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Badger Meter, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Hardware, Equipment & PartsSector: Technology

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$183.53
5Y Range92.18 – 136.09
5Y Selected114.13
(-) Safety Margin42.21%
5Y Buy Price$65.96
Upside (to Buy Price)-64.06%
10Y Range108.49 – 158.55
10Y Selected133.52
(-) Safety Margin42.21%
10Y Buy Price$77.16
Upside (to Buy Price)-57.96%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.9762
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.7806
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.9142
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.8281
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.9123
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.7910
FCF R2 (5Y)0.6626
FCF R2 (10Y)0.8700
Safety Score0.5779

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth13.45%12.40%11.35%10.30%9.25%8.20%7.15%6.10%5.05%4.00%
Revenue937.711,053.961,173.561,294.421,414.131,530.081,639.461,739.461,827.301,900.39
EBITDA217.51244.47272.21300.25328.02354.91380.28403.48423.85440.81
D&A-47.36-53.24-59.28-65.38-71.43-77.28-82.81-87.86-92.30-95.99
EBIT170.14191.24212.94234.87256.59277.63297.47315.62331.56344.82
Pro forma Taxes-44.83-50.38-56.10-61.88-67.60-73.14-78.37-83.15-87.35-90.85
NOPAT125.32140.85156.84172.99188.99204.48219.10232.46244.20253.97
Capital Expenditures-20.04-22.52-25.07-27.66-30.22-32.69-35.03-37.17-39.04-40.60
NWC Investment-17.68-18.50-19.03-19.23-19.05-18.45-17.40-15.91-13.98-11.63
(+) D&A47.3653.2459.2865.3871.4377.2882.8187.8692.3095.99
Free Cash Flow134.96153.07172.01191.48211.15230.63249.48267.25283.48297.73
Diluted Shares Outstanding29,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.2529,523,059.25

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: 2.39%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF133.79147.06151.47154.56156.22156.40155.08152.27148.05142.52
Raw: 3,223.16
2,283.11
Raw: 4,544.66
2,082.87

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value3,026.233,580.31
(-) Net Debt-198.39-198.39
Equity Value3,224.623,778.70
(/) Shares Out29.5229.52
Fair Value$109.22$127.99
(-) Safety Margin42.21%42.21%
Buy Price$63.12$73.97
Current Price$183.53$183.53
Upside (to Buy Price)-65.61%-59.70%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.89%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF133.67146.45149.47151.13151.37150.17147.54143.56138.31131.94
Raw: 2,621.25
1,790.86
Raw: 3,695.96
1,560.93

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value2,522.943,004.52
(-) Net Debt-198.39-198.39
Equity Value2,721.333,202.91
(/) Shares Out29.5229.52
Fair Value$92.18$108.49
(-) Safety Margin42.21%42.21%
Buy Price$53.27$62.70
Current Price$183.53$183.53
Upside (to Buy Price)-70.98%-65.84%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.89%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF133.91147.69153.52158.10161.28162.96163.07161.60158.58154.07
Raw: 4,171.81
3,064.83
Raw: 5,882.26
2,927.78

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value3,819.344,482.58
(-) Net Debt-198.39-198.39
Equity Value4,017.744,680.97
(/) Shares Out29.5229.52
Fair Value$136.09$158.55
(-) Safety Margin42.21%42.21%
Buy Price$78.65$91.63
Current Price$183.53$183.53
Upside (to Buy Price)-57.15%-50.07%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$183.53
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH147.64%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue2,231.625,526.4713,685.9733,892.4883,932.70207,854.34514,738.891,274,720.213,156,768.667,817,549.53
Constant Implied Growth147.64%147.64%147.64%147.64%147.64%147.64%147.64%147.64%147.64%147.64%
Implied Free Cash Flow0.220.551.373.398.3920.7951.47127.47315.68781.75
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF0.210.451.012.305.2211.8426.8861.02138.51314.42

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$64.9316.33%$76.8918.42%
20182018-12-31$49.2112.71%$45.89-6.74%
20172017-12-31$47.806.85%$23.13-51.62%
20162016-12-31$36.954.19%$27.46-25.68%
20152015-12-31$29.301.94%$6.96-76.25%
20142014-12-31$29.683.09%$11.67-60.67%
20132013-12-31$27.253.78%$10.49-61.51%
20122012-12-31$23.714.25%$14.72-37.93%
20112011-12-31$14.715.23%$16.5112.21%
20102010-12-31$22.119.39%$0.53-97.62%
20092009-12-31$19.919.16%$21.9210.07%
20082008-12-31$14.518.22%$-9.37-164.60%
20072007-12-31$22.483.37%$7.27-67.66%
20062006-12-31$13.850.88%$2.49-82.03%
20052005-12-31$9.812.50%$4.87-50.32%
20042004-12-31$7.492.50%$-1.37-118.27%
20032003-12-31$4.774.52%$3.79-20.53%
20022002-12-31$4.013.50%$2.97-25.88%
20012001-12-31$2.805.66%$1.72-38.50%
20002000-12-31$2.889.28%$4.8769.06%
19991999-12-31$3.779.48%$3.50-7.05%
19981998-12-31$4.457.41%$-2.81-163.15%
19971997-12-31$5.095.71%$-2.49-148.96%
19961996-12-31$2.404.48%$2.8518.94%
19951995-12-31$1.667.35%$5.37223.22%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$132.16
Median
$129.21
10th Percentile
$108.89
90th Percentile
$159.05

Fair Value Distribution

$90.74 - $100.93
24
$100.93 - $111.12
117
$111.12 - $121.31
204
$121.31 - $131.50
202
$131.50 - $141.69
181
$141.69 - $151.88
134
$151.88 - $162.07
50
$162.07 - $172.26
42
$172.26 - $182.45
21
$182.45 - $192.64
9
$192.64 - $202.83
8
$202.83 - $213.02
1
$213.02 - $223.21
1
$223.21 - $233.40
2
$233.40 - $243.59
0
$243.59 - $253.78
3
$253.78 - $263.97
0
$263.97 - $274.16
0
$274.16 - $284.35
0
$284.35 - $294.54
1