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PJT Partners Inc.

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

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$171.18
5Y Range115.24 – 174.89
5Y Selected145.06
(-) Safety Margin48.91%
5Y Buy Price$74.11
Upside (to Buy Price)-56.70%
10Y Range129.09 – 191.50
10Y Selected160.29
(-) Safety Margin48.91%
10Y Buy Price$81.89
Upside (to Buy Price)-52.16%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.6492
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9238
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.0049
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.7351
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0008
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.8223
FCF R2 (5Y)0.1755
FCF R2 (10Y)0.6121
Safety Score0.5109

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth8.14%7.68%7.22%6.76%6.30%5.84%5.38%4.92%4.46%4.00%
Revenue1,614.771,738.821,864.411,990.482,115.912,239.512,360.012,476.142,586.592,690.05
EBITDA422.24454.67487.51520.48553.28585.59617.11647.47676.35703.40
D&A-48.44-52.16-55.93-59.71-63.47-67.18-70.79-74.28-77.59-80.69
EBIT373.80402.52431.59460.77489.81518.42546.31573.20598.76622.71
Pro forma Taxes-68.60-73.87-79.20-84.56-89.89-95.14-100.26-105.19-109.88-114.28
NOPAT305.20328.65352.38376.21399.92423.28446.05468.00488.88508.43
Capital Expenditures-17.66-19.02-20.39-21.77-23.14-24.49-25.81-27.08-28.29-29.42
NWC Investment-20.67-21.09-21.35-21.43-21.32-21.01-20.49-19.74-18.78-17.59
(+) D&A48.4452.1655.9359.7163.4767.1870.7974.2877.5980.69
Free Cash Flow315.31340.70366.57392.72418.92444.95470.55495.46519.40542.12
Diluted Shares Outstanding44,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.5044,072,526.50

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)0.100.461.462.463.464.465.466.467.468.46
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.46%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF312.57327.32322.81316.99309.95301.75292.50282.30271.26259.51
Raw: 6,468.20
4,581.72
Raw: 8,370.32
3,836.22

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value6,171.366,833.19
(-) Net Debt74.8674.86
Equity Value6,096.516,758.33
(/) Shares Out44.0744.07
Fair Value$138.33$153.35
(-) Safety Margin48.91%48.91%
Buy Price$70.67$78.34
Current Price$171.18$171.18
Upside (to Buy Price)-58.71%-54.23%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.96%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF312.29325.95318.53309.96300.31289.72278.28266.14253.41240.24
Raw: 5,249.95
3,586.81
Raw: 6,793.82
2,869.26

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value5,153.865,764.10
(-) Net Debt74.8674.86
Equity Value5,079.005,689.24
(/) Shares Out44.0744.07
Fair Value$115.24$129.09
(-) Safety Margin48.91%48.91%
Buy Price$58.88$65.95
Current Price$171.18$171.18
Upside (to Buy Price)-65.61%-61.47%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.96%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF312.86328.71327.18324.26319.98314.40307.58299.60290.55280.54
Raw: 8,398.02
6,169.63
Raw: 10,867.64
5,409.15

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value7,782.618,514.81
(-) Net Debt74.8674.86
Equity Value7,707.768,439.96
(/) Shares Out44.0744.07
Fair Value$174.89$191.50
(-) Safety Margin48.91%48.91%
Buy Price$89.35$97.84
Current Price$171.18$171.18
Upside (to Buy Price)-47.80%-42.84%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$171.18
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH141.88%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue4,004.969,687.0523,430.6656,673.19137,078.98331,561.46801,968.321,939,770.664,691,843.9711,348,454.87
Constant Implied Growth141.88%141.88%141.88%141.88%141.88%141.88%141.88%141.88%141.88%141.88%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.400.972.345.6713.7133.1680.20193.98469.181,134.85
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF0.370.781.733.848.5218.8941.8892.86205.87456.43

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$45.137.62%$176.89291.97%
20182018-12-31$38.767.98%$115.83198.83%
20172017-12-31$45.6011.51%$151.37231.94%
20162016-12-31$30.8812.95%$156.26406.01%
20152015-12-31$28.2910.28%$102.15261.09%
20142014-12-31$29.165.63%$55.6490.81%
20132013-12-31$29.165.19%$54.3586.38%
20122012-12-31$29.165.63%$29.571.40%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$157.48
Median
$152.34
10th Percentile
$128.78
90th Percentile
$192.44

Fair Value Distribution

$103.78 - $115.12
11
$115.12 - $126.46
71
$126.46 - $137.81
144
$137.81 - $149.15
222
$149.15 - $160.49
183
$160.49 - $171.83
118
$171.83 - $183.18
116
$183.18 - $194.52
45
$194.52 - $205.86
28
$205.86 - $217.21
27
$217.21 - $228.55
13
$228.55 - $239.89
10
$239.89 - $251.24
4
$251.24 - $262.58
4
$262.58 - $273.92
2
$273.92 - $285.27
0
$285.27 - $296.61
0
$296.61 - $307.95
0
$307.95 - $319.30
1
$319.30 - $330.64
1