DCF Valuation
Base-case fair value
$160.28
Intrinsic $213.71 · 25% MOS
Current price: $148.11
Base-case summary
Our base-case DCF for Quaker Chemical Corp (KWR) projects 10 years of free cash flow growth at 20.0% for years 1–5 and 10.0% for years 6–10, anchored to 26.5% historical FCF growth, then applies a 2.5% perpetual growth rate and a 8.0% discount rate. Starting from $89M in trailing free cash flow, this produces an intrinsic value of $213.71 per share. A 25% safety margin gives a fair value of $160.28, suggesting the stock is currently 8% undervalued against the $148.11 market price.
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Conservative, Base, and Optimistic fair values, plus the sensitivity matrix and FCF history. Free account.
Model inputs
TTM Free Cash Flow
$89M
Cash & equivalents
$170M
Total debt
$947M
Shares outstanding
17M