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Argan, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Engineering & ConstructionSector: Industrials

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$317.51
5Y Range208.74 – 301.99
5Y Selected255.37
(-) Safety Margin85.91%
5Y Buy Price$35.98
Upside (to Buy Price)-88.67%
10Y Range225.75 – 317.82
10Y Selected271.79
(-) Safety Margin85.91%
10Y Buy Price$38.29
Upside (to Buy Price)-87.94%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.7514
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.0169
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.5730
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.0000
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.5090
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.0554
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0126
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0559
Safety Score0.1409

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth20.34%18.52%16.71%14.89%13.08%11.26%9.45%7.63%5.82%4.00%
Revenue1,051.971,246.821,455.131,671.831,890.452,103.342,302.022,477.682,621.772,726.64
EBITDA143.82170.46198.94228.57258.45287.56314.72338.74358.44372.77
D&A-7.27-8.61-10.05-11.55-13.06-14.53-15.91-17.12-18.11-18.84
EBIT136.55161.85188.89217.01245.39273.03298.82321.62340.32353.94
Pro forma Taxes-36.38-43.12-50.33-57.82-65.38-72.75-79.62-85.69-90.68-94.31
NOPAT100.17118.72138.56159.19180.01200.28219.20235.92249.64259.63
Capital Expenditures-8.07-9.56-11.16-12.83-14.50-16.14-17.66-19.01-20.11-20.92
NWC Investment50.1354.9458.7361.1061.6460.0356.0249.5340.6329.57
(+) D&A7.278.6110.0511.5513.0614.5315.9117.1218.1118.84
Free Cash Flow149.50172.71196.18219.02240.21258.70273.46283.56288.27287.12
Diluted Shares Outstanding14,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.0014,133,750.00

Discounting Periods

MetricJan-26Jan-27Jan-28Jan-29Jan-30Jan-31Jan-32Jan-33Jan-34Jan-35
Period Start10/31/252/1/262/1/272/1/282/1/292/1/302/1/312/1/322/1/332/1/34
Period End1/31/261/31/271/31/281/31/291/31/301/31/311/31/321/31/331/31/341/31/35
Mid-Point12/16/258/2/268/2/278/1/288/2/298/2/308/2/318/1/328/2/338/2/34
Time (t)0.100.541.542.543.544.545.546.547.558.55
Valuation Date1/17/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.01%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.950.870.800.730.670.620.570.520.47
PV UFCF148.20164.78171.56175.56176.49174.23168.81160.45149.38136.37
Raw: 3,456.26
2,431.23
Raw: 4,131.26
1,878.63

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value3,267.823,504.45
(-) Net Debt-202.07-202.07
Equity Value3,469.893,706.51
(/) Shares Out14.1314.13
Fair Value$245.50$262.25
(-) Safety Margin85.91%85.91%
Buy Price$34.59$36.95
Current Price$317.51$317.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-89.11%-88.36%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.51%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.950.860.780.710.650.590.530.480.44
PV UFCF148.06163.97169.17171.54170.88167.16160.49151.15139.43126.14
Raw: 2,838.71
1,924.56
Raw: 3,393.10
1,420.67

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value2,748.182,988.65
(-) Net Debt-202.07-202.07
Equity Value2,950.243,190.72
(/) Shares Out14.1314.13
Fair Value$208.74$225.75
(-) Safety Margin85.91%85.91%
Buy Price$29.41$31.81
Current Price$317.51$317.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-90.74%-89.98%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.51%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.820.760.700.650.600.560.51
PV UFCF148.34165.60174.01179.71182.34181.66177.64170.41160.13147.54
Raw: 4,405.26
3,216.24
Raw: 5,265.60
2,602.54

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value4,066.244,289.93
(-) Net Debt-202.07-202.07
Equity Value4,268.304,492.00
(/) Shares Out14.1314.13
Fair Value$301.99$317.82
(-) Safety Margin85.91%85.91%
Buy Price$42.55$44.78
Current Price$317.51$317.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-86.60%-85.90%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$317.51
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH140.47%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue2,200.345,291.0712,723.2530,595.1373,570.98176,913.41425,417.151,022,984.912,459,934.045,915,312.58
Constant Implied Growth140.47%140.47%140.47%140.47%140.47%140.47%140.47%140.47%140.47%140.47%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.220.531.273.067.3617.6942.54102.30245.99591.53
Discount Factor0.960.870.800.730.670.620.570.520.470.44
Present Value of Implied FCF0.210.461.022.254.9510.9224.0753.01116.84257.53

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-01-31$42.1121.89%$121.02187.38%
20192019-01-31$42.2223.17%$-292.00-791.61%
20182018-01-31$43.608.36%$-100.03-329.43%
20172017-01-31$73.75-13.60%$147.1499.51%
20162016-01-31$30.47-24.89%$-0.39-101.28%
20152015-01-31$30.41-15.78%$68.14124.08%
20142014-01-31$28.4110.28%$181.90540.27%
20132013-01-31$18.8030.62%$103.18448.81%
20122012-01-31$14.5021.42%$217.511,400.09%
20112011-01-31$9.2722.50%$58.78534.05%
20102010-01-31$14.5018.01%$-26.30-281.38%
20092009-01-31$11.242.87%$-10.55-193.89%
20082008-01-31$11.34-2.37%$56.19395.46%
20072007-01-31$6.20-14.39%$-17.50-382.31%
20062006-01-31$2.35-0.01%$2.19-6.71%
20052005-01-31$5.6517.79%$-37.15-757.54%
20042004-01-31$6.9127.41%$-18.86-373.01%
20032003-01-31$7.5034.53%$42.70469.35%
20022002-01-31$6.204.52%$8.9744.68%
20012001-01-31$8.44-18.62%$-1.70-120.10%
20002000-01-31$8.44-27.83%$-10.09-219.61%
19991999-01-31$11.72-22.89%$7.16-38.87%
19981998-01-31$10.78-2.03%$6.07-43.71%
19971997-01-31$15.47-4.65%$10.06-34.98%
19961996-01-31$24.38-9.04%$30.7426.07%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$268.91
Median
$262.27
10th Percentile
$225.46
90th Percentile
$320.33

Fair Value Distribution

$181.65 - $196.04
4
$196.04 - $210.43
17
$210.43 - $224.83
78
$224.83 - $239.22
120
$239.22 - $253.62
174
$253.62 - $268.01
167
$268.01 - $282.40
155
$282.40 - $296.80
97
$296.80 - $311.19
60
$311.19 - $325.58
34
$325.58 - $339.98
37
$339.98 - $354.37
18
$354.37 - $368.77
15
$368.77 - $383.16
7
$383.16 - $397.55
3
$397.55 - $411.95
5
$411.95 - $426.34
2
$426.34 - $440.73
2
$440.73 - $455.13
1
$455.13 - $469.52
4