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Moody's Corporation (0K36.L)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: Financial - DiversifiedSector: Financial Services

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$290.78 - $771.36$444.63
Multi-Stage$200.52 - $219.00$209.60
Blended Fair Value$327.12
Current Price$476.48
Upside-31.35%
DecisionDon't Buy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
DPS10.40%10.14%3.423.122.842.562.322.091.861.601.571.50
YoY Growth--9.93%9.51%11.23%10.24%11.11%12.10%16.12%1.86%4.78%15.30%
Dividend Yield--0.74%0.79%0.93%0.76%0.78%0.99%1.01%0.99%1.41%1.56%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)2,244.00
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)689.00
(=) Cash Retained (M)1,555.00
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)448.80280.50168.30
Cash Retained (M)1,555.001,555.001,555.00
(-) Cash Required (M)-448.80-280.50-168.30
(=) Excess Retained (M)1,106.201,274.501,386.70
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)181.03181.03181.03
(=) Excess Retained per Share6.117.047.66
LTM Dividend per Share3.813.813.81
(+) Excess Retained per Share6.117.047.66
(=) Adjusted Dividend9.9210.8511.47
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate5.50%6.50%7.50%
Fair Value$290.78$444.63$771.36
Upside / Downside-38.97%-6.68%61.89%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)2,244.002,389.862,545.202,710.642,886.833,074.473,166.71
Payout Ratio30.70%42.56%54.42%66.28%78.14%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)689.001,017.201,385.161,796.662,255.792,767.032,929.21

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate5.50%6.50%7.50%
Year 1 PV (M)923.62932.38941.13
Year 2 PV (M)1,142.021,163.771,185.73
Year 3 PV (M)1,345.001,383.611,422.95
Year 4 PV (M)1,533.361,592.331,652.98
Year 5 PV (M)1,707.831,790.321,875.96
PV of Terminal Value (M)29,647.8231,079.8232,566.63
Equity Value (M)36,299.6437,942.2239,645.38
Shares Outstanding (M)181.03181.03181.03
Fair Value$200.52$209.60$219.00
Upside / Downside-57.92%-56.01%-54.04%

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