Reverse DCF: today's price implies -17.4% a year of FCF growth for years 1–5, against 15.1% in this model.
Model: 15.1% from analyst next-year revenue growth. Fades linearly to terminal growth by year 10.
Model: 9.22% (CAPM, see the build-up).
Long-run growth after year 10; keep it at or below nominal GDP.
| PV of free cash flow, years 1–10 | CAD 4.15B |
|---|---|
| PV of terminal value (62% of EV) | CAD 6.74B |
| Enterprise value | CAD 10.89B |
| + Cash & investments | CAD 50.81M |
| − Total debt | −CAD 557.50M |
| Equity value | CAD 10.38B |
| ÷ Shares outstanding | 20.18M |
| Value per share | CAD 514.49 |
| Market cap | CAD 6.43B |
| Risk-free rate (10-yr Treasury) | 5.19% |
|---|---|
| Beta (adjusted toward 1) | 1.00 |
| Equity risk premium | 4.50% |
| Cost of equity (CAPM) | 9.69% |
| Pre-tax cost of debt | 5.39% |
| Tax rate | 28.4% |
| Debt / (equity + debt) | 8.0% |
| WACC | 9.22% |
Beta is Yahoo's, held between 0.5 and 2.5, then moved a third of the way toward 1. Cost of debt is interest expense ÷ total debt, held between the risk-free rate and 12%. WACC is at least the risk-free rate plus 2%.
| WACC ↓ / g → | 2.00% | 2.50% | 3.00% | 3.50% | 4.00% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.22% | 662.71 | 722.15 | 795.66 | 888.91 | 1,011.10 |
| 8.22% | 542.55 | 581.48 | 627.86 | 684.05 | 753.54 |
| 9.22% | 456.11 | 483.13 | 514.49 | 551.31 | 595.18 |
| 10.22% | 391.06 | 410.63 | 432.89 | 458.47 | 488.14 |
| 11.22% | 340.42 | 355.06 | 371.46 | 389.99 | 411.08 |
Green is above today's price, red below (full colour at ±30%). The outlined centre cell is the current inputs.
| Year | Growth | Free cash flow | Discount factor | Present value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base (TTM) | — | CAD 334.45M | — | — |
| Year 1 | 15.1% | CAD 384.95M | 0.916 | CAD 352.46M |
| Year 2 | 15.1% | CAD 443.08M | 0.838 | CAD 371.43M |
| Year 3 | 15.1% | CAD 509.98M | 0.768 | CAD 391.43M |
| Year 4 | 15.1% | CAD 586.99M | 0.703 | CAD 412.50M |
| Year 5 | 15.1% | CAD 675.63M | 0.643 | CAD 434.71M |
| Year 6 | 12.7% | CAD 761.30M | 0.589 | CAD 448.48M |
| Year 7 | 10.3% | CAD 839.41M | 0.539 | CAD 452.75M |
| Year 8 | 7.8% | CAD 905.22M | 0.494 | CAD 447.03M |
| Year 9 | 5.4% | CAD 954.28M | 0.452 | CAD 431.48M |
| Year 10 | 3.0% | CAD 982.91M | 0.414 | CAD 406.90M |
Two-stage free-cash-flow model, the same as the bot's lgf dcf: five years at the chosen growth rate, a straight-line fade to terminal growth by year ten, then a Gordon-growth terminal value. Everything is discounted at WACC.
Base cash flow is the trailing four quarters of operating cash flow minus capital expenditure (the latest fiscal year when quarters are missing). Default growth uses analyst long-term growth when Yahoo publishes it, else next year's revenue growth (steadier than one year's EPS), else next year's EPS growth, else revenue CAGR, held between −2% and 25%. Terminal growth defaults to 3%.
A DCF is only as good as its inputs. The terminal value is usually most of the answer, so read the sensitivity grid before the headline number. This is a model, not investment advice.