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NVO ADR · Valuation method revision · 26 August 2026 · Evidence frozen 25 August
DecisionPASS / WATCH
Conviction5.47
Reference$46.92
Weighted value$42.54
Base target$36.90

Answer first

The operating evidence is unchanged. Risk-adjusted franchise and pipeline SOTP replaces normalized EPS times P/E. Commercial enterprise FCF and pipeline rNPV are separated. Weighted value is below the frozen price, so starter sizing moves to pass.

Primary risk: realized price and share fall together while manufacturing and science remain capital intensive.

Primary method and scenarios

Enterprise value equals PV of commercial FCF, plus PV terminal value, plus pipeline rNPV. Equity value subtracts DKK 95.145bn net debt. ADR value divides by 4.441bn diluted shares and DKK 6.50 per USD. One ADR equals one B share.

CaseProbabilityFCF Y1FCF Y5Pipeline rNPVADR target
Bear25%DKK 42.0bnDKK 35.0bnDKK 25bn$10.85
Base50%DKK 52.0bnDKK 84.0bnDKK 90bn$36.90
Bull25%DKK 60.0bnDKK 140.0bnDKK 180bn$85.49

Five pillars

PillarWeightPriorRevised
Business Quality30%6.46.4
Management Quality15%6.06.0
Industry Tailwind15%8.08.0
Valuation and Margin of Safety30%5.64.0
Risk and Asymmetry10%4.02.5
Conviction100%6.105.47

Old versus revised

MetricPriorRevised
Bear$26.92$10.85
Base$51.92$36.90
Bull$83.08$85.49
Weighted$53.46$42.54
DecisionStarter longPass / watch

Frozen evidence and reconciliation

Reference price, research cutoff, filings, financial facts, FX at DKK 6.50 per USD, and one to one ADR ratio are unchanged. Exact old targets come from the final original workbook formulas. Both original PDFs and Decision workbook cell B6 control prior conviction at 6.1. An auxiliary workbook score sheet and the old web page implied 6.15. The discrepancy is recorded rather than hidden.

Downloads

Revised assessment PDFRevised deep teaching reportRevised formula workbookRevised source workspaceOld versus new delta PDFOriginal assessment PDF, immutableOriginal deep teaching report, immutableOriginal workbook, immutableOriginal source workspace, immutable