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Union Pacific Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: RailroadsSector: Industrials

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$235.88
5Y Range112.91 – 193.05
5Y Selected152.98
(-) Safety Margin78.05%
5Y Buy Price$33.58
Upside (to Buy Price)-85.76%
10Y Range129.29 – 210.91
10Y Selected170.10
(-) Safety Margin78.05%
10Y Buy Price$37.34
Upside (to Buy Price)-84.17%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.6991
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.4274
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.4401
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.0255
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.5827
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.7748
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0560
FCF R2 (10Y)0.6181
Safety Score0.2195

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth6.47%6.20%5.92%5.65%5.37%5.10%4.82%4.55%4.27%4.00%
Revenue25,819.8927,420.4429,044.8430,685.6332,334.7733,983.6735,623.2437,244.0038,836.1340,389.58
EBITDA12,538.4613,315.7014,104.5314,901.3215,702.1716,502.8917,299.0918,086.1518,859.3119,613.68
D&A-2,550.66-2,708.77-2,869.24-3,031.33-3,194.24-3,357.13-3,519.10-3,679.21-3,836.49-3,989.95
EBIT9,987.8010,606.9311,235.2911,869.9912,507.9213,145.7613,779.9914,406.9415,022.8115,623.73
Pro forma Taxes-1,957.30-2,078.64-2,201.78-2,326.16-2,451.17-2,576.17-2,700.46-2,823.32-2,944.01-3,061.78
NOPAT8,030.498,528.299,033.519,543.8310,056.7510,569.5911,079.5311,583.6112,078.8012,561.95
Capital Expenditures-4,050.34-4,301.42-4,556.24-4,813.63-5,072.33-5,330.99-5,588.19-5,842.44-6,092.19-6,335.88
NWC Investment50.3251.3052.0752.5952.8652.8552.5551.9551.0349.79
(+) D&A2,550.662,708.772,869.243,031.333,194.243,357.133,519.103,679.213,836.493,989.95
Free Cash Flow6,581.136,986.957,398.587,814.138,231.528,648.589,062.999,472.349,874.1310,265.81
Diluted Shares Outstanding599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00599,625,000.00

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: 2.21%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF6,524.076,712.626,515.326,307.416,090.245,865.195,633.685,397.105,156.864,914.32
Raw: 122,216.41
86,571.52
Raw: 152,420.27
69,856.10

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value118,721.18128,972.91
(-) Net Debt32,219.0032,219.00
Equity Value86,502.1896,753.91
(/) Shares Out599.63599.63
Fair Value$144.26$161.36
(-) Safety Margin78.05%78.05%
Buy Price$31.67$35.42
Current Price$235.88$235.88
Upside (to Buy Price)-86.58%-84.98%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.71%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF6,518.126,684.506,429.116,167.415,900.975,631.305,359.895,088.184,817.534,549.25
Raw: 99,860.30
68,225.44
Raw: 124,539.20
52,597.17

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value99,925.55109,743.42
(-) Net Debt32,219.0032,219.00
Equity Value67,706.5577,524.42
(/) Shares Out599.63599.63
Fair Value$112.91$129.29
(-) Safety Margin78.05%78.05%
Buy Price$24.78$28.38
Current Price$235.88$235.88
Upside (to Buy Price)-89.49%-87.97%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.71%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF6,530.086,741.116,603.516,451.926,287.406,111.085,924.175,727.905,523.565,312.46
Raw: 157,028.81
115,361.64
Raw: 195,836.00
97,473.44

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value147,975.66158,686.63
(-) Net Debt32,219.0032,219.00
Equity Value115,756.66126,467.63
(/) Shares Out599.63599.63
Fair Value$193.05$210.91
(-) Safety Margin78.05%78.05%
Buy Price$42.37$46.30
Current Price$235.88$235.88
Upside (to Buy Price)-82.04%-80.37%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$235.88
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH152.51%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue61,982.25156,514.25395,221.41997,991.952,520,075.866,363,560.6916,068,922.9040,576,384.16102,461,313.81258,729,826.36
Constant Implied Growth152.51%152.51%152.51%152.51%152.51%152.51%152.51%152.51%152.51%152.51%
Implied Free Cash Flow6.2015.6539.5299.80252.01636.361,606.894,057.6410,246.1325,872.98
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF5.7712.6329.2467.68156.65362.58839.221,942.424,495.8610,405.98

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$180.798.21%$119.96-33.65%
20182018-12-31$138.238.24%$122.00-11.74%
20172017-12-31$134.106.23%$78.55-41.42%
20162016-12-31$103.683.99%$70.05-32.44%
20152015-12-31$78.205.19%$43.90-43.86%
20142014-12-31$119.136.45%$56.49-52.58%
20132013-12-31$84.003.12%$53.17-36.71%
20122012-12-31$62.861.21%$32.26-48.68%
20112011-12-31$52.972.20%$36.67-30.77%
20102010-12-31$46.336.37%$24.14-47.89%
20092009-12-31$31.9510.66%$65.32104.45%
20082008-12-31$23.9013.06%$15.62-34.63%
20072007-12-31$31.418.16%$-3.18-110.11%
20062006-12-31$23.015.15%$-3.74-116.26%
20052005-12-31$20.132.43%$0.46-97.69%
20042004-12-31$16.813.71%$-0.74-104.38%
20032003-12-31$17.379.74%$7.72-55.58%
20022002-12-31$14.978.02%$0.39-97.42%
20012001-12-31$14.254.36%$-0.32-102.27%
20002000-12-31$12.690.81%$-5.59-144.09%
19991999-12-31$10.92-1.05%$-8.07-173.92%
19981998-12-31$11.270.14%$-32.45-387.89%
19971997-12-31$15.663.43%$-17.49-211.69%
19961996-12-31$15.032.53%$-3.28-121.81%
19951995-12-31$11.093.59%$1.03-90.75%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$167.03
Median
$161.79
10th Percentile
$130.68
90th Percentile
$209.35

Fair Value Distribution

$98.48 - $111.04
14
$111.04 - $123.60
35
$123.60 - $136.16
116
$136.16 - $148.73
157
$148.73 - $161.29
170
$161.29 - $173.85
169
$173.85 - $186.41
119
$186.41 - $198.98
67
$198.98 - $211.54
67
$211.54 - $224.10
23
$224.10 - $236.66
20
$236.66 - $249.23
9
$249.23 - $261.79
10
$261.79 - $274.35
8
$274.35 - $286.91
5
$286.91 - $299.47
4
$299.47 - $312.04
2
$312.04 - $324.60
2
$324.60 - $337.16
1
$337.16 - $349.72
2