and earnings, GuruFocus developed a valuation model based on normalized Free Cash Flow and Book Value of the company.
The details of how we calculate the intrinsic value of stocks are described in detail here.
This method smooths out the free cash flow over the past 6-7 years, multiplies the results by a growth multiple, and adds a portion of Total Stockholders Equity.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Stepan Co (NYSE:SCL) Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Explanation
The growth multiple is capped between 8.35 and 17.74.
Total Stockholders Equity weighting is more art than science and it should always be revisited in more detail when researching a company. Weightings from 0% to 100% to more than 100% are possible. 80% was chosen as a happy median after taking the above ideas into consideration.
Stepan Co's Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF for today is calculated as
Price-to-Intrinsic-Value-Projected-FCF
=
Share Price
/
Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF
=
83.98
/
43.24132191672
=
1.94
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Stepan Co Intrinsic Value: Projected FCF Related Terms
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Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. Most of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States.
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