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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.

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

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$147.43
5Y Range117.56 – 182.92
5Y Selected150.24
(-) Safety Margin48.86%
5Y Buy Price$76.83
Upside (to Buy Price)-47.89%
10Y Range130.53 – 197.49
10Y Selected164.01
(-) Safety Margin48.86%
10Y Buy Price$83.88
Upside (to Buy Price)-43.11%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.5220
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.8734
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.6509
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.6498
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.7683
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.9176
FCF R2 (5Y)0.1392
FCF R2 (10Y)0.6539
Safety Score0.5114

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth6.74%6.43%6.13%5.83%5.52%5.22%4.91%4.61%4.30%4.00%
Revenue3,099.933,299.383,501.623,705.603,910.194,114.184,316.304,515.224,709.564,897.94
EBITDA1,083.051,152.731,223.391,294.661,366.141,437.411,508.021,577.521,645.421,711.23
D&A-179.00-190.52-202.20-213.98-225.79-237.57-249.24-260.73-271.95-282.83
EBIT904.05962.211,021.191,080.681,140.341,199.831,258.781,316.791,373.471,428.40
Pro forma Taxes-245.59-261.40-277.42-293.58-309.79-325.95-341.96-357.72-373.12-388.04
NOPAT658.45700.81743.77787.10830.56873.89916.82959.071,000.351,040.36
Capital Expenditures-157.05-167.16-177.40-187.74-198.10-208.44-218.68-228.75-238.60-248.14
NWC Investment-27.60-28.13-28.52-28.77-28.85-28.77-28.51-28.05-27.41-26.57
(+) D&A179.00190.52202.20213.98225.79237.57249.24260.73271.95282.83
Free Cash Flow652.80696.05740.05784.57829.39874.25918.88962.991,006.291,048.48
Diluted Shares Outstanding78,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.0078,182,000.00

Discounting Periods

MetricMar-26Mar-27Mar-28Mar-29Mar-30Mar-31Mar-32Mar-33Mar-34Mar-35
Period Start9/30/254/1/264/1/274/1/284/1/294/1/304/1/314/1/324/1/334/1/34
Period End3/31/263/31/273/31/283/31/293/31/303/31/313/31/323/31/333/31/343/31/35
Mid-Point12/30/259/30/269/30/279/30/289/30/299/30/309/30/319/30/329/30/339/30/34
Time (t)0.100.701.712.713.714.715.716.717.718.71
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.44%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.940.860.790.720.660.610.560.510.47
PV UFCF647.14654.89637.66619.65600.43580.12558.89536.87514.23491.11
Raw: 12,754.30
8,839.91
Raw: 16,123.39
7,230.42

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value11,999.6913,071.42
(-) Net Debt828.17828.17
Equity Value11,171.5212,243.25
(/) Shares Out78.1878.18
Fair Value$142.89$156.60
(-) Safety Margin48.86%48.86%
Buy Price$73.07$80.08
Current Price$147.43$147.43
Upside (to Buy Price)-50.43%-45.68%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.94%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.930.850.770.700.640.580.520.480.43
PV UFCF646.55650.72627.79604.52580.44555.72530.51504.99479.30453.59
Raw: 10,359.32
6,909.39
Raw: 13,095.77
5,399.36

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value10,019.4211,033.50
(-) Net Debt828.17828.17
Equity Value9,191.2510,205.33
(/) Shares Out78.1878.18
Fair Value$117.56$130.53
(-) Safety Margin48.86%48.86%
Buy Price$60.12$66.75
Current Price$147.43$147.43
Upside (to Buy Price)-59.22%-54.72%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.94%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.950.880.810.750.690.640.590.550.51
PV UFCF647.74659.13647.78635.31621.29605.84589.06571.09552.06532.12
Raw: 16,541.35
11,917.87
Raw: 20,910.82
10,207.29

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value15,129.1316,268.71
(-) Net Debt828.17828.17
Equity Value14,300.9615,440.54
(/) Shares Out78.1878.18
Fair Value$182.92$197.49
(-) Safety Margin48.86%48.86%
Buy Price$93.54$101.00
Current Price$147.43$147.43
Upside (to Buy Price)-36.55%-31.49%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$147.43
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH137.65%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue7,097.4516,866.8540,083.4895,256.98226,374.87537,971.921,278,471.353,038,242.237,220,275.8417,158,731.70
Constant Implied Growth137.65%137.65%137.65%137.65%137.65%137.65%137.65%137.65%137.65%137.65%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.711.694.019.5322.6453.80127.85303.82722.031,715.87
Discount Factor0.960.860.790.720.660.610.560.510.470.43
Present Value of Implied FCF0.681.453.176.9015.0232.7271.28155.26338.20736.69

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-03-31$29.445.07%$54.5585.28%
20192019-03-31$26.269.52%$37.5643.02%
20182018-03-31$25.9012.52%$37.4044.41%
20172017-03-31$21.9011.25%$15.76-28.02%
20162016-03-31$21.305.15%$23.6210.91%
20152015-03-31$29.942.46%$1.69-94.35%
20142014-03-31$16.151.14%$-3.91-124.20%
20132013-03-31$16.153.03%$4.97-69.25%
20122012-03-31$16.154.96%$2.62-83.76%
20112011-03-31$16.156.09%$2.67-83.45%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$161.24
Median
$156.90
10th Percentile
$130.25
90th Percentile
$197.73

Fair Value Distribution

$101.04 - $111.03
9
$111.03 - $121.02
22
$121.02 - $131.01
75
$131.01 - $140.99
142
$140.99 - $150.98
156
$150.98 - $160.97
148
$160.97 - $170.96
136
$170.96 - $180.95
108
$180.95 - $190.94
64
$190.94 - $200.93
53
$200.93 - $210.91
29
$210.91 - $220.90
23
$220.90 - $230.89
11
$230.89 - $240.88
11
$240.88 - $250.87
6
$250.87 - $260.86
2
$260.86 - $270.85
1
$270.85 - $280.83
1
$280.83 - $290.82
0
$290.82 - $300.81
3