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Korn Ferry

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Staffing & Employment ServicesSector: Industrials

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$68.46
5Y Range131.05 – 195.91
5Y Selected163.48
(-) Safety Margin62.53%
5Y Buy Price$61.26
Upside (to Buy Price)-10.52%
10Y Range145.25 – 212.62
10Y Selected178.94
(-) Safety Margin62.53%
10Y Buy Price$67.05
Upside (to Buy Price)-2.06%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.5582
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.8667
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.0439
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.5703
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0759
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.6602
FCF R2 (5Y)0.0103
FCF R2 (10Y)0.5573
Safety Score0.3747

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth9.07%8.51%7.94%7.38%6.82%6.25%5.69%5.13%4.56%4.00%
Revenue3,011.563,267.793,527.403,787.764,045.994,299.034,543.674,776.624,994.605,194.39
EBITDA622.61675.58729.25783.08836.47888.78939.36987.521,032.581,073.89
D&A-81.59-88.53-95.57-102.62-109.62-116.47-123.10-129.41-135.32-140.73
EBIT541.02587.05633.69680.46726.85772.31816.26858.11897.27933.16
Pro forma Taxes-145.39-157.76-170.29-182.86-195.33-207.55-219.36-230.60-241.13-250.77
NOPAT395.63429.29463.39497.60531.52564.76596.90627.50656.14682.38
Capital Expenditures-66.14-71.77-77.47-83.19-88.86-94.42-99.79-104.91-109.70-114.09
NWC Investment2.422.482.512.522.502.452.362.252.111.93
(+) D&A81.5988.5395.57102.62109.62116.47123.10129.41135.32140.73
Free Cash Flow413.50448.53483.99519.54554.77589.26622.57654.25683.86710.96
Diluted Shares Outstanding52,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.0052,448,250.00

Discounting Periods

MetricApr-26Apr-27Apr-28Apr-29Apr-30Apr-31Apr-32Apr-33Apr-34Apr-35
Period Start10/31/255/1/265/1/275/1/285/1/295/1/305/1/315/1/325/1/335/1/34
Period End4/30/264/30/274/30/284/30/294/30/304/30/314/30/324/30/334/30/344/30/35
Mid-Point1/29/2610/30/2610/30/2710/30/2810/30/2910/30/3010/30/3110/30/3210/30/3310/30/34
Time (t)0.100.791.792.793.794.795.796.797.798.79
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.43%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.930.860.780.720.660.600.550.510.47
PV UFCF409.91418.71414.14407.48398.83388.30376.04362.22347.04330.70
Raw: 8,526.60
5,868.70
Raw: 10,927.18
4,866.20

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value7,917.778,719.56
(-) Net Debt-274.23-274.23
Equity Value8,192.008,993.79
(/) Shares Out52.4552.45
Fair Value$156.19$171.48
(-) Safety Margin62.53%62.53%
Buy Price$58.53$64.25
Current Price$68.46$68.46
Upside (to Buy Price)-14.51%-6.14%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.93%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.930.840.760.690.630.570.520.470.43
PV UFCF409.54415.70407.43397.24385.27371.69356.68340.46323.23305.21
Raw: 6,926.13
4,584.13
Raw: 8,876.11
3,631.55

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value6,599.317,344.01
(-) Net Debt-274.23-274.23
Equity Value6,873.557,618.24
(/) Shares Out52.4552.45
Fair Value$131.05$145.25
(-) Safety Margin62.53%62.53%
Buy Price$49.11$54.43
Current Price$68.46$68.46
Upside (to Buy Price)-28.27%-20.50%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.93%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.940.870.800.740.690.640.590.550.50
PV UFCF410.29421.77421.02418.09412.99405.81396.63385.59372.85358.58
Raw: 11,056.74
7,916.79
Raw: 14,169.65
6,873.74

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value10,000.9510,877.35
(-) Net Debt-274.23-274.23
Equity Value10,275.1911,151.58
(/) Shares Out52.4552.45
Fair Value$195.91$212.62
(-) Safety Margin62.53%62.53%
Buy Price$73.41$79.67
Current Price$68.46$68.46
Upside (to Buy Price)7.23%16.37%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$68.46
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH109.32%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue5,948.2712,450.9126,062.2654,553.54114,191.50239,025.73500,328.831,047,288.642,192,185.304,588,683.77
Constant Implied Growth109.32%109.32%109.32%109.32%109.32%109.32%109.32%109.32%109.32%109.32%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.591.252.615.4611.4223.9050.03104.73219.22458.87
Discount Factor0.950.860.780.720.660.600.550.510.470.43
Present Value of Implied FCF0.571.072.043.927.5214.4427.7053.15101.97195.64

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-04-30$28.839.68%$82.86187.41%
20192019-04-30$47.0212.99%$107.48128.59%
20182018-04-30$53.4612.07%$85.5460.01%
20172017-04-30$32.638.07%$23.99-26.49%
20162016-04-30$27.144.54%$15.83-41.66%
20152015-04-30$31.539.07%$46.4747.40%
20142014-04-30$29.0512.36%$60.29107.53%
20132013-04-30$16.5512.08%$30.6685.25%
20122012-04-30$16.1511.63%$33.78109.18%
20112011-04-30$20.719.22%$38.9988.28%
20102010-04-30$16.216.20%$-13.52-183.39%
20092009-04-30$10.598.99%$1.39-86.86%
20082008-04-30$18.665.71%$47.81156.23%
20072007-04-30$23.57-0.27%$40.2570.77%
20062006-04-30$20.98-3.59%$27.5231.18%
20052005-04-30$14.40-1.58%$33.23130.75%
20042004-04-30$14.987.73%$17.9820.06%
20032003-04-30$6.8817.52%$18.49168.81%
20022002-04-30$10.5016.99%$-55.24-626.14%
20012001-04-30$18.008.70%$19.055.84%
20002000-04-30$27.75-8.13%$16.28-41.34%
19991999-04-30$11.94-14.54%$11.91-0.22%
19981998-04-30$13.00-10.62%$-0.52-104.04%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$175.37
Median
$170.15
10th Percentile
$143.21
90th Percentile
$212.96

Fair Value Distribution

$116.78 - $131.02
17
$131.02 - $145.25
104
$145.25 - $159.49
187
$159.49 - $173.72
249
$173.72 - $187.96
179
$187.96 - $202.20
111
$202.20 - $216.43
65
$216.43 - $230.67
36
$230.67 - $244.90
30
$244.90 - $259.14
13
$259.14 - $273.38
2
$273.38 - $287.61
3
$287.61 - $301.85
1
$301.85 - $316.08
1
$316.08 - $330.32
1
$330.32 - $344.55
0
$344.55 - $358.79
0
$358.79 - $373.03
0
$373.03 - $387.26
0
$387.26 - $401.50
0