1. Title of the study
Valuation and strategy analysis of Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited (STFC)
2. Objectives
The main objective of this study is to provide a perspective of what might be the equity value of this company considering its prospects of growth, risk and position in the market from an academic standpoint alone. The strategic competitive advantages of STFC would be broadly assessed as part of the study however valuation of STFC forms the main objective of this study.
3. Rationale for the study (must also cover review of relevant literature and should be about 250 words)
Established in 1979, Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited (STFC) is one of India’s largest asset financing Non-Banking Finance Company, and has played
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We will attempt to identify STFC’s value chain and list their key constituents, while comparing the same to the industry value chain. Based on the above, we will attempt to identify the key competitive advantages of STFC and broadly assess the sustainability of these competitive advantages for the Company.
c.) Valuation research
The factors we will consider includes the history of the business, economic outlook, financial condition of the business, earnings and dividend paying capacity, book value of the stock, prior sales of the Company's stock, goodwill and intangible value, and the market prices for publicly traded and privately held companies in the same or similar line of business etc. and apply them under the various valuation methodologies to determine the value of STFC.
5. Methodology (about 250 words)
The methodology we adopt will include secondary research on
• Industry analysis reports of Asset Financing industry in
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• Internal analysis of STFC structure and performance
• Literature review of relevant valuation methods and related issues with the same
• Valuation under various methodologies such as Dividend discount model, relative valuation model, along with listing the assumptions used in determining the same
• Comparison of results with that of a select Investment bank/Global equity research house
c. SDI’s officers have been under pressure from the board of directors to do something to improve the price of the common stock. Management is also concerned about the stock price personally because bonuses are based on the performance of SDI’s stock price relative to other firms in its industry. So, they would like a detailed explanation of how the market price is determined—what do investors look for, and what can management do to provide what investors want? Bob Wilkes also wants you to explain how stock valuation information be used to help estimate the company’s cost of equity. Tony Biddle provided some information that can be used in the stock valuation process. First, as background on what investors think about the company, here are some representative quotations taken from analysts’ reports issued during the past few years.
· What conclusions did the study reach? Are the conclusions appropriate? Why or why not?
What was the purpose of this study? (i.e., what question(s) did the authors want to answer?)
Several internal factors can influence the valuation of a company, however, in the subsequent are some factors that will assist management in protecting its shareholders. The first reason is the desire to generate profits for the company, as a profitable firm will attract investors. Secondly, the need to improve the management of a company can lead to valuation as the information can be used to spur growth. Valuation will assist in understanding some of the factors affecting the value of the company such as client relationships, financials, image, technology employees, and marketing. Proper management is implemented after identifying the issues affecting the organization’s value. Thirdly, communicating to the public accurate and current information is essential in attracting investors and maintaining transparency, which builds the company image.
It is important to know the proper technique and method of valuing a company because different people may have different ways of assessing the value; it is also important in understanding the bank’s method of appraising and valuing a company or business
o Review of related literature: In what ways does the literature review support the need for this study?
in our calculations, as this company exhibited dramatic value differences to others in the sample, (likely to skew our results and prove misleading). Using the average of the revised sample field for each ratio, we inserted Torrington’s values where appropriate to generate an entity value. The findings generated two values for Torrington, 606 million and 398 million. Taking the average of these two numbers, Torrington exhibited a relative value of 502.41 million. Because of the lack of related information given in the case, and the often large differences in measures amongst competitors, different capital structures, internal management strategies, there remained many unknowns in our model. We decided it would be best to use this valuation to reaffirm our assumptions in our DCF valuation. (Please see exhibits)
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distribution network. This will improve our operation and increasing our sales force. My valuation range for BV was $36.78-$49.28. I used the adjusted present value to calculate the price per share and used that as the lowest valuation for BV. Additionally, I used their current stock price as their maximum valuation. For SS, my valuation range was $55.17-$57.98. I also used the same method to come up with these valuation range. The eventual outcome helped my company Starshine because stock price per share increased from $51.96 to $57.98 (+$6.02 or 11.59% increase). See exhibit 2A-2B & Exhibit
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The most important is Enterprise value/EBIDTA. Helps to estimate the offer of KKR, inc and gives the answer to Question N4. (See the following table)
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Finally, we come up with the value for the operating after-tax operating cash flows for the next three years and the terminal value. We calculate the present value of these cash flows by discounting by the unlevered cost of capital, rU given as 8.7%, which gives us a value of the unlevered firm of ca. $566m.
The current valuation for the company is based on the DCF valuation model which assumes, valuation based a market risk-free rate of