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Dumpster Diving Series - BBY Starts To Look Promising

Nov. 08, 2012 9:17 PM ETBBY3 Comments
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Our Recommendation: Wait for clarity on Q4 performance (quarter results will be announce in Feb 2013) before initiating any change in stock position.

Fair value estimate: $20 - $24.

See valuation grid below for how the numbers stack up.

Turnarounds are hard and the vast majority of companies fail. For BBY a lot of the bad news has been priced in. Failing any evidence of a sustained recovery in top line growth this stock should be avoided - however on the flip side if they do manage to beat low expectations there is tremendous upside.

Management:

The leadership team at BBY is in turmoil. The current CEO has been in office for a few months now, the search is on for a new CFO and there is a large degree of uncertainty regarding the strategy for the company going forward.

Stock Performance:

Total Returns over 2 years

The chart above says it all. BBY investors have been taking a bath. In 2 years the total return on the stock is down 60% while competitors like Amazon and Walmart are up 40%. Just in the last month the stock has lost 10% to move below $16. This despite talks about a buyout offer valuing the stock at roughly $24 . Clearly the market has given up on this stock.

Fundamentals:

This is where it gets interesting. A dcf analysis with conservative estimates of negative/low growth for the next few years still prices the stock above its current price. See details below. Particularly with a worst case estimate of ~ 45B in revenues for the next 7-8 years.

Relative Measure:

Low growth stocks typically have lower multiples and BBY is no exception. Based on EV/EBITDA it's trading below radio shack.

BBY - Price versus EPS Overlay

In short, BBY holds a lot of promise, the market has basically written them off and they might well be -- however Thanksgiving/Christmas sales and the pending Buyout offer should support this stock and potentially drive it higher.

Additional Reading:

https://seekingalpha.com/article/949451-mapping-out-best-buy-s-q3-warning

http://www.startribune.com/business/176694571.html?refer=y

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