VA Tech Wabag Limited DCF Valuation
WABAG · Utilities · Current price ₹1,892
VA Tech Wabag Limited cash-flow valuation
Our discounted cash flow (2-stage) values VA Tech Wabag Limited at ₹671 per share. Intrinsic value from 2-stage discounted cash flows (primary for asset-light / normal businesses); FCFE path. It carries 70% of the weight in our published estimate of ₹671. A discounted cash flow is only as good as the cash-flow path it assumes, so the assumptions behind it are listed in full below.
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How we got this fair value
Every number below is part of the same estimate for VA Tech Wabag Limited. Nothing here is a target price or a forecast of where the share price will go.
Workable, with real gaps. Weigh it alongside your own view rather than on its own.
Estimate range ₹604 – ₹738
Why this method for this business
The DCF model is appropriate for a capital-heavy utility with stable cash flows, while EV/EBITDA captures market sentiment and industry multiples.
The models behind the number
Each method is weighted by how well its inputs held up for this company.
Intrinsic value from 2-stage discounted cash flows (primary for asset-light / normal businesses); FCFE path
required inputs missing
- Discounted cash flow (2-stage) is the primary model due to the company's capital intensity and stable cash flows. EV/EBITDA is included to reflect market valuations and industry trends.
What was missing
- Lack of forward EPS estimates for precise DCF modeling
- Limited analyst coverage for EV/EBITDA multiple validation
What drives it
12 inputs, grouped by how strong each claim is
- FCF_0 (normalized)
- 218 ₹cr
- Net debt
- 228 ₹cr
fcf_norm (median ≤5y positive)
gross debt (cash n/a)
- Discount rate (r)
- 12.9%
- Beta
- 0.8
COE (building-block)
bottom-up industry
- Stage-1 start growth
- 14%
- Fade shape
- linear
- Terminal growth (g)
- 5.4%
- Stage-1 years
- 9 y
pat_cagr_5y
lifecycle Mature
macro terminal × quality premium
lifecycle Mature horizon
- Lifecycle stage
- Mature
- Quality premium
- 1.08×
forecast engine (L20)
moat Narrow + capital allocation
- Path
- FCFE
- Terminal-value fraction
- 0.565
computed (D/E vs 0.8)
PV_TV / (PV_1+PV_TV)
Who computed this
A language model (qwen3:8b) selects the valuation method and the judgement inputs for VA Tech Wabag Limited: which models suit the business, the moat, the growth and margin assumptions. It does not produce the number. The fair value itself is computed in Python by a deterministic engine (version 2026.08.1) from those inputs, so the same inputs always give the same result and every figure above can be traced to a source.
Estimated 14 Sept 2026. Re-run as new financials and news arrive.
How we value stocks
We estimate what a business is worth from its own economics: cash flows, returns on capital, and a multiple justified by its quality, rather than from where the share price has been. A fair value estimate is a view, not a verdict, and it is only as good as the inputs listed above.
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