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National Fuel Gas Company

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Oil & Gas IntegratedSector: Energy

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$82.35
5Y Range35.93 – 70.20
5Y Selected53.06
(-) Safety Margin81.25%
5Y Buy Price$9.95
Upside (to Buy Price)-87.92%
10Y Range41.53 – 75.92
10Y Selected58.73
(-) Safety Margin81.25%
10Y Buy Price$11.01
Upside (to Buy Price)-86.63%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.3613
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.7783
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.0209
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.2388
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.0154
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.4766
FCF R2 (5Y)0.4987
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0563
Safety Score0.1875

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth5.44%5.28%5.12%4.96%4.80%4.64%4.48%4.32%4.16%4.00%
Revenue2,401.462,528.282,657.752,789.602,923.513,059.183,196.243,334.333,473.043,611.96
EBITDA1,721.701,812.621,905.441,999.962,095.972,193.242,291.502,390.502,489.952,589.55
D&A-498.28-524.59-551.46-578.81-606.60-634.75-663.19-691.84-720.62-749.44
EBIT1,223.421,288.031,353.991,421.151,489.381,558.491,628.321,698.661,769.331,840.10
Pro forma Taxes-233.57-245.90-258.49-271.31-284.34-297.53-310.86-324.29-337.79-351.30
NOPAT989.851,042.131,095.491,149.841,205.041,260.961,317.451,374.371,431.541,488.81
Capital Expenditures-1,062.11-1,118.20-1,175.46-1,233.77-1,293.00-1,353.00-1,413.62-1,474.69-1,536.04-1,597.48
NWC Investment6.796.957.107.237.347.447.517.577.607.61
(+) D&A498.28524.59551.46578.81606.60634.75663.19691.84720.62749.44
Free Cash Flow432.81455.47478.58502.10525.97550.14574.53599.08623.72648.38
Diluted Shares Outstanding91,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.5091,235,009.50

Discounting Periods

MetricSep-26Sep-27Sep-28Sep-29Sep-30Sep-31Sep-32Sep-33Sep-34Sep-35
Period Start9/30/2510/1/2610/1/2710/1/2810/1/2910/1/3010/1/3110/1/3210/1/3310/1/34
Period End9/30/269/30/279/30/289/30/299/30/309/30/319/30/329/30/339/30/349/30/35
Mid-Point3/31/264/1/273/31/284/1/294/1/304/1/313/31/324/1/334/1/344/1/35
Time (t)0.201.212.213.214.215.216.217.218.219.21
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.39%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.900.820.760.690.640.580.530.490.45
PV UFCF425.34409.92394.81379.67364.55349.50334.56319.76305.15290.76
Raw: 8,027.32
5,326.64
Raw: 9,895.45
4,248.49

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value7,300.937,822.51
(-) Net Debt2,808.562,808.56
Equity Value4,492.375,013.95
(/) Shares Out91.2491.24
Fair Value$49.24$54.96
(-) Safety Margin81.25%81.25%
Buy Price$9.23$10.30
Current Price$82.35$82.35
Upside (to Buy Price)-88.79%-87.49%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.89%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.890.810.730.670.610.550.500.450.41
PV UFCF424.57405.42386.92368.71350.81333.27316.13299.40283.13267.33
Raw: 6,528.46
4,149.82
Raw: 8,047.76
3,162.26

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value6,086.256,597.95
(-) Net Debt2,808.562,808.56
Equity Value3,277.703,789.39
(/) Shares Out91.2491.24
Fair Value$35.93$41.53
(-) Safety Margin81.25%81.25%
Buy Price$6.74$7.79
Current Price$82.35$82.35
Upside (to Buy Price)-91.82%-90.54%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.89%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.980.910.840.780.720.670.620.570.530.49
PV UFCF426.13414.52402.92391.06378.96366.67354.25341.71329.12316.50
Raw: 10,389.45
7,199.65
Raw: 12,807.29
6,012.95

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value9,213.239,734.78
(-) Net Debt2,808.562,808.56
Equity Value6,404.676,926.22
(/) Shares Out91.2491.24
Fair Value$70.20$75.92
(-) Safety Margin81.25%81.25%
Buy Price$13.16$14.23
Current Price$82.35$82.35
Upside (to Buy Price)-84.02%-82.71%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$82.35
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH140.98%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue5,464.6013,168.5531,733.4476,470.92184,278.85444,073.341,070,123.512,578,772.986,214,301.4314,975,161.69
Constant Implied Growth140.98%140.98%140.98%140.98%140.98%140.98%140.98%140.98%140.98%140.98%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.551.323.177.6518.4344.41107.01257.88621.431,497.52
Discount Factor0.940.820.760.690.640.580.530.490.450.41
Present Value of Implied FCF0.511.092.405.3011.7125.8657.12126.16278.68615.55

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-09-30$40.594.28%$-129.75-419.65%
20192019-09-30$46.925.88%$-46.43-198.96%
20182018-09-30$56.096.83%$-14.78-126.35%
20172017-09-30$56.614.81%$29.51-47.88%
20162016-09-30$54.070.11%$-21.74-140.20%
20152015-09-30$49.981.12%$-54.19-208.43%
20142014-09-30$69.99-0.41%$-20.98-129.97%
20132013-09-30$68.76-7.30%$-14.43-120.99%
20122012-09-30$52.83-7.23%$-66.98-226.77%
20112011-09-30$48.68-3.16%$-37.59-177.22%
20102010-09-30$51.811.87%$-9.70-118.73%
20092009-09-30$45.813.19%$54.5119.00%
20082008-09-30$42.18-4.24%$0.32-99.24%
20072007-09-30$47.38-9.76%$3.82-91.94%
20062006-09-30$36.35-5.57%$12.18-66.48%
20052005-09-30$34.20-3.69%$2.12-93.81%
20042004-09-30$28.333.76%$42.2749.21%
20032003-09-30$22.855.42%$23.201.54%
20022002-09-30$19.871.92%$3.81-80.82%
20012001-09-30$22.756.82%$10.72-52.87%
20002000-09-30$28.03-0.73%$-25.64-191.46%
19991999-09-30$23.594.20%$-13.58-157.59%
19981998-09-30$23.507.71%$-54.16-330.47%
19971997-09-30$22.007.07%$11.63-47.15%
19961996-09-30$18.3810.07%$-10.97-159.68%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$58.41
Median
$55.84
10th Percentile
$41.85
90th Percentile
$78.45

Fair Value Distribution

$27.14 - $34.73
27
$34.73 - $42.32
88
$42.32 - $49.92
230
$49.92 - $57.51
192
$57.51 - $65.10
190
$65.10 - $72.69
121
$72.69 - $80.28
64
$80.28 - $87.88
36
$87.88 - $95.47
18
$95.47 - $103.06
18
$103.06 - $110.65
9
$110.65 - $118.24
2
$118.24 - $125.84
0
$125.84 - $133.43
2
$133.43 - $141.02
1
$141.02 - $148.61
0
$148.61 - $156.20
0
$156.20 - $163.80
1
$163.80 - $171.39
0
$171.39 - $178.98
1