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Meta Platforms, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Internet Content & InformationSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$647.54
5Y Range369.16 – 569.68
5Y Selected469.42
(-) Safety Margin36.20%
5Y Buy Price$299.49
Upside (to Buy Price)-53.75%
10Y Range437.46 – 662.07
10Y Selected549.77
(-) Safety Margin36.20%
10Y Buy Price$350.75
Upside (to Buy Price)-45.83%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9187
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9827
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.4907
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.7984
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.6179
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.8579
FCF R2 (5Y)0.5135
FCF R2 (10Y)0.7743
Safety Score0.6380

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth17.99%16.44%14.88%13.33%11.77%10.22%8.66%7.11%5.55%4.00%
Revenue194,100.20226,007.39259,645.65294,253.52328,899.14362,510.19393,919.68421,925.90445,363.10463,177.63
EBITDA102,000.01118,767.30136,444.27154,630.77172,837.10190,499.77207,005.51221,722.83234,039.13243,400.69
D&A-15,748.58-18,337.42-21,066.70-23,874.66-26,685.68-29,412.76-31,961.21-34,233.53-36,135.14-37,580.55
EBIT86,251.43100,429.88115,377.56130,756.11146,151.42161,087.01175,044.30187,489.30197,903.99205,820.15
Pro forma Taxes-14,493.42-16,875.93-19,387.69-21,971.85-24,558.83-27,068.56-29,413.90-31,505.12-33,255.17-34,585.38
NOPAT71,758.0083,553.9595,989.87108,784.25121,592.59134,018.45145,630.40155,984.18164,648.81171,234.76
Capital Expenditures-40,187.69-46,793.95-53,758.62-60,924.04-68,097.28-75,056.32-81,559.53-87,358.11-92,210.69-95,899.12
NWC Investment1,546.351,666.931,757.361,808.021,809.991,755.941,640.921,463.131,224.43930.68
(+) D&A15,748.5818,337.4221,066.7023,874.6626,685.6829,412.7631,961.2134,233.5336,135.1437,580.55
Free Cash Flow48,865.2556,764.3565,055.3273,542.8981,990.9790,130.8397,673.00104,322.73109,797.69113,846.87
Diluted Shares Outstanding2,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.002,586,500,000.00

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)0.100.451.452.463.464.465.466.467.468.46
Valuation Date1/17/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.49%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF48,441.6054,583.0957,338.7859,362.3960,662.4561,123.8260,714.8459,440.5057,342.9454,499.32
Raw: 1,271,955.62
900,984.82
Raw: 1,766,147.72
809,447.33

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value1,181,373.131,382,957.06
(-) Net Debt26,092.0026,092.00
Equity Value1,155,281.131,356,865.06
(/) Shares Out2,586.502,586.50
Fair Value$446.66$524.60
(-) Safety Margin36.20%36.20%
Buy Price$284.97$334.69
Current Price$647.54$647.54
Upside (to Buy Price)-55.99%-48.31%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.99%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF48,397.4254,359.4356,585.1758,044.7958,777.2458,686.3557,764.2156,038.1553,569.6350,450.69
Raw: 1,031,544.49
704,760.28
Raw: 1,432,329.80
604,921.94

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value980,924.341,157,595.04
(-) Net Debt26,092.0026,092.00
Equity Value954,832.341,131,503.04
(/) Shares Out2,586.502,586.50
Fair Value$369.16$437.46
(-) Safety Margin36.20%36.20%
Buy Price$235.52$279.10
Current Price$647.54$647.54
Upside (to Buy Price)-63.63%-56.90%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.99%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF48,486.2254,809.7458,109.5160,722.4462,626.3363,686.3863,845.4763,083.6661,420.5258,914.71
Raw: 1,653,600.91
1,214,822.35
Raw: 2,296,073.40
1,142,824.51

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value1,499,576.591,738,529.48
(-) Net Debt26,092.0026,092.00
Equity Value1,473,484.591,712,437.48
(/) Shares Out2,586.502,586.50
Fair Value$569.68$662.07
(-) Safety Margin36.20%36.20%
Buy Price$363.46$422.40
Current Price$647.54$647.54
Upside (to Buy Price)-43.87%-34.77%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$647.54
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH158.67%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue490,062.721,267,630.513,278,941.708,481,539.8821,938,944.1056,748,806.81146,790,431.68379,698,394.44982,154,416.282,540,509,287.22
Constant Implied Growth158.67%158.67%158.67%158.67%158.67%158.67%158.67%158.67%158.67%158.67%
Implied Free Cash Flow49.01126.76327.89848.152,193.895,674.8814,679.0437,969.8498,215.44254,050.93
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF45.59102.32242.60575.191,363.753,233.417,666.2818,176.4443,095.60102,177.95

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$205.2517.58%$236.3115.13%
20182018-12-31$131.0918.63%$177.1035.10%
20172017-12-31$176.4621.44%$218.4623.80%
20162016-12-31$115.0526.71%$180.2056.63%
20152015-12-31$104.6629.03%$105.290.60%
20142014-12-31$78.0234.46%$82.035.13%
20132013-12-31$54.6536.05%$72.2532.20%
20122012-12-31$26.6236.52%$7.46-71.98%
20112011-12-31$38.2342.67%$32.38-15.31%
20102010-12-31$38.2338.11%$12.35-67.69%
20092009-12-31$38.2340.66%$4.16-89.12%
20082008-12-31$38.2349.32%$0.00-100.00%
20072007-12-31$38.2365.43%$0.00-100.00%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$540.73
Median
$525.79
10th Percentile
$432.37
90th Percentile
$660.35

Fair Value Distribution

$332.53 - $380.39
15
$380.39 - $428.25
72
$428.25 - $476.11
177
$476.11 - $523.98
229
$523.98 - $571.84
199
$571.84 - $619.70
129
$619.70 - $667.56
94
$667.56 - $715.43
36
$715.43 - $763.29
19
$763.29 - $811.15
13
$811.15 - $859.01
6
$859.01 - $906.88
5
$906.88 - $954.74
1
$954.74 - $1,002.60
2
$1,002.60 - $1,050.47
0
$1,050.47 - $1,098.33
1
$1,098.33 - $1,146.19
1
$1,146.19 - $1,194.05
0
$1,194.05 - $1,241.92
0
$1,241.92 - $1,289.78
1