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CTS Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Hardware, Equipment & PartsSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$44.21
5Y Range33.31 – 50.07
5Y Selected41.69
(-) Safety Margin79.45%
5Y Buy Price$8.57
Upside (to Buy Price)-80.62%
10Y Range36.21 – 53.02
10Y Selected44.62
(-) Safety Margin79.45%
10Y Buy Price$9.17
Upside (to Buy Price)-79.26%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.3317
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.7406
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.2895
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.1239
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.2835
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.1071
FCF R2 (5Y)0.1441
FCF R2 (10Y)0.7577
Safety Score0.2055

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth4.91%4.81%4.71%4.61%4.51%4.41%4.30%4.20%4.10%4.00%
Revenue540.88566.91593.62620.99648.98677.58706.75736.46766.67797.33
EBITDA117.52123.18128.98134.93141.01147.22153.56160.02166.58173.24
D&A-28.12-29.48-30.87-32.29-33.75-35.23-36.75-38.29-39.86-41.46
EBIT89.4093.7098.11102.64107.26111.99116.81121.72126.72131.78
Pro forma Taxes-25.03-26.23-27.47-28.73-30.03-31.35-32.70-34.08-35.48-36.89
NOPAT64.3767.4770.6573.9077.2380.6484.1187.6491.2494.89
Capital Expenditures-20.20-21.18-22.17-23.20-24.24-25.31-26.40-27.51-28.64-29.78
NWC Investment-3.26-3.35-3.44-3.53-3.61-3.68-3.76-3.83-3.89-3.95
(+) D&A28.1229.4830.8732.2933.7535.2336.7538.2939.8641.46
Free Cash Flow69.0272.4175.9079.4783.1386.8890.7094.6098.57102.61
Diluted Shares Outstanding30,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.0030,295,500.00

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: 2.37%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF68.4369.5766.8464.1561.5158.9256.3853.9051.4849.12
Raw: 1,264.94
896.01
Raw: 1,561.39
715.61

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value1,226.501,315.89
(-) Net Debt20.0120.01
Equity Value1,206.491,295.88
(/) Shares Out30.3030.30
Fair Value$39.82$42.77
(-) Safety Margin79.45%79.45%
Buy Price$8.18$8.79
Current Price$44.21$44.21
Upside (to Buy Price)-81.49%-80.12%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.87%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF68.3669.2865.9562.7259.5956.5753.6450.8248.0945.47
Raw: 1,029.27
703.21
Raw: 1,270.50
536.57

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value1,029.121,117.08
(-) Net Debt20.0120.01
Equity Value1,009.111,097.06
(/) Shares Out30.3030.30
Fair Value$33.31$36.21
(-) Safety Margin79.45%79.45%
Buy Price$6.84$7.44
Current Price$44.21$44.21
Upside (to Buy Price)-84.52%-83.17%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.87%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF68.4969.8767.7465.6263.5061.3959.2957.2155.1453.10
Raw: 1,635.84
1,201.77
Raw: 2,019.22
1,005.03

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value1,536.981,626.36
(-) Net Debt20.0120.01
Equity Value1,516.971,606.35
(/) Shares Out30.3030.30
Fair Value$50.07$53.02
(-) Safety Margin79.45%79.45%
Buy Price$10.29$10.90
Current Price$44.21$44.21
Upside (to Buy Price)-76.72%-75.35%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$44.21
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH127.91%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue1,211.612,761.326,293.2014,342.5432,687.4174,496.34169,781.08386,940.03881,856.732,009,797.99
Constant Implied Growth127.91%127.91%127.91%127.91%127.91%127.91%127.91%127.91%127.91%127.91%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.120.280.631.433.277.4516.9838.6988.19200.98
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF0.110.220.470.972.034.248.8718.5238.6980.83

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$30.016.13%$24.80-17.36%
20182018-12-31$25.897.40%$20.16-22.13%
20172017-12-31$25.756.10%$24.96-3.08%
20162016-12-31$22.403.37%$14.96-33.23%
20152015-12-31$17.642.67%$16.85-4.50%
20142014-12-31$17.835.85%$13.01-27.02%
20132013-12-31$19.914.43%$14.29-28.23%
20122012-12-31$10.631.19%$10.55-0.78%
20112011-12-31$9.20-7.26%$0.65-92.91%
20102010-12-31$11.06-11.29%$1.15-89.60%
20092009-12-31$9.62-9.40%$11.0414.72%
20082008-12-31$5.51-3.34%$5.25-4.66%
20072007-12-31$9.93-2.24%$11.9119.97%
20062006-12-31$15.70-4.74%$9.94-36.66%
20052005-12-31$11.06-5.26%$7.70-30.38%
20042004-12-31$13.29-1.71%$-0.53-104.00%
20032003-12-31$11.507.68%$8.19-28.75%
20022002-12-31$7.759.66%$4.02-48.11%
20012001-12-31$15.908.17%$-14.01-188.10%
20002000-12-31$36.44-3.05%$-15.84-143.48%
19991999-12-31$75.38-19.21%$-21.96-129.14%
19981998-12-31$21.75-20.52%$4.40-79.76%
19971997-12-31$15.97-0.91%$15.95-0.13%
19961996-12-31$7.1217.28%$18.81164.23%
19951995-12-31$6.2928.39%$24.22285.07%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$44.16
Median
$43.01
10th Percentile
$35.90
90th Percentile
$54.18

Fair Value Distribution

$28.16 - $31.72
8
$31.72 - $35.28
71
$35.28 - $38.84
198
$38.84 - $42.40
190
$42.40 - $45.97
188
$45.97 - $49.53
147
$49.53 - $53.09
80
$53.09 - $56.65
48
$56.65 - $60.21
31
$60.21 - $63.77
14
$63.77 - $67.33
9
$67.33 - $70.89
10
$70.89 - $74.45
4
$74.45 - $78.01
0
$78.01 - $81.57
0
$81.57 - $85.13
1
$85.13 - $88.69
0
$88.69 - $92.25
0
$92.25 - $95.81
0
$95.81 - $99.37
1