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Rush Enterprises, Inc.

Intrinsic Value Analysis (Discounted Cash Flow)Industry: Auto - DealershipsSector: Consumer Cyclical

Fair Value Summary

Current Price$56.80
5Y Range23.44 – 42.87
5Y Selected33.16
(-) Safety Margin70.20%
5Y Buy Price$9.88
Upside (to Buy Price)-82.60%
10Y Range21.91 – 37.97
10Y Selected29.94
(-) Safety Margin70.20%
10Y Buy Price$8.92
Upside (to Buy Price)-84.29%

Company Predictability & Safety

MetricValue
Revenue R2 (5Y)0.8789
Revenue R2 (10Y)0.6960
Net Income R2 (5Y)0.5070
Net Income R2 (10Y)0.7530
EBITDA R2 (5Y)0.7997
EBITDA R2 (10Y)0.8501
FCF R2 (5Y)0.5189
FCF R2 (10Y)0.0261
Safety Score0.2980

DA 10-Year Projection

Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034
% Growth-0.17%0.29%0.76%1.22%1.68%2.15%2.61%3.07%3.54%4.00%
Revenue7,791.457,814.287,873.387,969.428,103.568,277.508,493.538,754.569,064.189,426.74
EBITDA744.75746.94752.59761.76774.59791.21811.86836.81866.41901.06
D&A-245.42-246.14-248.00-251.03-255.25-260.73-267.54-275.76-285.51-296.93
EBIT499.33500.79504.58510.74519.33530.48544.32561.05580.90604.13
Pro forma Taxes-110.48-110.81-111.64-113.01-114.91-117.37-120.44-124.14-128.53-133.67
NOPAT388.85389.99392.94397.73404.42413.11423.89436.91452.37470.46
Capital Expenditures-357.14-358.18-360.89-365.30-371.44-379.42-389.32-401.28-415.48-432.10
NWC Investment2.62-4.50-11.64-18.92-26.42-34.27-42.56-51.42-60.99-71.43
(+) D&A245.42246.14248.00251.03255.25260.73267.54275.76285.51296.93
Free Cash Flow279.75273.45268.40264.54261.81260.15259.55259.97261.41263.87
Diluted Shares Outstanding81,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.0081,858,000.00

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: 2.35%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.880.810.740.680.620.570.520.48
PV UFCF277.33262.71236.36213.53193.70176.43161.34148.12136.52126.32
Raw: 3,969.72
2,811.94
Raw: 4,001.00
1,833.71

Base Case Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value3,995.573,766.07
(-) Net Debt1,457.781,457.78
Equity Value2,537.792,308.29
(/) Shares Out81.8681.86
Fair Value$31.00$28.20
(-) Safety Margin70.20%70.20%
Buy Price$9.24$8.40
Current Price$56.80$56.80
Upside (to Buy Price)-83.73%-85.21%

Conservative Projected Flows

WACC: 10.10%Terminal Growth: 1.85%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.870.790.720.650.590.540.490.44
PV UFCF277.07261.61233.23208.79187.68169.39153.50139.64127.54116.93
Raw: 3,232.09
2,208.19
Raw: 3,257.55
1,375.78

Conservative Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value3,376.593,251.18
(-) Net Debt1,457.781,457.78
Equity Value1,918.811,793.40
(/) Shares Out81.8681.86
Fair Value$23.44$21.91
(-) Safety Margin70.20%70.20%
Buy Price$6.99$6.53
Current Price$56.80$56.80
Upside (to Buy Price)-87.70%-88.51%

Aggressive Projected Flows

WACC: 8.10%Terminal Growth: 2.85%
Metric2025202620272028202920302031203220332034TV (5y)TV (10y)
Discount Factor0.990.960.890.830.760.710.650.600.560.52
PV UFCF277.58263.83239.56218.43199.97183.82169.66157.20146.23136.55
Raw: 5,128.86
3,767.93
Raw: 5,169.27
2,572.90

Aggressive Valuation

5-Year Horizon10-Year Horizon
UFCFUFCF
Enterprise Value4,967.304,565.73
(-) Net Debt1,457.781,457.78
Equity Value3,509.523,107.95
(/) Shares Out81.8681.86
Fair Value$42.87$37.97
(-) Safety Margin70.20%70.20%
Buy Price$12.78$11.31
Current Price$56.80$56.80
Upside (to Buy Price)-77.51%-80.08%

Reverse DCF: Market Implied Growth

Current Price$56.80
WACC Used9.1%
IMPLIED REVENUE GROWTH102.53%
Metric2027202820292030203120322033203420352036
Implied Revenue15,537.6331,467.8863,730.91129,072.21261,405.88529,417.111,072,211.822,171,516.894,397,904.878,906,938.45
Constant Implied Growth102.53%102.53%102.53%102.53%102.53%102.53%102.53%102.53%102.53%102.53%
Implied Free Cash Flow1.553.156.3712.9126.1452.94107.22217.15439.79890.69
Discount Factor0.930.810.740.680.620.570.520.480.440.40
Present Value of Implied FCF1.452.544.728.7516.2530.1656.00103.95192.97358.23

Rolling Historical DCF (Backtest)

Valuation based on actual realized growth.
YearValuation DateActual PriceRealized Growth (5Y)Calculated Fair ValueValuation Delta
20192019-12-31$20.673.53%$11.93-42.27%
20182018-12-31$15.32-1.68%$-31.13-303.17%
20172017-12-31$22.58-2.77%$-35.28-256.26%
20162016-12-31$14.182.35%$69.97393.47%
20152015-12-31$9.736.64%$-71.54-835.30%
20142014-12-31$14.247.64%$-81.46-672.02%
20132013-12-31$13.182.52%$-20.42-254.90%
20122012-12-31$9.195.43%$2.16-76.50%
20112011-12-31$9.309.54%$-102.91-1,206.52%
20102010-12-31$9.0815.98%$-15.87-274.74%
20092009-12-31$5.2824.01%$66.931,167.70%
20082008-12-31$3.8125.71%$4.8527.31%
20072007-12-31$8.0818.89%$106.211,214.50%
20062006-12-31$5.013.88%$-47.61-1,050.36%
20052005-12-31$4.41-13.53%$-23.38-630.07%
20042004-12-31$4.81-12.01%$-12.35-356.76%
20032003-12-31$2.903.60%$-7.12-345.51%
20022002-12-31$1.1011.43%$-2.44-322.10%
20012001-12-31$1.7829.95%$67.543,694.45%
20002000-12-31$1.7823.08%$-54.93-3,185.68%
19991999-12-31$1.78-11.95%$-62.15-3,591.59%
19981998-12-31$1.78-30.45%$-14.20-897.88%
19971997-12-31$1.78-38.45%$-4.83-371.29%
19961996-12-31$1.78-7.01%$-6.81-482.31%
19951995-12-31$1.7829.08%$-42.54-2,490.02%

Monte Carlo Simulation (1,000 Iterations)

Mean Fair Value
$29.71
Median
$28.60
10th Percentile
$21.68
90th Percentile
$38.75

Fair Value Distribution

$11.85 - $15.10
1
$15.10 - $18.34
8
$18.34 - $21.58
83
$21.58 - $24.83
145
$24.83 - $28.07
225
$28.07 - $31.31
190
$31.31 - $34.56
146
$34.56 - $37.80
86
$37.80 - $41.04
59
$41.04 - $44.29
22
$44.29 - $47.53
10
$47.53 - $50.77
12
$50.77 - $54.02
6
$54.02 - $57.26
5
$57.26 - $60.50
1
$60.50 - $63.74
0
$63.74 - $66.99
0
$66.99 - $70.23
0
$70.23 - $73.47
0
$73.47 - $76.72
1