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Apple Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Consumer ElectronicsSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$274.20
5Y Range118.74 – 183.54
5Y Selected151.14
(-) Safety Margin33.72%
5Y Buy Price$100.18
Upside (to Buy Price)-63.47%
10Y Range131.43 – 197.97
10Y Selected164.70
(-) Safety Margin33.72%
10Y Buy Price$109.16
Upside (to Buy Price)-60.19%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.7111
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9124
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.3728
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8618
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.6965
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.8658
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0347
FCF R2 (10Y)0.8291
Safety Score0.6628

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth8.99%8.44%7.88%7.33%6.77%6.22%5.66%5.11%4.55%4.00%
Revenue453,571.67491,830.83530,590.53569,463.26608,026.90645,831.23682,405.67717,268.21749,935.37779,932.79
EBITDA157,760.08171,067.28184,548.57198,069.18211,482.28224,631.28237,352.51249,478.30260,840.51271,274.13
D&A-15,926.90-17,270.34-18,631.37-19,996.36-21,350.50-22,677.98-23,962.27-25,186.44-26,333.53-27,386.87
EBIT141,833.18153,796.93165,917.21178,072.82190,131.78201,953.31213,390.24224,291.86234,506.98243,887.25
Pro forma Taxes-25,330.17-27,466.79-29,631.36-31,802.25-33,955.87-36,067.09-38,109.63-40,056.56-41,880.90-43,556.13
NOPAT116,503.02126,330.14136,285.84146,270.57156,175.91165,886.21175,280.61184,235.29192,626.08200,331.12
Capital Expenditures-15,949.04-17,294.35-18,657.27-20,024.16-21,380.18-22,709.50-23,995.58-25,221.46-26,370.14-27,424.94
NWC Investment4,932.095,043.955,109.945,124.845,084.104,983.994,821.854,596.164,306.723,954.75
(+) D&A15,926.9017,270.3418,631.3719,996.3621,350.5022,677.9823,962.2725,186.4426,333.5327,386.87
Free Cash Flow121,412.97131,350.09141,369.89151,367.62161,230.32170,838.68180,069.14188,796.44196,896.20204,247.81
Diluted Shares Outstanding15,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.0015,039,968,500.00

Discounting Periods

MetricSep-26Sep-27Sep-28Sep-29Sep-30Sep-31Sep-32Sep-33Sep-34Sep-35
Period Start9/27/259/28/269/28/279/28/289/28/299/28/309/28/319/28/329/28/339/28/34
Period End9/27/269/27/279/27/289/27/299/27/309/27/319/27/329/27/339/27/349/27/35
Mid-Point3/28/263/29/273/28/283/29/293/29/303/29/313/28/323/29/333/29/343/29/35
Time (t)0.201.202.203.204.205.206.207.218.219.21
Valuation Date1/15/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.11%Terminal Growth: 2.46%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.900.830.760.690.640.580.530.490.45
PV UFCF119,314.86118,306.13116,702.77114,526.14111,806.16108,580.69104,894.59100,710.8996,264.7791,523.96
Raw: 2,483,768.32
1,648,935.98
Raw: 3,146,456.67
1,349,810.70

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value2,229,592.042,432,441.66
(-) Net Debt66,169.0066,169.00
Equity Value2,163,423.042,366,272.66
(/) Shares Out15,039.9715,039.97
Fair Value$143.84$157.33
(-) Safety Margin33.72%33.72%
Buy Price$95.34$104.28
Current Price$274.20$274.20
Upside (to Buy Price)-65.23%-61.97%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.11%Terminal Growth: 1.96%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.890.810.730.670.610.550.500.450.41
PV UFCF119,097.35117,017.94114,383.68111,230.84107,602.91103,549.6399,125.8194,299.2389,317.5484,147.63
Raw: 2,016,787.46
1,282,714.37
Raw: 2,554,881.74
1,003,108.32

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value1,852,047.092,042,880.88
(-) Net Debt66,169.0066,169.00
Equity Value1,785,878.091,976,711.88
(/) Shares Out15,039.9715,039.97
Fair Value$118.74$131.43
(-) Safety Margin33.72%33.72%
Buy Price$78.70$87.11
Current Price$274.20$274.20
Upside (to Buy Price)-71.30%-68.23%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.11%Terminal Growth: 2.96%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.910.840.780.720.670.620.570.530.49
PV UFCF119,534.79119,620.55119,090.88117,950.77116,214.60113,905.94111,056.92107,623.67103,823.9499,623.95
Raw: 3,222,734.63
2,234,146.31
Raw: 4,082,584.82
1,915,202.35

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value2,826,557.903,043,648.35
(-) Net Debt66,169.0066,169.00
Equity Value2,760,388.902,977,479.35
(/) Shares Out15,039.9715,039.97
Fair Value$183.54$197.97
(-) Safety Margin33.72%33.72%
Buy Price$121.65$131.22
Current Price$274.20$274.20
Upside (to Buy Price)-55.63%-52.15%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$274.20
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH161.23%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue1,087,139.332,839,939.177,418,786.4119,380,130.5150,626,805.77132,252,642.02345,484,196.69902,509,986.472,357,631,068.166,158,850,690.75
Constant Implied Growth161.23%161.23%161.23%161.23%161.23%161.23%161.23%161.23%161.23%161.23%
Implied Free Cash Flow108.71283.99741.881,938.015,062.6813,225.2634,548.4290,251.00235,763.11615,885.07
Discount Factor0.940.830.760.690.640.580.530.490.450.41
Present Value of Implied FCF102.28234.44561.311,343.933,217.717,704.0318,429.3844,124.73105,646.05252,944.06

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-09-26$112.285.27%$75.18-33.04%
20192019-09-28$54.7110.59%$72.3032.16%
20182018-09-29$56.4415.24%$88.0756.04%
20172017-09-30$38.5316.33%$69.0679.24%
20162016-09-24$28.1815.46%$66.44135.77%
20152015-09-26$28.6811.95%$74.06158.22%
20142014-09-27$25.199.62%$45.7481.58%
20132013-09-28$17.2412.37%$43.73153.64%
20122012-09-29$23.8312.92%$41.6674.82%
20112011-09-24$14.4414.31%$32.40124.38%
20102010-09-25$10.4420.02%$22.78118.15%
20092009-09-26$6.5126.07%$15.75141.91%
20082008-09-27$4.5835.41%$21.18362.35%
20072007-09-29$5.4839.19%$13.23141.39%
20062006-09-30$2.7535.45%$4.3056.34%
20052005-09-24$1.9028.33%$4.90157.85%
20042004-09-25$0.6725.27%$1.68152.03%
20032003-09-27$0.3728.69%$0.4521.59%
20022002-09-28$0.2630.63%$-0.12-146.43%
20012001-09-29$0.2827.75%$-0.01-103.34%
20002000-09-30$0.4619.16%$1.45214.71%
19991999-09-25$0.58-0.94%$0.7631.33%
19981998-09-25$0.35-8.57%$0.5353.31%
19971997-09-26$0.19-9.84%$0.09-54.53%
19961996-09-27$0.20-10.98%$0.2527.18%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$162.38
Median
$156.73
10th Percentile
$130.91
90th Percentile
$200.02

Fair Value Distribution

$102.64 - $114.16
11
$114.16 - $125.67
44
$125.67 - $137.18
129
$137.18 - $148.69
161
$148.69 - $160.21
208
$160.21 - $171.72
137
$171.72 - $183.23
108
$183.23 - $194.74
81
$194.74 - $206.25
41
$206.25 - $217.77
23
$217.77 - $229.28
27
$229.28 - $240.79
12
$240.79 - $252.30
8
$252.30 - $263.82
3
$263.82 - $275.33
2
$275.33 - $286.84
2
$286.84 - $298.35
2
$298.35 - $309.87
0
$309.87 - $321.38
0
$321.38 - $332.89
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