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What growth does the market imply for PROTEAN?
Working backwards from the current price to find the FCF growth assumption baked in.
conservative
4.8% implied annual FCF growth
The market is pricing in below-GDP growth — very conservative assumption. If the company delivers anywhere near its historical rate, there is significant upside.
Current Price
₹547
Historical Growth
-0.4%
FCF Yield
6.53%
Price / FCF
15.3x
Plain English
To justify today's price of $547.25, PROTEAN.NS needs to grow its free cash flow at 4.8% per year for the next 10 years. That is 5.2% faster than its historical growth rate of -0.4%. This looks achievable — the market is not pricing in heroic assumptions. There may be genuine upside if the company executes.
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What the stock is worth at different growth assumptions
| Scenario | FCF Growth | Implied IV | MoS vs Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical | -0.4% | ₹372 | -32.0% |
| Half implied | 2.4% | ₹459 | -16.1% |
| Implied | 4.8% | ₹551 | +0.7% |
| GDP rate | 10.0% | ₹823 | +50.4% |
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