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Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$40.23
5Y Range17.88 – 28.86
5Y Selected23.37
(-) Safety Margin45.29%
5Y Buy Price$12.79
Upside (to Buy Price)-68.22%
10Y Range19.74 – 30.74
10Y Selected25.24
(-) Safety Margin45.29%
10Y Buy Price$13.81
Upside (to Buy Price)-65.67%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9970
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9777
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.5900
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.5111
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.7285
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.7839
FCF R2 (5Y)0.8227
FCF R2 (10Y)0.9183
Safety Score0.5471

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth7.66%7.25%6.84%6.44%6.03%5.63%5.22%4.81%4.41%4.00%
Revenue1,456.701,562.321,669.251,776.721,883.891,989.862,093.712,194.472,291.172,382.82
EBITDA445.58477.88510.59543.46576.24608.66640.43671.25700.82728.86
D&A-75.91-81.41-86.98-92.58-98.17-103.69-109.10-114.35-119.39-124.17
EBIT369.67396.47423.61450.88478.08504.97531.32556.90581.43604.69
Pro forma Taxes0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
NOPAT369.67396.47423.61450.88478.08504.97531.32556.90581.43604.69
Capital Expenditures-27.06-29.02-31.01-33.00-34.99-36.96-38.89-40.76-42.56-44.26
NWC Investment35.7736.4736.9237.1037.0036.5935.8634.7933.3931.64
(+) D&A75.9181.4186.9892.5898.17103.69109.10114.35119.39124.17
Free Cash Flow454.29485.33516.51547.57578.25608.29637.39665.27691.65716.24
Diluted Shares Outstanding333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75333,338,678.75

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: 2.49%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF450.35466.28454.84441.98427.83412.52396.21379.06361.22342.87
Raw: 8,967.01
6,351.75
Raw: 11,106.80
5,090.39

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value8,593.039,223.55
(-) Net Debt1,218.021,218.02
Equity Value7,375.028,005.53
(/) Shares Out333.34333.34
Fair Value$22.12$24.02
(-) Safety Margin45.29%45.29%
Buy Price$12.10$13.14
Current Price$40.23$40.23
Upside (to Buy Price)-69.91%-67.34%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.99%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF449.94464.32448.82432.17414.53396.07376.96357.36337.45317.40
Raw: 7,272.67
4,968.76
Raw: 9,008.15
3,804.45

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value7,178.557,799.48
(-) Net Debt1,218.021,218.02
Equity Value5,960.546,581.47
(/) Shares Out333.34333.34
Fair Value$17.88$19.74
(-) Safety Margin45.29%45.29%
Buy Price$9.78$10.80
Current Price$40.23$40.23
Upside (to Buy Price)-75.68%-73.15%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.99%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF450.77468.25461.00452.11441.68429.82416.64402.29386.91370.65
Raw: 11,656.24
8,563.29
Raw: 14,437.75
7,186.10

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value10,837.1011,466.22
(-) Net Debt1,218.021,218.02
Equity Value9,619.0810,248.20
(/) Shares Out333.34333.34
Fair Value$28.86$30.74
(-) Safety Margin45.29%45.29%
Buy Price$15.79$16.82
Current Price$40.23$40.23
Upside (to Buy Price)-60.76%-58.19%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$40.23
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH161.74%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue3,821.5010,002.5126,180.9068,526.71179,363.99469,472.971,228,813.413,216,335.118,418,537.2922,034,945.87
Constant Implied Growth161.74%161.74%161.74%161.74%161.74%161.74%161.74%161.74%161.74%161.74%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.381.002.626.8517.9446.95122.88321.63841.852,203.49
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF0.360.811.944.6511.1526.7564.18153.97369.39886.23

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$33.4911.01%$13.79-58.83%
20182018-12-31$33.499.16%$11.45-65.81%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$24.68
Median
$24.08
10th Percentile
$19.65
90th Percentile
$30.73

Fair Value Distribution

$15.68 - $17.28
16
$17.28 - $18.89
51
$18.89 - $20.50
107
$20.50 - $22.11
128
$22.11 - $23.72
159
$23.72 - $25.33
154
$25.33 - $26.93
133
$26.93 - $28.54
86
$28.54 - $30.15
54
$30.15 - $31.76
38
$31.76 - $33.37
29
$33.37 - $34.97
11
$34.97 - $36.58
16
$36.58 - $38.19
10
$38.19 - $39.80
2
$39.80 - $41.41
4
$41.41 - $43.01
1
$43.01 - $44.62
0
$44.62 - $46.23
0
$46.23 - $47.84
1