At Valuecruncher we have just completed our most recent review of NZX companies in our dataset.  This involves a review of the assumptions we are using in the valuations. We use consensus analyst estimates as the basis of our assumptions.  For example – consensus analyst estimates of revenues for New Zealand’s largest listed company Telecom New Zealand ($TEL.NZ).  Valuecruncher uses these numbers and our own assessments of other valuation assumptions such as the discount rate and terminal growth rate.

At Valuecruncher we then pull all of these variables together and place a valuation on the shares of the companies in our data-set and provide a recommendation.  You can either simply look at our valuations – or for all the experts out there, you can change the assumptions we have used and modify the valuation.  Modified valuations can be saved and shared.

With the completion of our monthly review of the companies on the NZX (New Zealand stock exchange) we decided to outline what we at Valuecruncher see as the most undervalued (the best buys).

We should note that you can always find a list of the Valuecruncher buy recommendations for the NZX from the most undervalued using our filters.  The following list highlights the top five buys based on the latest review of the valuation assumptions.

Valuecruncher’s Top Five Buys On The NZX – June 2009

Number 1

Rakon ($RAK.NZ) is a New Zealand-based designer and manufacturer of high-performance frequency control technology. Valuecruncher currently values $RAK.NZ at NZ$1.87 – 24% above the current share price.

Valuecruncher Interactive Analyst Report For $RAK.NZ

Number 2

Sky Network Television ($SKT.NZ) is a provider of pay and free-to-air television services in New Zealand.  Valuecruncher currently values $SKT.NZ at NZ$5.156 – 22% above the current share price.

Valuecruncher Interactive Analyst Report For $SKT.NZ

Number 3

Sky City ($SKC.NZ) is a New Zealand-listed gaming, hotel and entertainment company.  Valuecruncher currently values $SKC.NZ at NZ$3.19 – 20% above the current share price.

Valuecruncher Interactive Analyst Report For $SKC.NZ

Number 4

Methven ($MVN.NZ) is a New Zealand company that designs and supplies taps and shower-ware.  Valuecruncher currently values $MVN.NZ at NZ$1.65 – 20% above the current share price.

Valuecruncher Interactive Analyst Report For $MVN.NZ

Number 5

Steel & Tube ($STU.NZ) is a New Zealand-based steel and industrial products company.  Valuecruncher currently values $STU.NZ at NZ$3.29 – 13% above the current share price.

Valuecruncher Interactive Analyst Report For $STU.NZ

Those are our top five buys for June 2009.  You can also always find a list of the Valuecruncher sell recommendations for the NZX from most overvalued up using our filters.

Disclosure: None

Sky Network Television ($SKT.NZ) is a provider of pay and free-to-air television services in New Zealand.  $SKT.NZ dominates in the New Zealand market.  $SKT.NZ had 720,000 subscribers at the end of 2007 in a country of 1.45 million households. $SKT.NZ is trading toward the bottom of their 52-week range.  How is this in relation to the intrinsic value of the company’s shares?

Valuecruncher valuation model of $SKT.NZ with interactive assumptions

Valuecruncher produces a valuation of NZ$5.38 for $SKT.NZ. This is a current valuation (an estimate of intrinsic value using a discounted cash flow model) not a target price. This valuation is 34.5% above the current share price of NZ$4.00.

Assumptions

• Revenue: Reuters aggregates seven analysts covering $SKT.NZ and the mean estimates of 2009 revenues are NZ$721.7 million. For our analysis we have used NZ$715.0 million in 2009, NZ$775.0 million in 2010 and NZ$835.0 million in 2011.
• Profitability: We have used a flat EBITDA margin of 40% to 2011. Reuters has $SKT.NZ‘s EBITD margin at 39.3% last year and an average of 42.4% over the last five-years.
• Capital Expenditure: We have assumed capital expenditures of NZ$115.0 million per annum moving forward.
• Discount Rate: 9.5%. The PwC New Zealand cost of capital report has $SKT.NZ at a WACC of 9.1% with the wider NZ market at 9.5%.
• Terminal Growth Rate: 4.0%.

Our analysis incorporates the cash and debt on the $SKT.NZ balance sheet – Valuecruncher calculates a net debt number.

Play with our assumptions – what does your analysis say?

Disclosure: None