Dauch Corp. (DCH) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+1955.0%

$97.43

vs $4.74 price

Levered DCF

$41.28

After debt service

Piotroski score

2 / 9

Weak

Altman Z-score

0.92

Distress zone

Rating

C+

Overall 2 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
P/E	-37.71×	20.1×	-30.38×	14.48×	186.6×	-1.68×	-2.5×	-21.35×
P/B	1.16×	1.22×	1.7×	1.43×	2.32×	2.55×	1.24×	0.83×
P/S	0.13×	0.11×	0.17×	0.15×	0.21×	0.2×	0.19×	0.17×
EV / EBITDA	6.34×	3.99×	5.11×	4.8×	5.08×	31.95×	20.07×	6.99×
Gross margin	10.7%	12.1%	10.3%	12.1%	14.0%	12.4%	13.8%	15.7%
Operating margin	4.0%	3.9%	2.4%	4.2%	4.7%	-8.4%	-4.6%	1.5%
Net margin	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%	1.1%	0.1%	-11.9%	-7.4%	-0.8%
Current ratio	2.95×	1.63×	1.67×	1.66×	1.78×	1.92×	1.81×	1.5×
Debt / equity	6.52×	4.86×	4.77×	5×	7.05×	9.64×	3.85×	2.57×
Interest coverage	1.17×	1.3×	0.73×	1.4×	1.23×	-1.87×	-1.39×	0.49×
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Payout ratio	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019	FY2018
Return on equity	-3.1%	6.2%	-5.6%	10.3%	1.3%	-151.5%	-49.6%	-3.9%
Return on invested capital	-56.6%	3.4%	3.5%	5.4%	5.2%	-7.3%	-4.8%	0.8%
Return on assets	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.6%	1.2%	0.1%	-9.5%	-7.3%	-0.8%
Free cash flow yield	20.1%	29.8%	19.4%	30.5%	33.6%	25.3%	10.4%	19.9%
Earnings yield	-2.7%	5.1%	-3.3%	7.2%	0.6%	-59.5%	-40.0%	-4.6%
Enterprise value	$4.2B	$2.9B	$3.4B	$3.5B	$3.8B	$4B	$4.4B	$4.6B
Net debt / EBITDA	5.22×	3.04×	3.56×	3.58×	3.64×	24.33×	14.59×	5.1×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	28	25	30	32	37	39	29	26