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KLA Corporation

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: SemiconductorsSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$1,223.37
5Y Range686.85 – 1,075.22
5Y Selected881.03
(-) Safety Margin25.24%
5Y Buy Price$658.66
Upside (to Buy Price)-46.16%
10Y Range838.32 – 1,290.49
10Y Selected1,064.41
(-) Safety Margin25.24%
10Y Buy Price$795.75
Upside (to Buy Price)-34.95%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.8372
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.9558
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.5246
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8640
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.7191
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.9101
FCF R2 (5Y)0.7401
FCF R2 (10Y)0.9178
Safety Score0.7476

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035
% Growth17.38%15.90%14.41%12.92%11.43%9.95%8.46%6.97%5.49%4.00%
Revenue14,269.2216,537.4018,920.2221,365.0423,808.0826,176.4728,391.2230,371.2032,037.6533,319.16
EBITDA6,470.867,499.448,580.019,688.6910,796.5711,870.6012,874.9513,772.8414,528.5515,109.69
D&A-549.71-637.09-728.89-823.07-917.19-1,008.43-1,093.75-1,170.02-1,234.22-1,283.59
EBIT5,921.156,862.357,851.128,865.629,879.3910,862.1711,781.2012,602.8113,294.3313,826.10
Pro forma Taxes-788.84-914.23-1,045.95-1,181.11-1,316.17-1,447.10-1,569.53-1,678.99-1,771.11-1,841.96
NOPAT5,132.315,948.126,805.177,684.528,563.229,415.0810,211.6710,923.8311,523.2111,984.14
Capital Expenditures-394.07-456.71-522.52-590.03-657.50-722.91-784.08-838.76-884.78-920.17
NWC Investment-365.62-392.46-412.30-423.03-422.72-409.80-383.22-342.59-288.35-221.74
(+) D&A549.71637.09728.89823.07917.191,008.431,093.751,170.021,234.221,283.59
Free Cash Flow4,922.335,736.046,599.247,494.538,400.199,290.7910,138.1310,912.5011,584.3112,125.82
Diluted Shares Outstanding133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00133,208,250.00

Discounting Periods

MetricJun-26Jun-27Jun-28Jun-29Jun-30Jun-31Jun-32Jun-33Jun-34Jun-35
Period Start9/30/257/1/267/1/277/1/287/1/297/1/307/1/317/1/327/1/337/1/34
Period End6/30/266/30/276/30/286/30/296/30/306/30/316/30/326/30/336/30/346/30/35
Mid-Point2/13/2612/30/2612/30/2712/30/2812/30/2912/30/3012/30/3112/30/3212/30/3312/30/34
Time (t)0.100.951.952.963.964.965.966.967.968.96
Valuation Date1/16/26

Base Case Projected Flows

WACC: 9.10%Terminal Growth: 2.48%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.920.840.770.710.650.600.550.500.46
PV UFCF4,879.655,280.645,568.675,791.715,950.246,032.286,033.505,952.775,792.275,557.41
Raw: 130,033.30
88,184.39
Raw: 187,705.46
82,362.60

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value115,655.29139,201.74
(-) Net Debt4,154.194,154.19
Equity Value111,501.10135,047.55
(/) Shares Out133.21133.21
Fair Value$837.04$1,013.81
(-) Safety Margin25.24%25.24%
Buy Price$625.77$757.92
Current Price$1,223.37$1,223.37
Upside (to Buy Price)-48.85%-38.05%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.98%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.910.830.750.680.620.560.510.460.42
PV UFCF4,875.205,235.065,470.465,637.385,739.085,765.365,714.165,586.495,386.495,121.15
Raw: 105,495.42
68,690.61
Raw: 152,284.58
61,294.64

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value95,647.79115,825.49
(-) Net Debt4,154.194,154.19
Equity Value91,493.60111,671.29
(/) Shares Out133.21133.21
Fair Value$686.85$838.32
(-) Safety Margin25.24%25.24%
Buy Price$513.49$626.73
Current Price$1,223.37$1,223.37
Upside (to Buy Price)-58.03%-48.77%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.98%
Metric2026202720282029203020312032203320342035TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.930.860.790.730.680.630.580.540.50
PV UFCF4,884.155,327.035,669.565,951.746,171.226,314.186,373.896,346.786,232.786,035.39
Raw: 168,948.57
119,378.95
Raw: 243,880.35
116,751.31

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value147,382.65176,058.03
(-) Net Debt4,154.194,154.19
Equity Value143,228.46171,903.83
(/) Shares Out133.21133.21
Fair Value$1,075.22$1,290.49
(-) Safety Margin25.24%25.24%
Buy Price$803.84$964.77
Current Price$1,223.37$1,223.37
Upside (to Buy Price)-34.29%-21.14%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$1,223.37
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH168.15%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue33,584.1990,056.62241,488.51647,555.921,736,433.214,656,277.8712,485,895.5133,481,160.4889,780,353.07240,747,682.61
Constant Implied Growth168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%168.15%
Implied Free Cash Flow3.369.0124.1564.76173.64465.631,248.593,348.128,978.0424,074.77
Discount Factor0.950.840.770.710.650.600.550.500.460.42
Present Value of Implied FCF3.197.6018.6645.87112.74277.11681.111,674.094,114.7410,113.63

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20202020-06-30$194.4815.90%$289.7148.97%
20192019-06-30$121.7218.60%$198.5363.11%
20182018-06-30$102.5323.91%$292.37185.16%
20172017-06-30$91.5121.54%$232.20153.74%
20162016-06-30$73.2517.66%$134.5283.65%
20152015-06-30$56.2115.94%$87.0354.83%
20142014-06-30$72.6413.47%$113.4356.16%
20132013-06-30$55.2810.10%$118.60114.55%
20122012-06-30$49.256.06%$103.80110.75%
20112011-06-30$40.480.27%$70.0773.09%
20102010-06-30$27.88-2.56%$31.5713.24%
20092009-06-30$25.259.03%$21.02-16.74%
20082008-06-30$40.7118.79%$113.46178.70%
20072007-06-30$54.9513.72%$75.5937.56%
20062006-06-30$41.573.61%$27.10-34.80%
20052005-06-30$43.68-3.93%$32.09-26.54%
20042004-06-30$49.38-0.55%$25.23-48.90%
20032003-06-30$46.4614.62%$19.76-57.46%
20022002-06-30$41.3216.77%$34.93-15.47%
20012001-06-30$58.477.76%$30.77-47.37%
20002000-06-30$58.56-2.62%$15.39-73.72%
19991999-06-30$32.44-6.25%$5.32-83.59%
19981998-06-30$13.848.50%$-0.01-100.04%
19971997-06-30$24.3813.65%$25.143.12%
19961996-06-30$11.5018.78%$16.1039.96%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$1,050.83
Median
$1,016.12
10th Percentile
$833.46
90th Percentile
$1,316.31

Fair Value Distribution

$681.48 - $785.53
38
$785.53 - $889.58
164
$889.58 - $993.63
257
$993.63 - $1,097.68
210
$1,097.68 - $1,201.73
129
$1,201.73 - $1,305.78
93
$1,305.78 - $1,409.83
53
$1,409.83 - $1,513.88
27
$1,513.88 - $1,617.93
15
$1,617.93 - $1,721.98
7
$1,721.98 - $1,826.03
4
$1,826.03 - $1,930.08
1
$1,930.08 - $2,034.13
1
$2,034.13 - $2,138.18
0
$2,138.18 - $2,242.23
0
$2,242.23 - $2,346.28
0
$2,346.28 - $2,450.33
0
$2,450.33 - $2,554.38
0
$2,554.38 - $2,658.43
0
$2,658.43 - $2,762.48
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