Analysts have valued Fairfax Media's Domain real estate business at more than $2 billion.
Fairfax shareholders will vote on the planned spin-off of Domain on November 2, and will receive one share in a newly listed Domain for every 10 Fairfax shares owned, if the plan is approved.
Citi analysts David Kaynes, Kofi Mensa and Manisha Sandilaya have trimmed their valuation of Domain since details of the spin-off were released by Fairfax last week.
They value Fairfax Media, which has 2.3 billion shares on issue, at $1.10 per share, with Domain's value dropping from $1.02 to 88 cents, putting the company's value at $2.02 billion.
Mr Kaynes said the cuts to Domain's valuation were due to higher than expected corporate costs of between $10 million and $12 million, from the $8 million to $10 million previously disclosed, and the net debt that Domain will have at listing.
"Both the corporate cost and debt allocation effectively shift value from Domain to the rest of Fairfax compared to our previous view," Mr Kaynes told AAP.
Domain is expected to be listed on the ASX by 16 November if the spin-off is approved, and will issue approximately 575 million shares, with Fairfax retaining 60 per cent of the stock.
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