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Federal Signal Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Industrial - Pollution & Treatment ControlsSector: Industrials

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$110.07
5Y Range70.42 – 108.34
5Y Selected89.38
(-) Safety Margin55.52%
5Y Buy Price$39.76
Upside (to Buy Price)-63.88%
10Y Range81.22 – 122.30
10Y Selected101.76
(-) Safety Margin55.52%
10Y Buy Price$45.26
Upside (to Buy Price)-58.88%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9727
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9216
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.8854
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8073
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.9151
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.8490
FCF R2 (5Y)0.3622
FCF R2 (10Y)0.3191
Safety Score0.4448

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth9.61%8.99%8.36%7.74%7.12%6.49%5.87%5.25%4.62%4.00%
Revenue2,040.402,223.772,409.762,596.282,781.062,961.643,135.503,300.013,452.583,590.68
EBITDA412.77449.86487.49525.22562.60599.13634.30667.58698.44726.38
D&A-70.26-76.58-82.98-89.41-95.77-101.99-107.98-113.64-118.90-123.65
EBIT342.50373.28404.50435.81466.83497.14526.32553.94579.55602.73
Pro forma Taxes-69.46-75.70-82.03-88.38-94.67-100.82-106.74-112.34-117.53-122.23
NOPAT273.04297.58322.47347.43372.15396.32419.58441.60462.02480.50
Capital Expenditures-44.74-48.76-52.84-56.93-60.98-64.94-68.76-72.36-75.71-78.74
NWC Investment-33.39-34.22-34.71-34.81-34.48-33.70-32.44-30.70-28.47-25.77
(+) D&A70.2676.5882.9889.4195.77101.99107.98113.64118.90123.65
Free Cash Flow265.18291.17317.90345.09372.46399.66426.36452.18476.73499.64
Diluted Shares Outstanding61,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.0061,600,000.00

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 UFCF262.88279.74279.95278.55275.57271.04265.03257.64248.98239.18
Raw: 5,749.76
4,072.82
Raw: 7,713.07
3,534.99

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value5,449.516,193.55
(-) Net Debt207.30207.30
Equity Value5,242.215,986.25
(/) Shares Out61.6061.60
Fair Value$85.10$97.18
(-) Safety Margin55.52%55.52%
Buy Price$37.85$43.23
Current Price$110.07$110.07
Upside (to Buy Price)-65.61%-60.73%

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 UFCF262.64278.57276.24272.37267.01260.23252.15242.89232.59221.41
Raw: 4,666.97
3,188.51
Raw: 6,260.55
2,644.04

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value4,545.345,210.15
(-) Net Debt207.30207.30
Equity Value4,338.045,002.85
(/) Shares Out61.6061.60
Fair Value$70.42$81.22
(-) Safety Margin55.52%55.52%
Buy Price$31.32$36.12
Current Price$110.07$110.07
Upside (to Buy Price)-71.54%-67.18%

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 UFCF263.12280.93283.74284.94284.49282.40278.70273.43266.68258.56
Raw: 7,464.87
5,484.09
Raw: 10,013.82
4,984.18

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value6,881.307,741.16
(-) Net Debt207.30207.30
Equity Value6,674.007,533.86
(/) Shares Out61.6061.60
Fair Value$108.34$122.30
(-) Safety Margin55.52%55.52%
Buy Price$48.19$54.40
Current Price$110.07$110.07
Upside (to Buy Price)-56.22%-50.58%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$110.07
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH134.57%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue4,821.3611,309.4826,528.6762,228.39145,969.32342,400.69803,170.371,883,999.244,419,302.9110,366,372.64
Constant Implied Growth134.57%134.57%134.57%134.57%134.57%134.57%134.57%134.57%134.57%134.57%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.481.132.656.2214.6034.2480.32188.40441.931,036.64
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF0.450.911.964.229.0719.5141.9590.19193.91416.93

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$32.2513.29%$26.25-18.62%
20182018-12-31$19.909.06%$26.3232.24%
20172017-12-31$20.095.14%$16.41-18.30%
20162016-12-31$15.615.95%$5.78-62.97%
20152015-12-31$15.8512.39%$36.41129.73%
20142014-12-31$15.4414.33%$22.9048.34%
20132013-12-31$14.656.31%$17.1817.28%
20122012-12-31$7.61-0.20%$0.39-94.94%
20112011-12-31$4.15-2.87%$-5.42-230.61%
20102010-12-31$6.860.57%$1.45-78.83%
20092009-12-31$6.023.61%$13.62126.24%
20082008-12-31$8.21-2.38%$20.43148.83%
20072007-12-31$11.22-10.79%$2.32-79.29%
20062006-12-31$16.04-19.28%$-2.82-117.58%
20052005-12-31$15.01-19.15%$3.05-79.67%
20042004-12-31$17.66-11.92%$-2.50-114.18%
20032003-12-31$17.52-2.73%$6.45-63.17%
20022002-12-31$19.421.68%$13.64-29.76%
20012001-12-31$22.271.41%$15.69-29.53%
20002000-12-31$19.632.93%$5.66-71.16%
19991999-12-31$16.061.92%$-15.28-195.16%
19981998-12-31$27.384.43%$13.00-52.52%
19971997-12-31$21.635.17%$12.96-40.11%
19961996-12-31$25.883.48%$11.75-54.59%
19951995-12-31$25.883.31%$13.18-49.08%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$101.07
Median
$97.99
10th Percentile
$81.34
90th Percentile
$123.16

Fair Value Distribution

$66.73 - $73.40
11
$73.40 - $80.06
63
$80.06 - $86.73
117
$86.73 - $93.39
189
$93.39 - $100.05
182
$100.05 - $106.72
140
$106.72 - $113.38
94
$113.38 - $120.05
75
$120.05 - $126.71
43
$126.71 - $133.38
22
$133.38 - $140.04
23
$140.04 - $146.70
18
$146.70 - $153.37
9
$153.37 - $160.03
7
$160.03 - $166.70
2
$166.70 - $173.36
1
$173.36 - $180.03
1
$180.03 - $186.69
0
$186.69 - $193.35
1
$193.35 - $200.02
2