YACAF (Yancoal Australia) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based): $2.29 (As of Jul. 22, 2026)

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YACAF Yancoal Australia Ltd YACAF
72 GF Score
Price $4.40
GF Value $3.44
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Yancoal Australia Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based)?

Yancoal Australia YACAF +1.38% 72 Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is $2.29 as of Jul. 22, 2026. GuruFocus rates YACAF with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of $3.44 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 11 Other Energy Sources companies, Yancoal Australia ranks worse than 9090900% on this metric.

As of today (2026-07-22), Yancoal Australia's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Dividend model is $2.29.

Note: Discounted Dividend model is only suitable for companies who have a consistant distribution history. If the company's dividends does not remain steady over a long period, results may not be accurate due to the low consistency. The model is also only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star) with dividend payments. If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, or if the company does not pay dividend, the data will not be stored into our database.

Yancoal Australia's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, this page is only used for demonstration purposes and the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero.

Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) using Discounted Dividend Model for Yancoal Australia is -92.14%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Yancoal Australia's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) or its related term are showing as below:

YACAF's Price-to-DCF (Dividends Based) is not ranked *
in the Other Energy Sources industry.
Industry Median: 0.53
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-DCF (Dividends Based) only.

Yancoal Australia  (OTCPK:YACAF) Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) Explanation

Unlike valuation methods such as Net Current Asset Value, Tangible Book per Share, Graham Number, Median PS Value etc, discounted Dividends model evaluates the companies based on their power of future dividend distribution instead of their assets.


Be Aware

What you need to know about Discounted Dividends model:

1. The Discounted Dividends model evaluates a company based on its future dividends distribution power
2. Dividend growth is taken into account; therefore a company with a higher dividend growth rate is worth more if everything else is the same.
3. Since we are projecting future growth, it is assumed that the company will grow at the same rate as it did during the past 10 years. Therefore this model works better for the companies with consistently steady dividends distributed.
4. The Discounted Dividends model works poorly for inconsistent dividends distributor like high growth companies.
5. Your expected return from the investment is a reasonable discount rate assumption.
6. A larger margin of safety should be required for companies with less dividends distributed.

You can screen for stocks that trade below their Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) and Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) and Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) with the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener. Companies with a high Predictability Rank that trade at a discount to their Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) and Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) can be found in the screen of Undervalued Predictable Companies.


Yancoal Australia Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) Related Terms


Yancoal Australia Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Yancoal Australia's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Yancoal Australia Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) Chart

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Yancoal Australia Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) Competitor Comparison

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Yancoal Australia's Price-to-DCF (Dividends Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-DCF (Dividends Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Yancoal Australia Price-to-DCF (Dividends Based) vs Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Yancoal Australia's Price-to-DCF (Dividends Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yancoal Australia's Price-to-DCF (Dividends Based) falls into.


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Yancoal Australia Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) Calculation

This is the intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Dividend Model with default parameters. The calculation method is the same as Discounted Cash Flow model except adjusted dividend are used in the calculation instead of free cash flow. This is the default method of calculation with GuruFocus DCF calculator.

Usually a two-stage model is used in calculating the intrinsic value with discounted cash flow model. The first stage is called growth stage; the second is called the terminal stage. In the growth stage the company grows at a faster rate. Because it cannot grow at that rate forever, a lower rate is used for the terminal stage.

GuruFocus DDM calculator is a two-stage model. The default values are defined as:

1. Discount Rate: d = 11%
A reasonable discount rate assumption should be at least the long term average return of the stock market, which can be estimated from risk free rate plus risk premium of stock market. GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate and rounded up to the nearest integer. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.83%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default. Then we added a risk premium of 6% to get the estimated discount rate. Some investors use their expected rate of return, which is also reasonable. A typical discount rate can be anywhere between 6% - 20%.

2. Dividend Growth Rate in the growth stage: g1 = 5%
The Growth Rate in the growth stage is initially set as the default 10-Year Dividend Growth Rate. In cases where the 10-year growth rate is unavailable, it defaults to using the 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate. If both the 10-year and 5-year growth rates are unavailable, the system defaults to the 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate.
However, it's important to note that there is a growth rate range. If the calculated growth rate exceeds 20%, it will be capped at 20%. Conversely, if the calculated growth rate falls below 5%, it will be adjusted to 5% to maintain a reasonable range.
=> Yancoal Australia's average Dividend Growth Rate in the past 3 years was -17.20%, which is less than 5%. GuruFocus defaults => Growth Rate: 5%

3. Years of Growth Stage: y1 = 10

4. Terminal Growth Rate: g2 = 4%

5. Dividends per Share: adjusted dividends per share = $0.198.
GuruFocus uses adjusted dividends per share by default to ensure that the valuation reflects the total value of the company, as the actual dividend is only a portion of the total value.

All of the default settings can be changed in the DCF calculator and the results are calculated automatically.

Yancoal Australia's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) for today is calculated as:

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based)=Dividends per Share*{[(1+g1)/(1+d)+(1+g1)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10]
+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10*[(1+g2)/(1+d)+(1+g2)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g2)^10/(1+d)^10]}

set x = (1+g1)/(1+d) = (1+0.05)/(1+0.11) = 0.94594594594595
and y = (1+g2)/(1+d) = (1+0.04)/(1+0.11) = 0.93693693693694

Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based)=Dividends per Share*{[x+x^2+...+x^10]+x^10*[y+y^2+...+y^10]}
=Dividends per Share*[x*(1-x^10)/(1-x)+x^10*y*(1-y^10)/(1-y)]
=0.198*11.5406
=2.29

Margin of Safety % (DCF Dividends Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based)-Current Price) /Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based)
= (2.29 - 4.40) / 2.29
= -92.14 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) of $2.29 mean?
Yancoal Australia (YACAF) has a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) of $2.29 as of Jul. 22, 2026. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted dividend model. View historical data on Yancoal Australia and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Yancoal Australia ranks #999999 out of 11 companies in the Other Energy Sources industry.
Is Yancoal Australia's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) too high?
Yancoal Australia's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is $2.29. The Other Energy Sources industry median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is 0.53. Yancoal Australia's value of $2.29 is 332.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Yancoal Australia ranks #999999 out of 11 companies in the Other Energy Sources industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Yancoal Australia has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Yancoal Australia's Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) compare to competitors?
According to the Other Energy Sources industry distribution chart, Yancoal Australia ranks #999999 out of 11 companies for Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based). This places Yancoal Australia in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is 0.53. Yancoal Australia's value of $2.29 is 332.1% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) for an Other Energy Sources company?
The median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) among Other Energy Sources companies is 0.53, based on 11 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Yancoal Australia's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) of $2.29 is 332.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) mean?
A high Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is the stock value based on a two-stage discounted dividend model. View historical data on Yancoal Australia and its competitors. For the Other Energy Sources industry, the median Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is 0.53 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Yancoal Australia's current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is $2.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Yancoal Australia stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yancoal Australia (YACAF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.44, compared to a current price of $4.40 — trading 27.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is $2.29 and 332.1% above the Other Energy Sources industry median of 0.53. Yancoal Australia's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) calculated?
Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Yancoal Australia (YACAF), the current Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based) is $2.29 as of Jul. 22, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Yancoal Australia (YACAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Yancoal Australia stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $4.40 is trading 27.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $3.44. GuruFocus considers Yancoal Australia to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for YACAF:

  • Intrinsic Value: DCF (Dividends Based): $2.29
  • GF Value™: $3.44 vs. price of $4.40 (27.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 332.1% above the Other Energy Sources median (#999999 of 11)

No single metric tells the full story. See the YACAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Yancoal Australia Business Description

Address 201 Sussex Street, Level 18, Darling Park Tower 2, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Yancoal Australia Ltd is involved in identifying, developing, and operating coal-related projects in Australia. It has a diversified product mix of metallurgical and thermal coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. The company generates maximum revenue from the New South Wales segment. It operates coal mines in the Hunter Valley, Moolarben, Mount Thorley Warkworth, Ashton and Stratford Duralie, Yarrabee and Middlemoun. The company's geographical markets include Japan, Singapore, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, and other countries.
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