A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO)
In this article I am going to calculate the intrinsic value of Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ:DAIO) using the discounted cash flows (DCF) model. If you want to learn more about this method, the basis for my calculations can be found in detail in the Simply Wall St analysis model. Also note that this article was written in March 2018 so be sure check the latest calculation for Data I/O here.
Is DAIO fairly valued?
We are going to use a two-stage DCF model, which simply means we take in account two stages of company’s growth. In the initial period the company may have a higher growth rate and the second stage is usually assumed to have perpetual stable growth rate. Generally I like to use analyst consensus estimates for free cash flow, but given that DAIO has low analyst coverage with no forecast available, I have extrapolated the most recent reported free cash flow (FCF) based on the average annual revenue growth over the past five years, capped at a reasonable level, and discounted these values at the cost of equity of 9.03%. This resulted in a present value of 5-year cash flow of US$18.85M. Want to understand how I calculated this value? Read our detailed analysis here.
The graph above shows how DAIO’s top and bottom lines are expected to move going forward, which should give you an idea of DAIO’s outlook. Next, I determine the terminal value, which accounts for all the future cash flows after the five years. It’s appropriate to use the 10-year government bond rate of 2.8% as the stable growth rate, which is rightly below GDP growth, but more towards the conservative side. After discounting the terminal value back five years, the present value becomes US$61.64M.
The total value is the sum of cash flows for the next five years and the discounted terminal value, which results in the Total Equity Value, which in this case is US$80.49M. In the final step we divide the equity value by the number of shares outstanding. This results in an intrinsic value of $9.72, which, compared to the current share price of $8.02, we find that Data I/O is about right, perhaps slightly undervalued at a 17.53% discount to what it is available for right now.
Next Steps:
Valuation is only one side of the coin in terms of building your investment thesis, and it shouldn’t be the only metric you look at when researching a company.
For DAIO, I’ve put together three important factors you should further examine:
Financial Health: Does DAIO have a healthy balance sheet? Take a look at our free balance sheet analysis with six simple checks on key factors like leverage and risk.
Future Earnings: How does DAIO’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 High Quality Alternatives: Are there other high quality stocks you could be holding instead of DAIO? Explore our interactive list of high quality stocks to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
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The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
