Valuation of Beyond Meat

Thesis title: Valuation of Beyond Meat
Author: Kysucký, Tibor
Thesis type: Diploma thesis
Supervisor: Smrčka, Luboš
Opponents: Schönfeld, Jaroslav
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
The main goal of the thesis is to value Beyond Meat as of 31/12/2019. Beyond Meat operates in the niche plant-based meat alternatives market.The thesis consists of two main parts. In the first part, fundamental concepts and challenges associated with the valuation of growth company are explained. The second part focuses on the strategic analysis and valuation supplemented by theoretical concepts.Valuation of Beyond Meat is conducted based on a discounted cash flow model and relative valuation approach. The discounted cash flow model estimated price of USD 60.1 per share as of 31/12/2019. The relative valuation was conducted based on trading multiples and precedent transactions by applying enterprise value-to-sales multiple in 2020, resulting in USD 49.1 and USD 40.1 per share, respectively. Even after stretching the assumptions, both approaches estimated that Beyond Meat was overvalued as of 31/12/2019
Keywords: DCF model; Beyond Meat; Valuation; Trading Multiples; Precedent Transactions
Thesis title: Valuation of Beyond Meat
Author: Kysucký, Tibor
Thesis type: Diplomová práce
Supervisor: Smrčka, Luboš
Opponents: Schönfeld, Jaroslav
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
The main goal of the thesis is to value Beyond Meat as of 31/12/2019. Beyond Meat operates in the niche plant-based meat alternatives market.The thesis consists of two main parts. In the first part, fundamental concepts and challenges associated with the valuation of growth company are explained. The second part focuses on the strategic analysis and valuation supplemented by theoretical concepts.Valuation of Beyond Meat is conducted based on a discounted cash flow model and relative valuation approach. The discounted cash flow model estimated price of USD 60.1 per share as of 31/12/2019. The relative valuation was conducted based on trading multiples and precedent transactions by applying enterprise value-to-sales multiple in 2020, resulting in USD 49.1 and USD 40.1 per share, respectively. Even after stretching the assumptions, both approaches estimated that Beyond Meat was overvalued as of 31/12/2019.
Keywords: Trading Multiples; Beyond Meat; Valuation; DCF model; Precedent Transactions

Information about study

Study programme: Ekonomika a management/International Management
Type of study programme: Magisterský studijní program
Assigned degree: Ing.
Institutions assigning academic degree: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Faculty: Faculty of Business Administration
Department: Department of strategy

Information on submission and defense

Date of assignment: 2. 10. 2019
Date of submission: 11. 5. 2020
Date of defense: 5. 6. 2020
Identifier in the InSIS system: https://insis.vse.cz/zp/72117/podrobnosti

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