Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) Completes $460 Million Securitization, Is It Still 10% Below Fair Value?

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC) has completed a $460 million securitization of vacation ownership loans with a 5.91% blended interest rate, directing the proceeds toward credit facility repayment and broader corporate funding needs.

Recent moves in Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s stock suggest momentum has picked up again, with an 8.0% 30 day share price return and an 8.1% 90 day share price return contributing to a very strong year to date share price gain of 88.8%, even though the 5 year total shareholder return is still down 19.5%.

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After an 88.8% year to date surge, Marriott Vacations Worldwide still trades below both analyst targets and an estimated intrinsic value. Is that a genuine discount or a market warning about its loss-making bottom line?

Most Popular Narrative: 10% Undervalued

On the most followed narrative, Marriott Vacations Worldwide screens as modestly undervalued, with a fair value of $123.27 against a last close of $111.09. This puts the current share price at roughly a 10% discount to that estimate using a 12.33% discount rate.

Capital discipline through rightsizing the Asia Pacific business, targeting US$200 million to US$250 million of non core asset sales by 2027 and using securitizations such as the US$460 million ABS transaction is intended to support mid 50% free cash flow conversion and a move in leverage from about 4.0x towards the mid 3x area. This could improve net income through lower interest expense and provide more flexibility for shareholder returns.

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Result: Fair Value of $123.27 (UNDERVALUED)

Still, the thesis around Marriott Vacations Worldwide only holds if tour conversion and Value Per Guest remain resilient and credit losses on vacation loans stay contained.

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