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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Medical - Diagnostics & ResearchSector: Healthcare

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$178.66
5Y Range123.00 – 210.87
5Y Selected166.94
(-) Safety Margin83.89%
5Y Buy Price$26.89
Upside (to Buy Price)-84.95%
10Y Range141.55 – 231.81
10Y Selected186.68
(-) Safety Margin83.89%
10Y Buy Price$30.07
Upside (to Buy Price)-83.17%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.0315
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.6704
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.5238
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.1283
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.4262
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.1826
FCF R2 (5Y)0.7632
FCF R2 (10Y)0.1916
Safety Score0.1611

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth7.06%6.72%6.38%6.04%5.70%5.36%5.02%4.68%4.34%4.00%
Revenue10,568.6411,278.5511,997.8412,722.2513,447.1914,167.7714,878.8415,575.0616,250.9716,901.01
EBITDA2,185.812,332.632,481.402,631.222,781.152,930.183,077.253,221.243,361.033,495.47
D&A-436.17-465.47-495.15-525.05-554.97-584.71-614.05-642.78-670.68-697.51
EBIT1,749.641,867.171,986.252,106.172,226.192,345.482,463.192,578.452,690.352,797.96
Pro forma Taxes-428.14-456.90-486.04-515.38-544.75-573.94-602.75-630.95-658.33-684.67
NOPAT1,321.501,410.271,500.211,590.791,681.431,771.531,860.451,947.502,032.022,113.30
Capital Expenditures-442.23-471.93-502.03-532.34-562.68-592.83-622.58-651.71-680.00-707.20
NWC Investment-30.03-30.60-31.01-31.23-31.25-31.06-30.65-30.01-29.14-28.02
(+) D&A436.17465.47495.15525.05554.97584.71614.05642.78670.68697.51
Free Cash Flow1,285.411,373.201,462.321,552.261,642.471,732.351,821.261,908.561,993.562,075.58
Diluted Shares Outstanding113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00113,000,000.00

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)0.100.451.452.463.464.465.466.467.468.46
Valuation Date1/17/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.34%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF1,274.271,320.431,288.871,252.961,215.211,174.821,132.121,087.451,041.16993.60
Raw: 24,854.01
17,605.24
Raw: 31,407.90
14,394.63

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value23,956.9826,175.51
(-) Net Debt6,193.256,193.25
Equity Value17,763.7319,982.26
(/) Shares Out113.00113.00
Fair Value$157.20$176.83
(-) Safety Margin83.89%83.89%
Buy Price$25.33$28.49
Current Price$178.66$178.66
Upside (to Buy Price)-85.82%-84.05%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.84%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF1,273.101,315.021,271.931,225.151,177.451,127.971,077.101,025.20972.65919.79
Raw: 20,242.71
13,830.00
Raw: 25,580.62
10,803.57

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value20,092.6422,188.93
(-) Net Debt6,193.256,193.25
Equity Value13,899.3915,995.68
(/) Shares Out113.00113.00
Fair Value$123.00$141.55
(-) Safety Margin83.89%83.89%
Buy Price$19.82$22.80
Current Price$178.66$178.66
Upside (to Buy Price)-88.91%-87.24%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.84%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF1,275.441,325.911,306.191,281.661,254.551,224.081,190.501,154.101,115.191,074.10
Raw: 32,093.93
23,577.90
Raw: 40,556.95
20,186.41

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value30,021.6632,388.13
(-) Net Debt6,193.256,193.25
Equity Value23,828.4126,194.88
(/) Shares Out113.00113.00
Fair Value$210.87$231.81
(-) Safety Margin83.89%83.89%
Buy Price$33.97$37.35
Current Price$178.66$178.66
Upside (to Buy Price)-80.99%-79.10%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$178.66
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH126.88%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue24,616.4755,849.81126,711.99287,484.01652,243.391,479,809.033,357,388.997,617,240.2217,281,985.6839,209,348.85
Constant Implied Growth126.88%126.88%126.88%126.88%126.88%126.88%126.88%126.88%126.88%126.88%
Implied Free Cash Flow2.465.5812.6728.7565.22147.98335.74761.721,728.203,920.93
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF2.294.519.3819.5040.5484.32175.34364.64758.311,576.98

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$106.794.23%$82.38-22.86%
20182018-12-31$83.279.10%$105.3426.51%
20172017-12-31$98.4912.65%$146.4548.70%
20162016-12-31$91.9010.96%$109.1518.77%
20152015-12-31$71.145.67%$48.74-31.48%
20142014-12-31$67.062.36%$47.92-28.55%
20132013-12-31$53.542.32%$25.47-52.43%
20122012-12-31$58.274.05%$94.5062.18%
20112011-12-31$58.063.87%$58.110.09%
20102010-12-31$53.972.86%$74.1837.45%
20092009-12-31$60.383.95%$66.099.45%
20082008-12-31$51.914.22%$64.6524.55%
20072007-12-31$52.906.08%$54.342.71%
20062006-12-31$53.007.38%$72.5936.97%
20052005-12-31$51.486.97%$55.838.44%
20042004-12-31$47.789.31%$63.5733.05%
20032003-12-31$36.5610.29%$50.5838.34%
20022002-12-31$28.4510.67%$50.5677.73%
20012001-12-31$35.869.78%$35.14-2.00%
20002000-12-31$35.508.43%$25.81-27.29%
19991999-12-31$7.647.13%$-137.07-1,894.15%
19981998-12-31$4.457.98%$15.74253.60%
19971997-12-31$4.2212.96%$26.12518.90%
19961996-12-31$3.7812.24%$-38.48-1,118.05%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$181.04
Median
$176.13
10th Percentile
$138.98
90th Percentile
$232.03

Fair Value Distribution

$100.78 - $113.73
6
$113.73 - $126.69
27
$126.69 - $139.64
70
$139.64 - $152.59
125
$152.59 - $165.55
149
$165.55 - $178.50
158
$178.50 - $191.46
150
$191.46 - $204.41
88
$204.41 - $217.37
75
$217.37 - $230.32
45
$230.32 - $243.27
43
$243.27 - $256.23
23
$256.23 - $269.18
15
$269.18 - $282.14
9
$282.14 - $295.09
5
$295.09 - $308.05
4
$308.05 - $321.00
3
$321.00 - $333.95
2
$333.95 - $346.91
2
$346.91 - $359.86
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