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Verizon Communications, 5.9% 15 Feb 2054

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Telecommunications ServicesSector: Communication Services

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$25.55
5Y Range58.80 – 98.03
5Y Selected78.41
(-) Safety Margin85.67%
5Y Buy Price$11.24
Upside (to Buy Price)-56.02%
10Y Range63.25 – 100.92
10Y Selected82.08
(-) Safety Margin85.67%
10Y Buy Price$11.76
Upside (to Buy Price)-53.96%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.4442
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.5135
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.1788
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.0200
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0135
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.0409
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0796
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0001
Safety Score0.1433

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth0.68%1.05%1.42%1.79%2.16%2.52%2.89%3.26%3.63%4.00%
Revenue135,704.20137,127.26139,071.14141,555.63144,606.73148,257.07152,546.51157,522.83163,242.61169,772.32
EBITDA80,632.3281,477.8882,632.8884,109.1185,922.0088,090.9590,639.6493,596.4596,995.02100,874.82
D&A-17,406.29-17,588.82-17,838.16-18,156.83-18,548.19-19,016.40-19,566.59-20,204.89-20,938.54-21,776.09
EBIT63,226.0363,889.0564,794.7365,952.2867,373.8269,074.5571,073.0573,391.5776,056.4779,098.73
Pro forma Taxes-11,542.40-11,663.44-11,828.78-12,040.10-12,299.61-12,610.09-12,974.94-13,398.20-13,884.70-14,440.09
NOPAT51,683.6352,225.6152,965.9553,912.1855,074.2156,464.4658,098.1159,993.3762,171.7864,658.65
Capital Expenditures-26,602.06-26,881.02-27,262.08-27,749.11-28,347.22-29,062.79-29,903.65-30,879.16-32,000.41-33,280.42
NWC Investment19.0229.5540.3651.5963.3575.7989.06103.33118.76135.58
(+) D&A17,406.2917,588.8217,838.1618,156.8318,548.1919,016.4019,566.5920,204.8920,938.5421,776.09
Free Cash Flow42,506.8942,962.9643,582.3944,371.4845,338.5246,493.8647,850.1249,422.4251,228.6853,289.89
Diluted Shares Outstanding6,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.006,834,235,000.00

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: 2.26%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF42,138.3641,312.0438,412.8635,815.8033,544.5031,530.6429,744.2728,159.6726,754.6925,510.25
Raw: 677,678.81
480,031.15
Raw: 796,528.55
365,058.88

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value671,254.71697,981.96
(-) Net Debt164,705.50164,705.50
Equity Value506,549.21533,276.46
(/) Shares Out6,834.246,834.24
Fair Value$74.12$78.03
(-) Safety Margin85.67%85.67%
Buy Price$10.62$11.18
Current Price$25.55$25.55
Upside (to Buy Price)-58.43%-56.24%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.76%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF42,099.9341,142.7637,908.0035,020.8432,502.0330,273.2728,298.7526,547.8224,994.1623,615.16
Raw: 553,094.66
377,879.15
Raw: 650,095.13
274,557.44

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value566,552.71596,960.18
(-) Net Debt164,705.50164,705.50
Equity Value401,847.21432,254.68
(/) Shares Out6,834.246,834.24
Fair Value$58.80$63.25
(-) Safety Margin85.67%85.67%
Buy Price$8.43$9.06
Current Price$25.55$25.55
Upside (to Buy Price)-67.02%-64.53%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.76%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.970.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF42,177.1841,483.5838,929.1936,636.3834,630.4632,852.5331,277.9729,885.6028,657.1827,577.03
Raw: 872,237.66
640,791.74
Raw: 1,025,208.69
510,277.07

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value834,648.53854,384.17
(-) Net Debt164,705.50164,705.50
Equity Value669,943.03689,678.67
(/) Shares Out6,834.246,834.24
Fair Value$98.03$100.92
(-) Safety Margin85.67%85.67%
Buy Price$14.05$14.46
Current Price$25.55$25.55
Upside (to Buy Price)-45.02%-43.40%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$25.55
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH127.14%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue312,291.87709,327.991,611,140.863,659,484.628,312,015.4318,879,598.5242,882,408.4197,401,485.99221,234,063.70502,502,712.80
Constant Implied Growth127.14%127.14%127.14%127.14%127.14%127.14%127.14%127.14%127.14%127.14%
Implied Free Cash Flow31.2370.93161.11365.95831.201,887.964,288.249,740.1522,123.4150,250.27
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF29.0557.26119.20248.17516.691,075.712,239.584,662.689,707.4520,210.39

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$25.551.01%$14.36-43.81%
20182018-12-31$25.300.96%$15.34-39.37%
20172017-12-31$26.231.02%$0.28-98.92%
20162016-12-31$26.090.97%$-2.62-110.05%
20152015-12-31$27.620.82%$7.33-73.47%
20142014-12-31$26.180.42%$10.37-60.39%
20132013-12-31$24.860.15%$30.4722.55%
20122012-12-31$24.860.80%$13.61-45.27%
20112011-12-31$24.862.56%$19.71-20.71%
20102010-12-31$24.864.36%$27.7111.45%
20092009-12-31$24.864.36%$21.61-13.07%
20082008-12-31$24.863.07%$12.64-49.15%
20072007-12-31$24.863.76%$12.23-50.80%
20062006-12-31$24.864.32%$9.97-59.88%
20052005-12-31$24.865.22%$9.33-62.45%
20042004-12-31$24.868.22%$15.54-37.50%
20032003-12-31$24.868.42%$19.55-21.35%
20022002-12-31$24.868.56%$17.74-28.65%
20012001-12-31$24.866.33%$-1.67-106.72%
20002000-12-31$24.862.76%$-9.24-137.17%
19991999-12-31$24.862.02%$0.15-99.38%
19981998-12-31$24.8614.72%$5.44-78.11%
19971997-12-31$24.8622.30%$6.82-72.57%
19961996-12-31$24.8623.18%$6.84-72.48%
19951995-12-31$24.8632.91%$7.14-71.27%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$80.21
Median
$77.60
10th Percentile
$62.51
90th Percentile
$100.30

Fair Value Distribution

$47.31 - $53.74
10
$53.74 - $60.18
51
$60.18 - $66.62
122
$66.62 - $73.06
189
$73.06 - $79.49
180
$79.49 - $85.93
138
$85.93 - $92.37
118
$92.37 - $98.80
83
$98.80 - $105.24
47
$105.24 - $111.68
19
$111.68 - $118.12
19
$118.12 - $124.55
13
$124.55 - $130.99
3
$130.99 - $137.43
3
$137.43 - $143.87
0
$143.87 - $150.30
1
$150.30 - $156.74
1
$156.74 - $163.18
0
$163.18 - $169.62
1
$169.62 - $176.05
2