ESTIMATINGGROWTH
Growthcanbegood,badorneutral…
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TheValueofGrowth
¨ Whenvaluingacompany,itiseasytogetcaughtupinthedetailsofestimatinggrowthandstartviewinggrowthasa“good”,i.e.,thathighergrowthtranslatesintohighervalue.
¨ Growth,though,isadouble-edgedsword.¤ Thegoodsideofgrowthisthatitpushesuprevenuesandoperatingincome,perhapsatdifferentrates(dependingonhowmarginsevolveovertime).
¤ Thebadsideofgrowthisthatyouhavetosetasidemoneytoreinvesttocreatethatgrowth.
¤ Theneteffectofgrowthiswhetherthegoodoutweighsthebad.
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WaysofEstimatingGrowthinEarnings
¨ Lookatthepast¤ Thehistoricalgrowthinearningspershareisusuallyagoodstartingpointforgrowthestimation
¨ Lookatwhatothersareestimating¤ Analystsestimategrowthinearningspershareformanyfirms.Itisusefultoknowwhattheirestimatesare.
¨ Lookatfundamentals¤ Ultimately,allgrowthinearningscanbetracedtotwofundamentals- howmuchthefirmisinvestinginnewprojects,andwhatreturnstheseprojectsaremakingforthefirm.
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HistoricalGrowth
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HistoricalGrowth
¨ Historicalgrowthratescanbeestimatedinanumberofdifferentways¤ ArithmeticversusGeometricAverages¤ SimpleversusRegressionModels
¨ Historicalgrowthratescanbesensitiveto¤ Theperiodusedintheestimation(startingandendingpoints)¤ Themetricthatthegrowthisestimatedin..
¨ Inusinghistoricalgrowthrates,youhavetowrestlewiththefollowing:¤ Howtodealwithnegativeearnings¤ Theeffectsofscalingup
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Motorola:ArithmeticversusGeometricGrowthRates
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ATest
¨ YouaretryingtoestimatethegrowthrateinearningspershareatTimeWarnerfrom1996to1997.In1996,theearningspersharewasadeficitof$0.05.In1997,theexpectedearningspershareis$0.25.Whatisthegrowthrate?
a. -600%b. +600%c. +120%d. Cannotbeestimated
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DealingwithNegativeEarnings
¨ Whentheearningsinthestartingperiodarenegative,thegrowthratecannotbeestimated.(0.30/-0.05=-600%)
¨ Therearethreesolutions:¤ Usethehigherofthetwonumbersasthedenominator(0.30/0.25=120%)
¤ Usetheabsolutevalueofearningsinthestartingperiodasthedenominator(0.30/0.05=600%)
¤ Usealinearregressionmodelanddividethecoefficientbytheaverageearnings.
¨ Whenearningsarenegative,thegrowthrateismeaningless.Thus,whilethegrowthratecanbeestimated,itdoesnottellyoumuchaboutthefuture.
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TheEffectofSizeonGrowth:CallawayGolf
Year NetProfit GrowthRate1990 1.801991 6.40 255.56%1992 19.30 201.56%1993 41.20 113.47%1994 78.00 89.32%1995 97.70 25.26%1996 122.30 25.18%¨ GeometricAverageGrowthRate=102%
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ExtrapolationanditsDangers
Year NetProfit1996 $122.301997 $247.051998 $499.031999 $1,008.052000 $2,036.252001 $4,113.23¨ Ifnetprofitcontinuestogrowatthesamerateasithasinthepast6years,theexpectednetincomein5yearswillbe$4.113billion.
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AnalystEstimates
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AnalystForecastsofGrowth
¨ Whilethejobofananalystistofindunderandovervaluedstocksinthesectorsthattheyfollow,asignificantproportionofananalyst’stime(outsideofselling)isspentforecastingearningspershare.¤ Mostofthistime,inturn,isspentforecastingearningspershareinthenextearningsreport
¤ Whilemanyanalystsforecastexpectedgrowthinearningspershareoverthenext5years,theanalysisandinformation(generally)thatgoesintothisestimateisfarmorelimited.
¨ AnalystforecastsofearningspershareandexpectedgrowtharewidelydisseminatedbyservicessuchasZacksandIBES,atleastforU.Scompanies.
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Howgoodareanalystsatforecastinggrowth?
¨ AnalystsforecastsofEPStendtobeclosertotheactualEPSthansimpletimeseriesmodels,butthedifferencestendtobesmall
Study Grouptested Analyst TimeSeriesError ModelError
Collins&HopwoodValueLineForecasts 31.7% 34.1%Brown&Rozeff ValueLineForecasts 28.4% 32.2%Fried&Givoly EarningsForecaster 16.4% 19.8%¨ Theadvantagethatanalystshaveovertimeseriesmodels
¤ tendstodecreasewiththeforecastperiod(nextquarterversus5years)¤ tendstobegreaterforlargerfirmsthanforsmallerfirms¤ tendstobegreaterattheindustrylevelthanatthecompanylevel
¨ Forecastsofgrowth(andrevisionsthereof)tendtobehighlycorrelatedacrossanalysts.
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Aresomeanalystsmoreequalthanothers?
¨ AstudyofAll-AmericaAnalysts(chosenbyInstitutionalInvestor)foundthat¤ ThereisnoevidencethatanalystswhoarechosenfortheAll-America
Analystteamwerechosenbecausetheywerebetterforecastersofearnings.(Theirmedianforecasterrorinthequarterpriortobeingchosenwas30%;themedianforecasterrorofotheranalystswas28%)
¤ However,inthecalendaryearfollowingbeingchosenasAll-Americaanalysts,theseanalystsbecomeslightlybetterforecastersthantheirlessfortunatebrethren.(ThemedianforecasterrorforAll-Americaanalystsis2%lowerthanthemedianforecasterrorforotheranalysts)
¤ EarningsrevisionsmadebyAll-Americaanalyststendtohaveamuchgreaterimpactonthestockpricethanrevisionsfromotheranalysts
¤ TherecommendationsmadebytheAllAmericaanalystshaveagreaterimpactonstockprices(3%onbuys;4.7%onsells).Fortheserecommendationsthepricechangesaresustained,andtheycontinuetoriseinthefollowingperiod(2.4%forbuys;13.8%forthesells).
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TheFiveDeadlySinsofanAnalyst
¨ TunnelVision:Becomingsofocusedonthesectorandvaluationswithinthesectorthatyoulosesightofthebiggerpicture.
¨ Lemmingitis:Strongurgefelttochangerecommendations&reviseearningsestimateswhenotheranalystsdothesame.
¨ StockholmSyndrome:Referstoanalystswhostartidentifyingwiththemanagersofthefirmsthattheyaresupposedtofollow.
¨ Factophobia (generallyiscoupledwithdelusionsofbeingafamousstoryteller):Tendencytobasearecommendationona“story” coupledwitharefusaltofacethefacts.
¨ Dr.Jekyll/Mr.Hyde:Analystwhothinkshisprimaryjobistobringininvestmentbankingbusinesstothefirm.
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PropositionsaboutAnalystGrowthRates
¨ Proposition1:Thereiffarlessprivateinformationandfarmorepublicinformationinmostanalystforecaststhanisgenerallyclaimed.
¨ Proposition2:Thebiggestsourceofprivateinformationforanalystsremainsthecompanyitselfwhichmightexplain¤ whytherearemorebuyrecommendationsthansellrecommendations
(informationbiasandtheneedtopreservesources)¤ whythereissuchahighcorrelationacrossanalystsforecastsandrevisions¤ whyAll-Americaanalystsbecomebetterforecastersthanotheranalysts
aftertheyarechosentobepartoftheteam.¨ Proposition3:Thereisvaluetoknowingwhatanalystsare
forecastingasearningsgrowthforafirm.Thereis,however,dangerwhentheyagreetoomuch(lemmingitis)andwhentheyagreetolittle(inwhichcasetheinformationthattheyhaveissonoisyastobeuseless).
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It’sallinthefundamentals
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FundamentalGrowthRates
Investmentin ExistingProjects$ 1000
Current Return onInvestment on Projects12%
X = CurrentEarnings$120
Investmentin ExistingProjects$1000
Next Periodʼs Return onInvestment12%
XInvestmentin NewProjects$100
Return onInvestment onNew Projects12%
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Investmentin ExistingProjects$1000
Change inROI from current to nextperiod: 0%
XInvestmentin NewProjects$100
Return onInvestment onNew Projects12%
X+ Change in Earnings$ 12=
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GrowthRateDerivations
In the special case where ROI on existing projects remains unchanged and is equal to the ROI on new projects
Investment in New ProjectsCurrent Earnings
Return on Investment Change in EarningsCurrent Earnings=X
Reinvestment Rate X Return on Investment = Growth Rate in Earnings
in the more general case where ROI can change from period to period, this can be expanded as follows:
Investment in Existing Projects*(Change in ROI) + New Projects (ROI)Investment in Existing Projects* Current ROI
Change in EarningsCurrent Earnings=
100120 X 12% = $12
$120
For instance, if the ROI increases from 12% to 13%, the expected growth rate can be written as follows:
83.33% X 12% = 10%
$1,000 * (.13 - .12) + 100 (13%)$ 1000 * .12
$23$120= = 19.17%
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EstimatingFundamentalGrowthfromnewinvestments:Threevariations
EarningsMeasure ReinvestmentMeasure ReturnMeasure
Earningspershare RetentionRatio=%ofnetincomeretainedbythecompany=1– Payoutratio
ReturnonEquity=NetIncome/BookValueofEquity
NetIncomefromnon-cashassets
EquityreinvestmentRate=(NetCapEx+Changeinnon-cashWC– ChangeinDebt)/(NetIncome)
Non-cashROE=NetIncomefromnon-cashassets/(Bookvalueofequity– Cash)
OperatingIncome ReinvestmentRate=(NetCapEx+Changeinnon-cashWC)/After-taxOperatingIncome
ReturnonCapitalorROIC=After-taxOperatingIncome/(Bookvalueofequity+Bookvalueofdebt– Cash)
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I.ExpectedLongTermGrowthinEPS
¨ Whenlookingatgrowthinearningspershare,theseinputscanbecastasfollows:¤ ReinvestmentRate=RetainedEarnings/CurrentEarnings=Retention
Ratio¤ ReturnonInvestment=ROE=NetIncome/BookValueofEquity
¨ InthespecialcasewherethecurrentROEisexpectedtoremainunchanged
gEPS =RetainedEarningst-1/NIt-1 *ROE=RetentionRatio*ROE=b*ROE
¨ Proposition1:Theexpectedgrowthrateinearningsforacompanycannotexceeditsreturnonequityinthelongterm.
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EstimatingExpectedGrowthinEPS:WellsFargoin2008
¨ Returnonequity(basedon2008earnings)=17.56%¨ RetentionRatio(basedon2008earningsanddividends)=45.37%
¨ ExpectedgrowthrateinearningspershareforWellsFargo,ifitcanmaintainthesenumbers.ExpectedGrowthRate=0.4537(17.56%)=7.97%
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RegulatoryEffectsonExpectedEPSgrowth
¨ Assumenowthatthebankingcrisisof2008willhaveanimpactonthecapitalratiosandprofitabilityofbanks.Inparticular,youcanexpectthatthebookcapital(equity)neededbybankstodobusinesswillincrease30%,startingnow.
¨ AssumingthatWellscontinueswithitsexistingbusinesses,estimatetheexpectedgrowthrateinearningspershareforthefuture.
NewReturnonEquity=Expectedgrowthrate=
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OnewaytopumpupROE:Usemoredebt
ROE=ROC+D/E(ROC- i (1-t))where,
ROC=EBITt (1- taxrate)/BookvalueofCapitalt-1D/E=BVofDebt/BVofEquityi =InterestExpenseonDebt/BVofDebtt=Taxrateonordinaryincome
¨ NotethatBookvalueofcapital=BookValueofDebt+BookvalueofEquity- Cash.
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DecomposingROE:Brahmain1998
¨ Brahma(nowAmbev)hadanextremelyhighreturnonequity,partlybecauseitborrowedmoneyataratewellbelowitsreturnoncapital¤ ReturnonCapital=19.91%¤ Debt/EquityRatio=77%¤ After-taxCostofDebt=5.61%¤ ReturnonEquity=ROC+D/E(ROC- i(1-t))
=19.91%+0.77(19.91%- 5.61%)=30.92%
¨ Thisseemslikeaneasywaytodeliverhighergrowthinearningspershare.What(ifany)isthedownside?
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DecomposingROE:TitanWatches(India)in2000
¨ ReturnonCapital=9.54%¨ Debt/EquityRatio=191%(bookvalueterms)¨ After-taxCostofDebt=10.125%¨ ReturnonEquity=ROC+D/E(ROC- i(1-t))
=9.54%+1.91(9.54%- 10.125%)=8.42%
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II.ExpectedGrowthinNetIncomefromnon-cashassets
¨ ThelimitationoftheEPSfundamentalgrowthequationisthatitfocusesonpershareearningsandassumesthatreinvestedearningsareinvestedinprojectsearningthereturnonequity.Totheextentthatcompaniesretainmoneyincashbalances,theeffectonnetincomecanbemuted.
¨ Amoregeneralversionofexpectedgrowthinearningscanbeobtainedbysubstitutingintheequityreinvestmentintorealinvestments(netcapitalexpendituresandworkingcapital)andmodifyingthereturnonequitydefinitiontoexcludecash:¤ NetIncomefromnon-cashassets=Netincome– Interestincomefrom
cash(1- t)¤ EquityReinvestmentRate=(NetCapitalExpenditures+ChangeinWorking
Capital)(1- DebtRatio)/NetIncomefromnon-cashassets¤ Non-cashROE=NetIncomefromnon-cashassets/(BVofEquity– Cash)¤ ExpectedGrowthNetIncome =EquityReinvestmentRate*Non-cashROE
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Estimatingexpectedgrowthinnetincomefromnon-cashassets:CocaColain2010
¨ In2010,CocaColareportednetincomeof$11,809million.Ithadatotalbookvalueofequityof$25,346millionattheendof2009.
¨ CocaColahadacashbalanceof$7,021millionattheendof2009,onwhichitearnedincomeof$105millionin2010.
¨ CocaColahadcapitalexpendituresof$2,215million,depreciationof$1,443millionandreportedanincreaseinworkingcapitalof$335million.CocaCola’stotaldebtincreasedby$150millionduring2010.¤ EquityReinvestment=2215- 1443+335-150=$957million¤ Non-cashNetIncome=$11,809- $105=$11,704million¤ Non-cashbookequity=$25,346- $7021=$18,325million¤ ReinvestmentRate=$957million/$11,704million=8.18%¤ Non-cashROE=$11,704million/$18,325million=63.87%¤ Expectedgrowthrate=8.18%*63.87%=5.22%
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III.ExpectedGrowthinEBITAndFundamentals:StableROCandReinvestmentRate
¨ Whenlookingatgrowthinoperatingincome,thedefinitionsare¤ ReinvestmentRate=(NetCapitalExpenditures+ChangeinWC)/EBIT(1-t)
¤ ReturnonInvestment=ROC=EBIT(1-t)/(BVofDebt+BVofEquity-Cash)
¨ ReinvestmentRateandReturnonCapitalExpectedGrowthrateinOperatingIncome=(NetCapitalExpenditures+ChangeinWC)/EBIT(1-t)*ROC=ReinvestmentRate*ROC
¨ Proposition:Thenetcapitalexpenditureneedsofafirm,foragivengrowthrate,shouldbeinverselyproportionaltothequalityofitsinvestments.
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EstimatingGrowthinOperatingIncome,iffundamentalsstayunchanged¨ Cisco’sFundamentals
¤ ReinvestmentRate=106.81%¤ ReturnonCapital=34.07%¤ ExpectedGrowthinEBIT=(1.0681)(.3407)=36.39%
¨ Motorola’sFundamentals¤ ReinvestmentRate=52.99%¤ ReturnonCapital=12.18%¤ ExpectedGrowthinEBIT=(.5299)(.1218)=6.45%
¨ Cisco’sexpectedgrowthrateisclearlymuchhigherthanMotorola’ssustainablegrowthrate.AsapotentialinvestorinCisco,whatwouldworryyouthemostaboutthisforecast?a. ThatCisco’sreturnoncapitalmaybeoverstated(why?)b. ThatCisco’sreinvestmentcomesmostlyfromacquisitions(why?)c. ThatCiscoisgettingbiggerasafirm(why?)d. ThatCiscoisviewedasastar(why?)e. Alloftheabove
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TheMagicalNumber:ROIC(oranyaccountingreturn)anditslimits
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IV.OperatingIncomeGrowthwhenReturnonCapitalisChanging
¨ Whenthereturnoncapitalischanging,therewillbeasecondcomponenttogrowth,positiveifthereturnoncapitalisincreasingandnegativeifthereturnoncapitalisdecreasing.
¨ IfROCt isthereturnoncapitalinperiodtandROCt+1 isthereturnoncapitalinperiodt+1,theexpectedgrowthrateinoperatingincomewillbe:
ExpectedGrowthRate=ROCt+1 *Reinvestmentrate+(ROCt+1 – ROCt)/ROCt
¨ Ifthechangeisovermultipleperiods,thesecondcomponentshouldbespreadoutovereachperiod.
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Motorola’sGrowthRate
¨ Motorola’scurrentreturnoncapitalis12.18%anditsreinvestmentrateis52.99%.
¨ WeexpectMotorola’sreturnoncapitaltoriseto17.22%overthenext5years(whichishalfwaytowardstheindustryaverage)ExpectedGrowthRate=ROCNewInvestments*ReinvestmentRateCurrent+{[1+(ROCIn5years-ROCCurrent)/ROCCurrent]1/5-1}=.1722*.5299+{[1+(.1722-.1218)/.1218]1/5-1}=.1629or16.29%
¨ OnewaytothinkaboutthisistodecomposeMotorola’sexpectedgrowthinto¤Growthfromnewinvestments:.1722*5299=9.12%¤Growthfrommoreefficientlyusingexistinginvestments:16.29%-9.12%=7.17%
NotethatIamassumingthatthenewinvestmentsstartmaking17.22%immediately,whileallowingforexistingassetstoimprovereturnsgradually
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TheValueofGrowth
Expected growth = Growth from new investments + Efficiency growth= Reinv Rate * ROC + (ROCt-ROCt-1)/ROCt-1
Assume that your cost of capital is 10%. As an investor, rank these firms in the order of most value growth to least value growth.
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EstimatingGrowthwhenOperatingIncomeisNegativeorMarginsarechanging
¨ Allofthefundamentalgrowthequationsassumethatthefirmhasareturnonequityorreturnoncapitalitcansustaininthelongterm.
¨ Whenoperatingincomeisnegativeormarginsareexpectedtochangeovertime,weuseathreestepprocesstoestimategrowth:¤ Estimategrowthratesinrevenuesovertime
n Determinethetotalmarket(givenyourbusinessmodel)andestimatethemarketsharethatyouthinkyourcompanywillearn.
n Decreasethegrowthrateasthefirmbecomeslargern Keeptrackofabsoluterevenuestomakesurethatthegrowthisfeasible
¤ Estimateexpectedoperatingmarginseachyearn Setatargetmarginthatthefirmwillmovetowardsn Adjustthecurrentmargintowardsthetargetmargin
¤ Estimatethecapitalthatneedstobeinvestedtogeneraterevenuegrowthandexpectedmarginsn Estimateasalestocapitalratiothatyouwillusetogeneratereinvestmentneeds
eachyear.
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TeslainJuly2015:GrowthandProfitability
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Tesla:ReinvestmentandProfitability
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Expected Growth Rate
Equity Earnings Operating Income
HistoricalFundamentalsAnalysts HistoricalFundamentals
Stable ROE Changing ROE
ROE * Retention RatioROEt+1*Retention Ratio+ (ROEt+1-ROEt)/ROEt
Stable ROC
ROC * Reinvestment Rate
Changing ROC
ROCt+1*Reinvestment Rate+ (ROCt+1-ROCt)/ROCt
Negative Earnings
1. Revenue Growth2. Operating Margins3. Reinvestment NeedsEarnings per share Net Income
Stable ROE Changing ROE
ROE * Equity Reinvestment Ratio
ROEt+1*Eq. Reinv Ratio+ (ROEt+1-ROEt)/ROEt
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