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Progress Software Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Software - ApplicationSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$43.41
5Y Range101.99 – 166.04
5Y Selected134.02
(-) Safety Margin53.06%
5Y Buy Price$62.91
Upside (to Buy Price)44.91%
10Y Range116.80 – 183.43
10Y Selected150.11
(-) Safety Margin53.06%
10Y Buy Price$70.46
Upside (to Buy Price)62.32%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9958
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.8424
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.2125
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.5898
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0043
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.6205
FCF R2 (5Y)0.6826
FCF R2 (10Y)0.9205
Safety Score0.4694

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth12.75%11.77%10.80%9.83%8.86%7.89%6.92%5.94%4.97%4.00%
Revenue849.44949.461,052.021,155.441,257.801,357.011,450.851,537.081,613.501,678.04
EBITDA373.78417.79462.92508.43553.47597.13638.42676.37709.99738.39
D&A-102.33-114.38-126.73-139.19-151.52-163.48-174.78-185.17-194.38-202.15
EBIT271.45303.41336.19369.24401.95433.65463.64491.20515.62536.24
Pro forma Taxes-76.64-85.66-94.92-104.25-113.48-122.44-130.90-138.68-145.58-151.40
NOPAT194.81217.75241.27264.99288.46311.22332.74352.51370.04384.84
Capital Expenditures-9.71-10.85-12.02-13.20-14.37-15.51-16.58-17.56-18.44-19.17
NWC Investment30.3131.5732.3832.6532.3131.3229.6227.2224.1220.37
(+) D&A102.33114.38126.73139.19151.52163.48174.78185.17194.38202.15
Free Cash Flow317.75352.85388.36423.63457.93490.50520.56547.34570.10588.19
Diluted Shares Outstanding44,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.0044,492,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricNov-25Nov-26Nov-27Nov-28Nov-29Nov-30Nov-31Nov-32Nov-33Nov-34
Period Start8/31/2512/1/2512/1/2612/1/2712/1/2812/1/2912/1/3012/1/3112/1/3212/1/33
Period End11/30/2511/30/2611/30/2711/30/2811/30/2911/30/3011/30/3111/30/3211/30/3311/30/34
Mid-Point10/15/256/1/266/1/275/31/286/1/296/1/306/1/315/31/326/1/336/1/34
Time (t)0.100.371.372.373.374.375.376.377.388.38
Valuation Date1/17/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.42%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.890.810.750.680.630.570.530.48
PV UFCF314.99341.66344.69344.63341.47335.26326.14314.32299.82283.54
Raw: 7,024.58
5,014.98
Raw: 9,022.80
4,164.17

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value6,702.447,410.70
(-) Net Debt1,059.731,059.73
Equity Value5,642.716,350.97
(/) Shares Out44.4944.49
Fair Value$126.83$142.74
(-) Safety Margin53.06%53.06%
Buy Price$59.53$67.00
Current Price$43.41$43.41
Upside (to Buy Price)37.14%54.35%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.92%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.880.800.720.660.600.540.490.45
PV UFCF314.71340.51340.41337.26331.13322.16310.54296.57280.30262.67
Raw: 5,707.95
3,933.63
Raw: 7,331.64
3,120.32

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value5,597.656,256.58
(-) Net Debt1,059.731,059.73
Equity Value4,537.925,196.85
(/) Shares Out44.4944.49
Fair Value$101.99$116.80
(-) Safety Margin53.06%53.06%
Buy Price$47.88$54.83
Current Price$43.41$43.41
Upside (to Buy Price)10.29%26.30%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.92%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.900.830.770.710.660.610.560.52
PV UFCF315.28342.83349.06352.24352.24349.03342.67333.30320.91306.29
Raw: 9,104.21
6,735.47
Raw: 11,694.01
5,856.83

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value8,447.129,220.67
(-) Net Debt1,059.731,059.73
Equity Value7,387.408,160.95
(/) Shares Out44.4944.49
Fair Value$166.04$183.43
(-) Safety Margin53.06%53.06%
Buy Price$77.94$86.10
Current Price$43.41$43.41
Upside (to Buy Price)79.54%98.34%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$43.41
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH132.78%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue2,188.395,094.0411,857.6927,601.8464,250.42149,559.47348,138.37810,382.151,886,374.164,391,024.04
Constant Implied Growth132.78%132.78%132.78%132.78%132.78%132.78%132.78%132.78%132.78%132.78%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.220.511.192.766.4314.9634.8181.04188.64439.10
Discount Factor0.940.810.750.680.630.570.530.480.440.41
Present Value of Implied FCF0.210.410.881.894.038.5918.3139.0683.35177.84

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-11-30$42.0114.18%$73.0473.86%
20182018-11-30$35.1614.39%$68.9996.22%
20172017-11-30$41.3411.96%$53.5029.42%
20162016-11-30$29.578.85%$44.8251.58%
20152015-11-30$23.994.73%$36.4852.05%
20142014-11-30$26.064.75%$40.1053.89%
20132013-11-30$26.346.72%$3.47-86.83%
20122012-11-30$20.118.26%$38.5991.90%
20112011-11-30$20.3710.67%$41.95105.95%
20102010-11-30$25.680.43%$25.22-1.77%
20092009-11-30$16.05-7.52%$12.75-20.59%
20082008-11-30$12.69-10.26%$13.597.12%
20072007-11-30$21.09-9.15%$14.13-33.00%
20062006-11-30$18.070.38%$12.22-32.36%
20052005-11-30$20.632.94%$21.785.60%
20042004-11-30$15.134.41%$21.4741.91%
20032003-11-30$14.947.23%$20.8439.51%
20022002-11-30$9.059.28%$18.1099.95%
20012001-11-30$11.409.63%$11.884.19%
20002000-11-30$8.639.05%$8.21-4.84%
19991999-11-30$13.294.93%$20.2752.50%
19981998-11-30$8.46-0.29%$13.4759.23%
19971997-11-30$4.580.89%$7.5364.42%
19961996-11-30$4.477.95%$5.2818.05%
19951995-11-30$7.0615.40%$8.7423.86%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$147.42
Median
$142.22
10th Percentile
$114.79
90th Percentile
$187.68

Fair Value Distribution

$91.59 - $103.08
16
$103.08 - $114.58
84
$114.58 - $126.07
142
$126.07 - $137.56
179
$137.56 - $149.06
171
$149.06 - $160.55
145
$160.55 - $172.05
94
$172.05 - $183.54
58
$183.54 - $195.03
37
$195.03 - $206.53
26
$206.53 - $218.02
18
$218.02 - $229.51
10
$229.51 - $241.01
11
$241.01 - $252.50
4
$252.50 - $263.99
4
$263.99 - $275.49
0
$275.49 - $286.98
0
$286.98 - $298.48
0
$298.48 - $309.97
0
$309.97 - $321.46
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