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Moody's Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Financial - DiversifiedSector: Financial Services

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$485.15
5Y Range204.86 – 322.94
5Y Selected263.90
(-) Safety Margin60.11%
5Y Buy Price$105.27
Upside (to Buy Price)-78.30%
10Y Range226.04 – 345.18
10Y Selected285.61
(-) Safety Margin60.11%
10Y Buy Price$113.93
Upside (to Buy Price)-76.52%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.5119
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9169
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.0005
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.6111
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0386
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.6338
FCF R2 (5Y)0.1034
FCF R2 (10Y)0.5814
Safety Score0.3989

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth6.44%6.17%5.90%5.63%5.36%5.09%4.81%4.54%4.27%4.00%
Revenue7,544.768,010.478,483.178,960.739,440.839,921.0210,398.6910,871.1211,335.4911,788.91
EBITDA3,775.904,008.974,245.544,484.544,724.824,965.145,204.205,440.635,673.035,899.95
D&A-358.03-380.13-402.56-425.23-448.01-470.80-493.46-515.88-537.92-559.43
EBIT3,417.873,628.843,842.984,059.324,276.814,494.344,710.734,924.755,135.115,340.52
Pro forma Taxes-840.50-892.38-945.04-998.24-1,051.72-1,105.22-1,158.43-1,211.06-1,262.79-1,313.30
NOPAT2,577.372,736.462,897.943,061.083,225.093,389.133,552.303,713.693,872.324,027.22
Capital Expenditures-233.56-247.98-262.61-277.39-292.26-307.12-321.91-336.53-350.91-364.95
NWC Investment26.9327.4527.8728.1528.3028.3128.1627.8527.3726.73
(+) D&A358.03380.13402.56425.23448.01470.80493.46515.88537.92559.43
Free Cash Flow2,728.772,896.073,065.763,237.063,409.143,581.113,752.023,920.894,086.714,248.43
Diluted Shares Outstanding181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00181,025,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricDec-25Dec-26Dec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Dec-32Dec-33Dec-34
Period Start9/30/251/1/261/1/271/1/281/1/291/1/301/1/311/1/321/1/331/1/34
Period End12/31/2512/31/2612/31/2712/31/2812/31/2912/31/3012/31/3112/31/3212/31/3312/31/34
Mid-Point11/15/257/2/267/2/277/1/287/2/297/2/307/2/317/1/327/2/337/2/34
Time (t)0.100.461.462.463.464.465.466.467.468.46
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.46%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF2,705.112,782.362,699.762,612.892,522.312,428.592,332.302,234.022,134.322,033.76
Raw: 52,608.29
37,264.88
Raw: 65,559.85
30,046.89

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value50,587.3154,532.32
(-) Net Debt5,226.755,226.75
Equity Value45,360.5649,305.57
(/) Shares Out181.03181.03
Fair Value$250.58$272.37
(-) Safety Margin60.11%60.11%
Buy Price$99.95$108.65
Current Price$485.15$485.15
Upside (to Buy Price)-79.40%-77.61%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.96%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF2,702.642,770.712,664.042,554.902,443.932,331.742,218.962,106.151,993.881,882.67
Raw: 42,703.93
29,175.70
Raw: 53,217.15
22,475.43

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value42,311.9146,145.04
(-) Net Debt5,226.755,226.75
Equity Value37,085.1640,918.29
(/) Shares Out181.03181.03
Fair Value$204.86$226.04
(-) Safety Margin60.11%60.11%
Buy Price$81.72$90.17
Current Price$485.15$485.15
Upside (to Buy Price)-83.16%-81.41%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.96%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF2,707.602,794.172,736.302,672.762,603.972,530.412,452.562,370.952,286.092,198.53
Raw: 68,293.90
50,172.30
Raw: 85,107.09
42,360.35

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value63,687.1067,713.68
(-) Net Debt5,226.755,226.75
Equity Value58,460.3562,486.93
(/) Shares Out181.03181.03
Fair Value$322.94$345.18
(-) Safety Margin60.11%60.11%
Buy Price$128.82$137.69
Current Price$485.15$485.15
Upside (to Buy Price)-73.45%-71.62%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$485.15
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH167.38%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue20,056.3853,627.33143,390.25383,400.891,025,148.082,741,069.767,329,149.4219,596,885.8452,398,704.53140,105,129.88
Constant Implied Growth167.38%167.38%167.38%167.38%167.38%167.38%167.38%167.38%167.38%167.38%
Implied Free Cash Flow2.015.3614.3438.34102.51274.11732.911,959.695,239.8714,010.51
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF1.874.3310.6126.0063.72156.18382.77938.122,299.185,634.95

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$237.415.85%$141.83-40.26%
20182018-12-31$140.045.09%$113.60-18.88%
20172017-12-31$147.617.66%$49.41-66.52%
20162016-12-31$94.2710.43%$128.8336.66%
20152015-12-31$100.3410.00%$114.8114.42%
20142014-12-31$95.819.78%$96.310.52%
20132013-12-31$78.479.98%$92.2417.55%
20122012-12-31$50.3211.37%$85.6170.12%
20112011-12-31$33.6811.00%$76.15126.10%
20102010-12-31$26.5413.51%$62.74136.40%
20092009-12-31$26.8015.05%$63.44136.73%
20082008-12-31$20.0915.00%$47.59136.87%
20072007-12-31$35.7013.29%$76.91115.43%
20062006-12-31$69.065.23%$48.35-29.99%
20052005-12-31$61.422.67%$39.09-36.36%
20042004-12-31$43.435.48%$33.09-23.80%
20032003-12-31$30.2811.82%$37.5724.08%
20022002-12-31$20.6418.04%$31.6053.08%
20012001-12-31$19.9318.65%$29.8449.73%
20002000-12-31$12.8420.43%$5.44-57.65%
19991999-12-31$11.2624.16%$37.40232.14%
19981998-12-31$12.05-1.65%$11.98-0.55%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$279.10
Median
$272.11
10th Percentile
$222.74
90th Percentile
$338.44

Fair Value Distribution

$168.53 - $189.79
7
$189.79 - $211.05
43
$211.05 - $232.31
97
$232.31 - $253.57
179
$253.57 - $274.83
199
$274.83 - $296.09
156
$296.09 - $317.35
133
$317.35 - $338.61
88
$338.61 - $359.87
31
$359.87 - $381.13
29
$381.13 - $402.39
17
$402.39 - $423.65
7
$423.65 - $444.91
6
$444.91 - $466.17
2
$466.17 - $487.43
3
$487.43 - $508.69
0
$508.69 - $529.95
2
$529.95 - $551.21
0
$551.21 - $572.47
0
$572.47 - $593.73
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