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LPL Financial Holdings Inc.

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

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$373.28
5Y Range256.88 – 426.57
5Y Selected341.72
(-) Safety Margin62.66%
5Y Buy Price$127.60
Upside (to Buy Price)-65.82%
10Y Range361.38 – 585.03
10Y Selected473.21
(-) Safety Margin62.66%
10Y Buy Price$176.70
Upside (to Buy Price)-52.66%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9779
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.8908
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.8764
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8816
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.9341
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.8706
FCF R2 (5Y)0.1801
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0067
Safety Score0.3734

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth17.92%16.38%14.83%13.28%11.73%10.19%8.64%7.09%5.55%4.00%
Revenue14,604.7716,996.3319,516.5822,108.6524,702.9927,219.6229,571.5831,669.3333,425.9934,763.03
EBITDA2,664.923,101.313,561.184,034.154,507.544,966.755,395.915,778.686,099.226,343.19
D&A-461.45-537.01-616.64-698.54-780.50-860.02-934.33-1,000.61-1,056.11-1,098.36
EBIT2,203.482,564.302,944.543,335.623,727.034,106.734,461.584,778.075,043.105,244.83
Pro forma Taxes-577.43-671.99-771.63-874.12-976.69-1,076.19-1,169.18-1,252.12-1,321.57-1,374.44
NOPAT1,626.041,892.312,172.912,461.502,750.343,030.543,292.393,525.953,721.533,870.39
Capital Expenditures-522.24-607.76-697.88-790.57-883.34-973.33-1,057.43-1,132.45-1,195.26-1,243.07
NWC Investment-469.37-505.72-532.93-548.12-548.60-532.17-497.35-443.59-371.46-282.73
(+) D&A461.45537.01616.64698.54780.50860.02934.331,000.611,056.111,098.36
Free Cash Flow1,095.871,315.841,558.731,821.342,098.912,385.052,671.942,950.523,210.923,442.95
Diluted Shares Outstanding77,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.0077,141,500.00

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: 2.45%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF1,086.371,264.171,372.641,470.151,552.911,617.471,660.921,681.131,676.931,648.16
Raw: 32,321.71
22,894.96
Raw: 53,018.96
24,299.24

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value29,641.2139,330.11
(-) Net Debt4,756.464,756.46
Equity Value24,884.7534,573.65
(/) Shares Out77.1477.14
Fair Value$322.59$448.18
(-) Safety Margin62.66%62.66%
Buy Price$120.45$167.35
Current Price$373.28$373.28
Upside (to Buy Price)-67.73%-55.17%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.95%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF1,085.381,258.881,354.481,437.521,504.651,552.971,580.201,584.911,566.591,525.72
Raw: 26,246.10
17,931.57
Raw: 43,052.82
18,182.68

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value24,572.4832,633.98
(-) Net Debt4,756.464,756.46
Equity Value19,816.0227,877.52
(/) Shares Out77.1477.14
Fair Value$256.88$361.38
(-) Safety Margin62.66%62.66%
Buy Price$95.92$134.94
Current Price$373.28$373.28
Upside (to Buy Price)-74.30%-63.85%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.95%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF1,087.371,269.541,391.221,503.831,603.191,685.281,746.561,784.171,796.181,781.69
Raw: 41,934.72
30,807.46
Raw: 68,787.67
34,237.69

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value37,662.6149,886.72
(-) Net Debt4,756.464,756.46
Equity Value32,906.1545,130.26
(/) Shares Out77.1477.14
Fair Value$426.57$585.03
(-) Safety Margin62.66%62.66%
Buy Price$159.28$218.45
Current Price$373.28$373.28
Upside (to Buy Price)-57.33%-41.48%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$373.28
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH124.06%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue34,884.7278,162.72175,131.43392,399.59879,210.741,969,960.114,413,893.779,889,772.9822,159,031.1349,649,538.13
Constant Implied Growth124.06%124.06%124.06%124.06%124.06%124.06%124.06%124.06%124.06%124.06%
Implied Free Cash Flow3.497.8217.5139.2487.92197.00441.39988.982,215.904,964.95
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF3.256.3112.9626.6154.65112.24230.52473.43972.311,996.88

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$92.2519.15%$164.0777.86%
20182018-12-31$61.0816.80%$123.11101.55%
20172017-12-31$57.1415.57%$36.57-36.00%
20162016-12-31$35.2116.45%$32.38-8.04%
20152015-12-31$42.6513.36%$41.60-2.46%
20142014-12-31$44.5510.94%$18.79-57.83%
20132013-12-31$47.056.50%$5.88-87.51%
20122012-12-31$28.164.06%$24.99-11.27%
20112011-12-31$30.547.40%$72.00135.76%
20102010-12-31$36.379.39%$-22.41-161.61%
20092009-12-31$32.156.68%$49.4653.85%
20082008-12-31$32.154.05%$-8.90-127.70%
20072007-12-31$32.15-1.27%$-25.14-178.19%
20062006-12-31$32.150.21%$7.62-76.30%
20052005-12-31$32.1511.16%$27.53-14.38%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$466.46
Median
$449.58
10th Percentile
$361.52
90th Percentile
$594.50

Fair Value Distribution

$277.46 - $309.53
11
$309.53 - $341.61
44
$341.61 - $373.68
86
$373.68 - $405.76
145
$405.76 - $437.84
152
$437.84 - $469.91
162
$469.91 - $501.99
111
$501.99 - $534.06
74
$534.06 - $566.14
68
$566.14 - $598.21
51
$598.21 - $630.29
32
$630.29 - $662.36
24
$662.36 - $694.44
14
$694.44 - $726.51
9
$726.51 - $758.59
6
$758.59 - $790.67
2
$790.67 - $822.74
3
$822.74 - $854.82
2
$854.82 - $886.89
2
$886.89 - $918.97
2