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Daily Journal Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Software - ApplicationSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$519.51
5Y Range169.04 – 257.06
5Y Selected213.05
(-) Safety Margin84.76%
5Y Buy Price$32.47
Upside (to Buy Price)-93.75%
10Y Range185.14 – 273.70
10Y Selected229.42
(-) Safety Margin84.76%
10Y Buy Price$34.96
Upside (to Buy Price)-93.27%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.8683
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.7851
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.0153
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.0847
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.2609
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.0672
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0230
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0366
Safety Score0.1524

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth7.60%7.20%6.80%6.40%6.00%5.60%5.20%4.80%4.40%4.00%
Revenue75.2580.6786.1691.6797.17102.62107.95113.14118.12122.84
EBITDA15.9717.1218.2919.4620.6321.7822.9224.0225.0726.08
D&A-3.41-3.66-3.91-4.16-4.41-4.66-4.90-5.13-5.36-5.57
EBIT12.5613.4614.3815.3016.2217.1318.0218.8819.7120.50
Pro forma Taxes-0.97-1.04-1.11-1.18-1.25-1.32-1.39-1.45-1.52-1.58
NOPAT11.5912.4313.2714.1214.9715.8116.6317.4318.2018.93
Capital Expenditures-0.79-0.85-0.91-0.97-1.03-1.08-1.14-1.19-1.25-1.30
NWC Investment1.111.131.151.151.151.141.121.081.040.99
(+) D&A3.413.663.914.164.414.664.905.135.365.57
Free Cash Flow15.3216.3717.4218.4719.5020.5221.5122.4523.3524.19
Diluted Shares Outstanding1,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.501,377,182.50

Discounting Periods

MetricSep-25Sep-26Sep-27Sep-28Sep-29Sep-30Sep-31Sep-32Sep-33Sep-34
Period Start6/30/2510/1/2510/1/2610/1/2710/1/2810/1/2910/1/3010/1/3110/1/3210/1/33
Period End9/30/259/30/269/30/279/30/289/30/299/30/309/30/319/30/329/30/339/30/34
Mid-Point8/15/254/1/264/1/273/31/284/1/294/1/304/1/313/31/324/1/334/1/34
Time (t)0.100.211.212.213.214.215.216.217.218.21
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.39%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.980.900.820.760.690.640.580.530.49
PV UFCF15.1916.0715.6815.2414.7514.2213.6613.0712.4611.83
Raw: 297.84
215.62
Raw: 369.39
173.02

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value292.54315.21
(-) Net Debt12.6812.68
Equity Value279.86302.53
(/) Shares Out1.381.38
Fair Value$203.21$219.67
(-) Safety Margin84.76%84.76%
Buy Price$30.97$33.48
Current Price$519.51$519.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-94.04%-93.56%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.89%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.980.890.810.730.670.610.550.500.45
PV UFCF15.1816.0415.5114.9314.3213.6913.0312.3511.6710.98
Raw: 242.20
169.50
Raw: 300.39
129.95

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value245.48267.65
(-) Net Debt12.6812.68
Equity Value232.80254.97
(/) Shares Out1.381.38
Fair Value$169.04$185.14
(-) Safety Margin84.76%84.76%
Buy Price$25.76$28.22
Current Price$519.51$519.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-95.04%-94.57%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.89%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.980.910.840.780.720.670.620.570.53
PV UFCF15.2116.1015.8515.5515.1914.7814.3313.8413.3212.76
Raw: 385.54
288.80
Raw: 478.15
242.67

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value366.71389.62
(-) Net Debt12.6812.68
Equity Value354.03376.94
(/) Shares Out1.381.38
Fair Value$257.06$273.70
(-) Safety Margin84.76%84.76%
Buy Price$39.18$41.71
Current Price$519.51$519.51
Upside (to Buy Price)-92.46%-91.97%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$519.51
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH158.92%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue204.96530.691,374.093,557.839,212.0523,852.1561,758.78159,907.89414,038.861,072,043.24
Constant Implied Growth158.92%158.92%158.92%158.92%158.92%158.92%158.92%158.92%158.92%158.92%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.020.050.140.360.922.396.1815.9941.40107.20
Discount Factor0.950.820.760.690.640.580.530.490.450.41
Present Value of Implied FCF0.020.040.100.250.591.393.307.8218.5744.07

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-09-30$247.569.97%$9.25-96.27%
20182018-09-30$257.707.45%$-47.53-118.44%
20172017-09-30$218.615.82%$-61.18-127.99%
20162016-09-30$219.005.58%$-50.18-122.91%
20152015-09-30$186.205.27%$88.53-52.45%
20142014-09-30$180.501.80%$37.84-79.03%
20132013-09-30$146.99-1.90%$40.83-72.23%
20122012-09-30$90.251.45%$77.25-14.41%
20112011-09-30$65.256.88%$151.82132.67%
20102010-09-30$72.007.94%$142.0497.28%
20092009-09-30$57.983.77%$103.3278.21%
20082008-09-30$39.90-2.65%$57.5644.26%
20072007-09-30$40.14-5.20%$35.76-10.90%
20062006-09-30$38.670.41%$16.59-57.09%
20052005-09-30$43.985.72%$44.521.22%
20042004-09-30$34.006.15%$33.36-1.88%
20032003-09-30$26.773.39%$19.89-25.69%
20022002-09-30$23.500.12%$21.87-6.95%
20012001-09-30$26.00-0.35%$72.49178.81%
20002000-09-30$28.750.48%$15.82-44.96%
19991999-09-30$36.63-0.63%$-30.45-183.13%
19981998-09-30$35.00-0.79%$29.55-15.58%
19971997-09-30$43.000.23%$36.58-14.92%
19961996-09-30$30.001.28%$45.4651.52%
19951995-09-30$30.502.27%$6.96-77.19%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$225.99
Median
$220.64
10th Percentile
$182.89
90th Percentile
$274.04

Fair Value Distribution

$144.56 - $158.48
6
$158.48 - $172.39
33
$172.39 - $186.30
84
$186.30 - $200.21
136
$200.21 - $214.12
170
$214.12 - $228.03
151
$228.03 - $241.94
133
$241.94 - $255.85
98
$255.85 - $269.76
64
$269.76 - $283.67
52
$283.67 - $297.59
24
$297.59 - $311.50
16
$311.50 - $325.41
13
$325.41 - $339.32
12
$339.32 - $353.23
3
$353.23 - $367.14
1
$367.14 - $381.05
2
$381.05 - $394.96
1
$394.96 - $408.87
0
$408.87 - $422.78
1