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Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Financial - Capital MarketsSector: Financial Services

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$177.07
5Y Range164.13 – 245.41
5Y Selected204.77
(-) Safety Margin62.42%
5Y Buy Price$76.95
Upside (to Buy Price)-56.54%
10Y Range180.67 – 264.08
10Y Selected222.37
(-) Safety Margin62.42%
10Y Buy Price$83.57
Upside (to Buy Price)-52.80%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.3831
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.8759
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.0011
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.7050
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0260
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.7321
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0001
FCF R2 (10Y)0.3457
Safety Score0.3758

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth10.56%9.83%9.11%8.38%7.65%6.92%6.19%5.46%4.73%4.00%
Revenue2,641.842,901.673,165.883,431.063,693.433,948.924,193.294,422.194,631.334,816.58
EBITDA871.29956.981,044.121,131.581,218.111,302.371,382.961,458.451,527.431,588.52
D&A-44.59-48.98-53.44-57.91-62.34-66.65-70.78-74.64-78.17-81.30
EBIT826.70908.00990.681,073.661,155.761,235.711,312.181,383.811,449.251,507.22
Pro forma Taxes-219.96-241.60-263.60-285.67-307.52-328.79-349.14-368.20-385.61-401.03
NOPAT606.73666.40727.09787.99848.24906.92963.041,015.611,063.641,106.19
Capital Expenditures-43.00-47.23-51.53-55.85-60.12-64.27-68.25-71.98-75.38-78.40
NWC Investment55.2756.8957.8558.0657.4555.9453.5150.1245.7940.56
(+) D&A44.5948.9853.4457.9162.3466.6570.7874.6478.1781.30
Free Cash Flow663.60725.04786.85848.12907.92965.241,019.081,068.401,112.231,149.66
Diluted Shares Outstanding68,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.7568,855,757.75

Discounting Periods

MetricMar-26Mar-27Mar-28Mar-29Mar-30Mar-31Mar-32Mar-33Mar-34Mar-35
Period Start9/30/254/1/264/1/274/1/284/1/294/1/304/1/314/1/324/1/334/1/34
Period End3/31/263/31/273/31/283/31/293/31/303/31/313/31/323/31/333/31/343/31/35
Mid-Point12/30/259/30/269/30/279/30/289/30/299/30/309/30/319/30/329/30/339/30/34
Time (t)0.100.701.702.703.704.705.716.717.718.71
Valuation Date1/17/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.44%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.940.860.790.720.660.610.560.510.47
PV UFCF657.84682.17678.58670.43657.85641.06619.83595.64568.36538.50
Raw: 13,964.65
9,687.23
Raw: 17,682.82
7,929.74

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value13,034.0914,239.99
(-) Net Debt-435.81-435.81
Equity Value13,469.9114,675.81
(/) Shares Out68.8668.86
Fair Value$195.62$213.14
(-) Safety Margin62.42%62.42%
Buy Price$73.52$80.10
Current Price$177.07$177.07
Upside (to Buy Price)-58.48%-54.77%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.94%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.930.850.770.700.640.580.520.480.43
PV UFCF657.24677.83668.14654.11636.01614.15588.36560.26529.75497.36
Raw: 11,342.00
7,572.10
Raw: 14,361.88
5,921.38

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value10,865.4212,004.59
(-) Net Debt-435.81-435.81
Equity Value11,301.2312,440.40
(/) Shares Out68.8668.86
Fair Value$164.13$180.67
(-) Safety Margin62.42%62.42%
Buy Price$61.68$67.90
Current Price$177.07$177.07
Upside (to Buy Price)-65.17%-61.66%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.94%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.950.880.810.750.690.640.590.550.51
PV UFCF658.45686.58689.29687.30680.65669.41653.29633.60610.18583.47
Raw: 18,112.08
13,059.73
Raw: 22,934.52
11,195.13

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value16,461.9917,747.35
(-) Net Debt-435.81-435.81
Equity Value16,897.8118,183.17
(/) Shares Out68.8668.86
Fair Value$245.41$264.08
(-) Safety Margin62.42%62.42%
Buy Price$92.22$99.24
Current Price$177.07$177.07
Upside (to Buy Price)-47.92%-43.95%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$177.07
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH140.21%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue6,162.9514,804.0235,560.7385,420.41205,188.32492,882.791,183,953.562,843,974.396,831,509.7616,409,966.93
Constant Implied Growth140.21%140.21%140.21%140.21%140.21%140.21%140.21%140.21%140.21%140.21%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.621.483.568.5420.5249.29118.40284.40683.151,641.00
Discount Factor0.960.860.790.720.660.610.560.510.470.43
Present Value of Implied FCF0.591.282.816.1913.6329.9866.01145.33319.99704.54

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-03-31$52.127.39%$92.5477.56%
20192019-03-31$46.7211.42%$85.3082.57%
20182018-03-31$44.6017.26%$116.53161.28%
20172017-03-31$34.4520.94%$130.17277.86%
20162016-03-31$24.9012.20%$3.29-86.80%
20152015-03-31$22.4010.69%$77.42245.62%
20142014-03-31$22.409.63%$65.29191.49%
20132013-03-31$22.409.50%$47.98114.21%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$219.54
Median
$213.35
10th Percentile
$179.57
90th Percentile
$266.19

Fair Value Distribution

$148.45 - $164.24
17
$164.24 - $180.03
87
$180.03 - $195.82
163
$195.82 - $211.60
207
$211.60 - $227.39
188
$227.39 - $243.18
134
$243.18 - $258.97
76
$258.97 - $274.76
59
$274.76 - $290.55
20
$290.55 - $306.33
19
$306.33 - $322.12
10
$322.12 - $337.91
6
$337.91 - $353.70
5
$353.70 - $369.49
7
$369.49 - $385.28
1
$385.28 - $401.07
0
$401.07 - $416.85
0
$416.85 - $432.64
0
$432.64 - $448.43
0
$448.43 - $464.22
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