Delta Air Lines Inc. Annual Valuation – 2015 $DAL
After reviewing the data, it is clear that conservative value investors may wish to seek other opportunities. The Defensive Investor is concerned with the low current ratio, insufficient earnings stability or growth over the last ten years, and the short dividend history, while the Enterprising Investor has concerns with the high level of debt relative to the current assets. As a result, both investor types would find the company to be too risky to proceed. That said, any investor willing to speculate about the future of the company may go ahead with the next step of the analysis, which is a determination of the company’s intrinsic value.
When calculating an estimate of intrinsic value, it is important to consider the historical earnings results, along with the market’s implied estimate for future growth. Here, the company has grown its EPSmg (normalized earnings) from a loss of $5.81 in 2010 to a gain of $3.96 for 2014. This level of demonstrated growth is very strong and significantly higher than the market’s implied estimate of only 1.47% annual earnings growth. As a result, the company appears to be significantly undervalued at the present time.
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