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Norfolk Southern Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: General TransportationSector: Industrials

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$296.89
5Y Range130.81 – 228.44
5Y Selected179.63
(-) Safety Margin84.67%
5Y Buy Price$27.54
Upside (to Buy Price)-90.72%
10Y Range149.48 – 248.20
10Y Selected198.84
(-) Safety Margin84.67%
10Y Buy Price$30.48
Upside (to Buy Price)-89.73%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.5998
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.5194
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.0001
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.0000
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0384
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.3079
FCF R2 (5Y)0.3871
FCF R2 (10Y)0.1687
Safety Score0.1533

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth6.25%6.00%5.75%5.50%5.25%5.00%4.75%4.50%4.25%4.00%
Revenue12,880.7113,653.5814,438.6815,232.8216,032.5616,834.2117,633.8418,427.3719,210.5419,978.96
EBITDA5,841.086,191.566,547.586,907.717,270.377,633.897,996.518,356.358,711.509,059.96
D&A-1,337.92-1,418.19-1,499.74-1,582.23-1,665.30-1,748.57-1,831.62-1,914.05-1,995.40-2,075.21
EBIT4,503.164,773.365,047.845,325.485,605.075,885.336,164.886,442.316,716.116,984.75
Pro forma Taxes-654.06-693.30-733.17-773.49-814.10-854.81-895.41-935.71-975.48-1,014.49
NOPAT3,849.114,080.064,314.674,551.984,790.965,030.525,269.475,506.605,740.635,970.26
Capital Expenditures-2,261.82-2,397.53-2,535.39-2,674.84-2,815.27-2,956.04-3,096.45-3,235.79-3,373.32-3,508.25
NWC Investment79.4881.0782.3583.3083.8984.0983.8883.2482.1580.60
(+) D&A1,337.921,418.191,499.741,582.231,665.301,748.571,831.621,914.051,995.402,075.21
Free Cash Flow3,004.693,181.793,361.373,542.673,724.883,907.134,088.524,268.094,444.864,617.82
Diluted Shares Outstanding225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00225,675,000.00

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: 2.26%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF2,978.643,056.862,960.082,859.582,755.922,649.692,541.482,431.852,321.372,210.58
Raw: 55,701.71
39,456.09
Raw: 69,054.72
31,648.63

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value54,067.1758,414.68
(-) Net Debt15,943.7515,943.75
Equity Value38,123.4242,470.93
(/) Shares Out225.68225.68
Fair Value$168.93$188.20
(-) Safety Margin84.67%84.67%
Buy Price$25.90$28.85
Current Price$296.89$296.89
Upside (to Buy Price)-91.28%-90.28%

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 UFCF2,975.923,044.062,920.912,796.112,670.272,544.032,417.972,292.652,168.622,046.36
Raw: 45,458.02
31,057.32
Raw: 56,355.37
23,800.80

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value45,464.5949,677.70
(-) Net Debt15,943.7515,943.75
Equity Value29,520.8433,733.95
(/) Shares Out225.68225.68
Fair Value$130.81$149.48
(-) Safety Margin84.67%84.67%
Buy Price$20.05$22.92
Current Price$296.89$296.89
Upside (to Buy Price)-93.25%-92.28%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.76%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF2,981.383,069.843,000.152,925.092,845.142,760.782,672.522,580.902,486.442,389.68
Raw: 71,702.13
52,676.16
Raw: 88,890.81
44,243.62

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value67,497.7671,955.54
(-) Net Debt15,943.7515,943.75
Equity Value51,554.0156,011.79
(/) Shares Out225.68225.68
Fair Value$228.44$248.20
(-) Safety Margin84.67%84.67%
Buy Price$35.02$38.05
Current Price$296.89$296.89
Upside (to Buy Price)-88.20%-87.18%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$296.89
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH151.49%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue30,757.1477,350.89194,529.19489,220.011,230,335.783,094,162.317,781,485.8419,569,600.9849,215,444.27123,771,555.53
Constant Implied Growth151.49%151.49%151.49%151.49%151.49%151.49%151.49%151.49%151.49%151.49%
Implied Free Cash Flow3.087.7419.4548.92123.03309.42778.151,956.964,921.5412,377.16
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF2.866.2414.3933.1876.48176.30406.40936.812,159.514,978.03

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$194.138.41%$109.70-43.49%
20182018-12-31$149.547.91%$99.98-33.14%
20172017-12-31$144.905.29%$68.92-52.43%
20162016-12-31$108.073.09%$35.75-66.92%
20152015-12-31$84.594.21%$-0.31-100.36%
20142014-12-31$109.616.57%$21.45-80.43%
20132013-12-31$92.833.09%$35.50-61.75%
20122012-12-31$61.84-0.78%$12.30-80.10%
20112011-12-31$72.86-0.80%$23.83-67.30%
20102010-12-31$62.822.36%$39.75-36.72%
20092009-12-31$52.428.48%$16.37-68.77%
20082008-12-31$47.0512.96%$64.8437.81%
20072007-12-31$50.447.65%$37.53-25.59%
20062006-12-31$50.294.81%$31.89-36.59%
20052005-12-31$44.831.28%$26.13-41.72%
20042004-12-31$36.192.73%$9.06-74.96%
20032003-12-31$23.6510.07%$2.21-90.64%
20022002-12-31$19.999.77%$-11.72-158.65%
20012001-12-31$18.339.62%$-24.63-234.36%
20002000-12-31$13.317.00%$12.61-5.28%
19991999-12-31$20.503.17%$-38.43-287.44%
19981998-12-31$31.693.79%$-23.24-173.32%
19971997-12-31$30.508.85%$-3.70-112.12%
19961996-12-31$29.3310.78%$28.04-4.39%
19951995-12-31$26.466.98%$25.80-2.49%
19941994-12-31$20.211.70%$13.18-34.80%
19931993-12-31$23.50-0.66%$3.20-86.37%
19921992-12-31$20.422.07%$5.41-73.49%
19911991-12-31$19.794.04%$0.70-96.44%
19901990-12-31$13.922.78%$9.64-30.77%
19891989-12-31$13.923.21%$14.131.49%
19881988-12-31$10.465.16%$-0.26-102.50%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$192.99
Median
$188.55
10th Percentile
$146.45
90th Percentile
$247.30

Fair Value Distribution

$100.71 - $114.09
3
$114.09 - $127.47
15
$127.47 - $140.85
47
$140.85 - $154.23
84
$154.23 - $167.61
142
$167.61 - $180.99
151
$180.99 - $194.37
113
$194.37 - $207.75
114
$207.75 - $221.13
110
$221.13 - $234.51
76
$234.51 - $247.89
47
$247.89 - $261.27
42
$261.27 - $274.65
30
$274.65 - $288.03
10
$288.03 - $301.41
3
$301.41 - $314.79
5
$314.79 - $328.16
2
$328.16 - $341.54
4
$341.54 - $354.92
1
$354.92 - $368.30
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