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Applied Materials, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: SemiconductorsSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$258.84
5Y Range131.61 – 202.46
5Y Selected167.03
(-) Safety Margin34.59%
5Y Buy Price$109.26
Upside (to Buy Price)-57.79%
10Y Range151.57 – 228.90
10Y Selected190.24
(-) Safety Margin34.59%
10Y Buy Price$124.44
Upside (to Buy Price)-51.93%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9136
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9258
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.8008
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8745
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.9458
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.9002
FCF R2 (5Y)0.2698
FCF R2 (10Y)0.7492
Safety Score0.6541

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth10.94%10.17%9.40%8.63%7.86%7.08%6.31%5.54%4.77%4.00%
Revenue31,471.5234,671.8837,930.3241,202.4944,439.2247,587.5450,591.9353,395.8755,943.4658,181.19
EBITDA9,874.7910,878.9611,901.3612,928.0713,943.6514,931.4915,874.1816,753.9717,553.3218,255.46
D&A-640.65-705.80-772.13-838.74-904.63-968.71-1,029.87-1,086.95-1,138.81-1,184.36
EBIT9,234.1410,173.1611,129.2312,089.3313,039.0313,962.7814,844.3115,667.0216,414.5117,071.09
Pro forma Taxes-1,473.42-1,623.25-1,775.80-1,929.00-2,080.53-2,227.93-2,368.59-2,499.86-2,619.13-2,723.90
NOPAT7,760.728,549.919,353.4310,160.3310,958.4911,734.8512,475.7213,167.1613,795.3814,347.19
Capital Expenditures-1,242.91-1,369.30-1,497.99-1,627.22-1,755.04-1,879.38-1,998.03-2,108.77-2,209.38-2,297.76
NWC Investment-587.88-606.22-617.22-619.82-613.11-596.36-569.10-531.13-482.57-423.88
(+) D&A640.65705.80772.13838.74904.63968.711,029.871,086.951,138.811,184.36
Free Cash Flow6,570.587,280.198,010.358,752.039,494.9610,227.8210,938.4611,614.2112,242.2412,809.92
Diluted Shares Outstanding810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00810,750,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricOct-26Oct-27Oct-28Oct-29Oct-30Oct-31Oct-32Oct-33Oct-34Oct-35
Period Start10/26/2510/27/2610/27/2710/27/2810/27/2910/27/3010/27/3110/27/3210/27/3310/27/34
Period End10/26/2610/26/2710/26/2810/26/2910/26/3010/26/3110/26/3210/26/3310/26/3410/26/35
Mid-Point4/26/264/27/274/26/284/27/294/27/304/27/314/26/324/27/334/27/344/27/35
Time (t)0.281.282.283.284.285.286.287.288.289.28
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.46%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.890.820.750.690.630.580.530.490.45
PV UFCF6,412.326,512.346,567.946,577.636,540.906,458.196,330.926,161.465,953.035,709.61
Raw: 146,626.51
96,704.85
Raw: 197,817.95
84,414.59

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value129,315.98147,638.92
(-) Net Debt379.50379.50
Equity Value128,936.48147,259.42
(/) Shares Out810.75810.75
Fair Value$159.03$181.63
(-) Safety Margin34.59%34.59%
Buy Price$104.02$118.81
Current Price$258.84$258.84
Upside (to Buy Price)-59.81%-54.10%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.96%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.970.880.800.730.660.600.550.500.450.41
PV UFCF6,395.966,436.736,432.716,383.706,290.396,154.435,978.355,765.485,519.855,246.06
Raw: 119,007.03
75,139.27
Raw: 160,555.73
62,664.70

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value107,078.75123,268.35
(-) Net Debt379.50379.50
Equity Value106,699.25122,888.85
(/) Shares Out810.75810.75
Fair Value$131.61$151.57
(-) Safety Margin34.59%34.59%
Buy Price$86.08$99.14
Current Price$258.84$258.84
Upside (to Buy Price)-66.74%-61.70%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.96%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.910.840.770.720.660.610.570.520.49
PV UFCF6,428.886,589.556,707.296,779.336,803.836,779.946,707.826,588.666,424.676,218.97
Raw: 190,381.70
131,212.98
Raw: 256,849.30
119,933.82

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value164,521.86185,962.77
(-) Net Debt379.50379.50
Equity Value164,142.36185,583.27
(/) Shares Out810.75810.75
Fair Value$202.46$228.90
(-) Safety Margin34.59%34.59%
Buy Price$132.43$149.73
Current Price$258.84$258.84
Upside (to Buy Price)-48.84%-42.16%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$258.84
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH153.28%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue71,851.52181,988.18460,946.371,167,501.982,957,092.127,489,832.0718,970,523.1548,049,241.32121,700,892.11308,248,512.01
Constant Implied Growth153.28%153.28%153.28%153.28%153.28%153.28%153.28%153.28%153.28%153.28%
Implied Free Cash Flow7.1918.2046.09116.75295.71748.981,897.054,804.9212,170.0930,824.85
Discount Factor0.930.820.750.690.630.580.530.490.450.41
Present Value of Implied FCF6.7114.9234.6480.43186.72433.491,006.412,336.495,424.4312,593.44

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-10-25$59.517.66%$76.9929.37%
20192019-10-27$56.9513.39%$77.1735.50%
20182018-10-28$31.1218.66%$100.47222.83%
20172017-10-29$55.9016.56%$91.4463.57%
20162016-10-30$29.0813.61%$53.6284.37%
20152015-10-25$16.3314.35%$21.7633.24%
20142014-10-26$21.0418.68%$42.91103.97%
20132013-10-27$17.7321.28%$12.65-28.66%
20122012-10-28$10.6518.40%$42.81301.93%
20112011-10-30$12.329.43%$40.97232.58%
20102010-10-31$12.370.77%$19.2855.88%
20092009-10-25$12.93-1.51%$1.93-85.09%
20082008-10-26$11.309.81%$24.98121.02%
20072007-10-28$18.9710.26%$33.0073.96%
20062006-10-29$17.354.55%$21.0721.46%
20052005-10-30$16.36-2.35%$8.92-45.47%
20042004-10-31$15.99-2.17%$12.24-23.48%
20032003-10-26$20.729.63%$7.85-62.11%
20022002-10-27$15.1221.00%$2.04-86.51%
20012001-10-28$17.2517.50%$17.22-0.20%
20002000-10-29$24.813.00%$14.10-43.17%
19991999-10-31$21.94-9.58%$4.67-78.73%
19981998-10-25$8.33-9.43%$2.41-71.02%
19971997-10-26$7.635.93%$4.55-40.34%
19961996-10-27$3.2817.79%$5.3362.45%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$186.95
Median
$180.97
10th Percentile
$151.11
90th Percentile
$227.61

Fair Value Distribution

$127.43 - $142.80
42
$142.80 - $158.16
129
$158.16 - $173.53
219
$173.53 - $188.89
204
$188.89 - $204.25
146
$204.25 - $219.62
119
$219.62 - $234.98
67
$234.98 - $250.34
37
$250.34 - $265.71
12
$265.71 - $281.07
13
$281.07 - $296.44
3
$296.44 - $311.80
2
$311.80 - $327.16
3
$327.16 - $342.53
0
$342.53 - $357.89
1
$357.89 - $373.26
1
$373.26 - $388.62
1
$388.62 - $403.98
0
$403.98 - $419.35
0
$419.35 - $434.71
1