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Morningstar, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Financial - Data & Stock ExchangesSector: Financial Services

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$210.65
5Y Range214.79 – 331.92
5Y Selected273.36
(-) Safety Margin74.84%
5Y Buy Price$68.78
Upside (to Buy Price)-67.35%
10Y Range240.49 – 361.72
10Y Selected301.11
(-) Safety Margin74.84%
10Y Buy Price$75.76
Upside (to Buy Price)-64.04%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9868
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9677
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.1163
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.1666
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.3918
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.5937
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0332
FCF R2 (10Y)0.3410
Safety Score0.2516

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth12.57%11.62%10.67%9.72%8.76%7.81%6.86%5.91%4.95%4.00%
Revenue2,561.152,858.783,163.763,471.133,775.304,070.174,349.294,606.124,834.245,027.61
EBITDA808.85902.84999.161,096.231,192.291,285.411,373.561,454.681,526.721,587.79
D&A-233.33-260.44-288.23-316.23-343.94-370.80-396.23-419.63-440.41-458.03
EBIT575.52642.40710.93780.00848.35914.61977.331,035.051,086.311,129.76
Pro forma Taxes-142.12-158.64-175.56-192.62-209.50-225.86-241.35-255.60-268.26-278.99
NOPAT433.40483.76535.37587.38638.85688.75735.98779.44818.05850.77
Capital Expenditures-167.30-186.74-206.66-226.74-246.60-265.87-284.10-300.87-315.78-328.41
NWC Investment56.0158.2759.7160.1859.5557.7354.6550.2844.6637.86
(+) D&A233.33260.44288.23316.23343.94370.80396.23419.63440.41458.03
Free Cash Flow555.43615.74676.65737.05795.74851.42902.77948.48987.351,018.25
Diluted Shares Outstanding42,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.0042,900,000.00

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: 2.48%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF550.62591.56595.87594.94588.74577.40561.17540.42515.65487.44
Raw: 12,329.73
8,733.72
Raw: 15,777.41
7,230.98

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value11,655.4412,834.80
(-) Net Debt497.95497.95
Equity Value11,157.4912,336.85
(/) Shares Out42.9042.90
Fair Value$260.08$287.57
(-) Safety Margin74.84%74.84%
Buy Price$65.44$72.35
Current Price$210.65$210.65
Upside (to Buy Price)-68.94%-65.65%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.98%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF550.12589.08587.98581.73570.45554.38533.90509.49481.72451.23
Raw: 10,001.39
6,833.04
Raw: 12,798.02
5,405.04

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value9,712.4010,815.12
(-) Net Debt497.95497.95
Equity Value9,214.4510,317.17
(/) Shares Out42.9042.90
Fair Value$214.79$240.49
(-) Safety Margin74.84%74.84%
Buy Price$54.04$60.51
Current Price$210.65$210.65
Upside (to Buy Price)-74.35%-71.28%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.98%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF551.13594.07603.93608.57607.80601.61590.11573.55552.32526.93
Raw: 16,023.89
11,771.99
Raw: 20,504.54
10,205.72

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value14,737.4916,015.74
(-) Net Debt497.95497.95
Equity Value14,239.5415,517.79
(/) Shares Out42.9042.90
Fair Value$331.92$361.72
(-) Safety Margin74.84%74.84%
Buy Price$83.51$91.01
Current Price$210.65$210.65
Upside (to Buy Price)-60.36%-56.80%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$210.65
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH138.42%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue5,711.0113,615.9232,462.4877,395.59184,523.09439,931.711,048,865.502,500,658.215,961,957.4614,214,232.31
Constant Implied Growth138.42%138.42%138.42%138.42%138.42%138.42%138.42%138.42%138.42%138.42%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.571.363.257.7418.4543.99104.89250.07596.201,421.42
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF0.531.102.405.2511.4725.0754.78119.71261.60571.69

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$151.3111.82%$140.13-7.39%
20182018-12-31$109.8414.04%$159.7745.46%
20172017-12-31$96.9715.72%$128.2832.29%
20162016-12-31$73.5615.34%$100.9737.27%
20152015-12-31$80.4113.69%$115.9144.15%
20142014-12-31$64.7111.27%$43.73-32.43%
20132013-12-31$78.098.64%$75.98-2.71%
20122012-12-31$62.837.79%$53.76-14.43%
20112011-12-31$59.457.93%$64.027.69%
20102010-12-31$53.089.18%$53.03-0.10%
20092009-12-31$48.3410.02%$43.00-11.05%
20082008-12-31$35.5010.20%$56.2658.48%
20072007-12-31$77.756.78%$50.88-34.55%
20062006-12-31$45.054.87%$44.80-0.56%
20052005-12-31$34.647.64%$24.13-30.34%
20042004-12-31$20.0514.45%$19.68-1.86%
20032003-12-31$20.0522.48%$22.2510.98%
20022002-12-31$20.0525.31%$12.77-36.29%
20012001-12-31$20.0524.31%$-11.80-158.87%
20002000-12-31$20.0522.60%$-46.91-333.94%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$299.92
Median
$291.42
10th Percentile
$242.01
90th Percentile
$365.95

Fair Value Distribution

$183.31 - $211.10
11
$211.10 - $238.89
73
$238.89 - $266.67
195
$266.67 - $294.46
254
$294.46 - $322.25
192
$322.25 - $350.04
124
$350.04 - $377.82
75
$377.82 - $405.61
30
$405.61 - $433.40
21
$433.40 - $461.18
12
$461.18 - $488.97
9
$488.97 - $516.76
1
$516.76 - $544.55
1
$544.55 - $572.33
0
$572.33 - $600.12
0
$600.12 - $627.91
1
$627.91 - $655.69
0
$655.69 - $683.48
0
$683.48 - $711.27
0
$711.27 - $739.06
1