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Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Insurance - LifeSector: Financial Services

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$18.38
5Y Range282.21 – 506.76
5Y Selected394.49
(-) Safety Margin84.60%
5Y Buy Price$71.68
Upside (to Buy Price)289.98%
10Y Range281.69 – 485.58
10Y Selected383.64
(-) Safety Margin84.60%
10Y Buy Price$69.71
Upside (to Buy Price)279.25%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.2196
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.0533
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.2641
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.4532
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.4265
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.4702
FCF R2 (5Y)0.6062
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0086
Safety Score0.1817

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth-8.48%-7.09%-5.70%-4.32%-2.93%-1.55%-0.16%1.23%2.61%4.00%
Revenue31,779.7629,526.5527,842.4126,640.3025,859.4025,459.8625,419.4325,731.4526,404.0127,460.17
EBITDA21,072.5919,578.5318,461.8117,664.7117,146.9016,881.9816,855.1717,062.0717,508.0318,208.35
D&A-213.90-198.74-187.40-179.31-174.06-171.37-171.09-173.19-177.72-184.83
EBIT20,858.6919,379.7918,274.4117,485.4016,972.8516,710.6116,684.0816,888.8717,330.3018,023.52
Pro forma Taxes-2,055.61-1,909.86-1,800.93-1,723.17-1,672.66-1,646.82-1,644.20-1,664.39-1,707.89-1,776.20
NOPAT18,803.0817,469.9316,473.4815,762.2215,300.1915,063.7915,039.8815,224.4915,622.4216,247.31
Capital Expenditures0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
NWC Investment-259.62-198.75-148.56-106.04-68.88-35.24-3.5727.5259.3393.16
(+) D&A213.90198.74187.40179.31174.06171.37171.09173.19177.72184.83
Free Cash Flow18,757.3617,469.9116,512.3215,835.5015,405.3615,199.9215,207.4015,425.2015,859.4616,525.31
Diluted Shares Outstanding933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50933,078,378.50

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: 6.73%Terminal Growth: 2.03%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.910.850.800.750.700.660.620.58
PV UFCF18,635.5616,965.1915,023.9013,490.5612,296.3711,367.1810,655.4910,126.429,754.849,523.30
Raw: 334,058.59
258,095.79
Raw: 358,344.15
199,890.33

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value334,507.37327,729.14
(-) Net Debt-213.59-213.59
Equity Value334,720.96327,942.73
(/) Shares Out933.08933.08
Fair Value$358.73$351.46
(-) Safety Margin84.60%84.60%
Buy Price$55.24$54.13
Current Price$18.38$18.38
Upside (to Buy Price)200.57%194.48%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 7.73%Terminal Growth: 1.53%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.900.830.770.720.670.620.570.53
PV UFCF18,618.1916,894.1414,822.1113,184.6011,905.9310,904.0910,126.519,534.389,099.278,800.84
Raw: 252,062.18
187,684.16
Raw: 270,386.72
138,735.64

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value263,109.14262,625.70
(-) Net Debt-213.59-213.59
Equity Value263,322.73262,839.29
(/) Shares Out933.08933.08
Fair Value$282.21$281.69
(-) Safety Margin84.60%84.60%
Buy Price$43.46$43.38
Current Price$18.38$18.38
Upside (to Buy Price)136.45%136.02%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 5.73%Terminal Growth: 2.53%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.980.920.870.820.780.740.700.660.62
PV UFCF18,653.1117,037.2115,230.3813,806.6112,703.4611,854.5811,217.4710,761.3210,464.4910,312.74
Raw: 492,805.89
395,205.96
Raw: 528,632.14
320,830.32

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value472,636.73452,871.69
(-) Net Debt-213.59-213.59
Equity Value472,850.32453,085.28
(/) Shares Out933.08933.08
Fair Value$506.76$485.58
(-) Safety Margin84.60%84.60%
Buy Price$78.04$74.78
Current Price$18.38$18.38
Upside (to Buy Price)324.60%306.85%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$18.38
WACC Used6.7%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH80.10%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue64,813.11116,726.09210,219.53378,597.88681,841.291,227,971.862,211,533.563,982,893.117,173,048.5212,918,404.70
Constant Implied Growth80.10%80.10%80.10%80.10%80.10%80.10%80.10%80.10%80.10%80.10%
Implied Free Cash Flow6.4811.6721.0237.8668.18122.80221.15398.29717.301,291.84
Discount Factor0.950.850.800.750.700.660.620.580.540.51
Present Value of Implied FCF6.149.9416.7828.3147.7880.61136.03229.53387.30653.52

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20162016-12-31$14.3011.31%$150.87955.03%
20152015-12-31$14.006.58%$49.29252.08%
20142014-12-31$21.2020.25%$92.29335.34%
20132013-12-31$21.2927.06%$110.54419.19%
20122012-12-31$23.4634.63%$137.05484.20%
20112011-12-31$23.6325.03%$98.92318.61%
20102010-12-31$24.554.94%$52.38113.34%
20092009-12-31$24.674.04%$34.5940.21%
20082008-12-31$24.67-2.72%$24.880.87%
20072007-12-31$24.67-2.28%$24.33-1.40%
20062006-12-31$24.671.66%$25.553.57%
20052005-12-31$24.674.97%$31.1626.31%
20042004-12-31$24.677.79%$29.1418.11%
20032003-12-31$24.679.61%$22.07-10.52%
20022002-12-31$24.6714.68%$18.46-25.17%
20012001-12-31$24.6714.29%$23.69-3.99%
20002000-12-31$24.6710.68%$-0.58-102.35%
19991999-12-31$24.675.41%$-0.89-103.59%
19981998-12-31$24.671.01%$5.14-79.17%
19971997-12-31$24.675.65%$-0.59-102.40%
19961996-12-31$24.6716.32%$7.60-69.20%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$370.81
Median
$348.12
10th Percentile
$279.27
90th Percentile
$487.40

Fair Value Distribution

$218.46 - $258.57
35
$258.57 - $298.69
153
$298.69 - $338.80
263
$338.80 - $378.92
187
$378.92 - $419.03
140
$419.03 - $459.14
80
$459.14 - $499.26
58
$499.26 - $539.37
34
$539.37 - $579.49
14
$579.49 - $619.60
9
$619.60 - $659.71
7
$659.71 - $699.83
9
$699.83 - $739.94
4
$739.94 - $780.06
3
$780.06 - $820.17
1
$820.17 - $860.28
1
$860.28 - $900.40
0
$900.40 - $940.51
1
$940.51 - $980.63
0
$980.63 - $1,020.74
1