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Discover Financial Services (DFS)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: Financial - Credit ServicesSector: Financial Services

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$319.06 - $628.15$440.79
Multi-Stage$285.12 - $311.98$298.30
Blended Fair Value$369.54
Current Price$170.70
Upside116.49%
DecisionBuy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2024202320222021202020192018201720162015
DPS6.12%5.14%3.072.992.802.532.292.282.202.102.052.05
YoY Growth--2.53%6.97%10.53%10.42%0.52%3.80%4.74%2.53%-0.19%10.28%
Dividend Yield--1.80%2.31%2.83%2.30%2.41%6.39%2.99%2.92%2.99%4.03%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)4,795.00
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)771.00
(=) Cash Retained (M)4,024.00
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)959.00599.38359.63
Cash Retained (M)4,024.004,024.004,024.00
(-) Cash Required (M)-959.00-599.38-359.63
(=) Excess Retained (M)3,065.003,424.633,664.38
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)251.25251.25251.25
(=) Excess Retained per Share12.2013.6314.58
LTM Dividend per Share3.073.073.07
(+) Excess Retained per Share12.2013.6314.58
(=) Adjusted Dividend15.2716.7017.65
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate4.12%5.12%6.12%
Fair Value$319.06$440.79$628.15
Upside / Downside86.91%158.23%267.99%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)4,795.005,040.305,298.155,569.195,854.106,153.586,338.19
Payout Ratio16.08%30.86%45.65%60.43%75.22%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)771.001,555.612,418.483,365.564,403.215,538.235,862.83

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate4.12%5.12%6.12%
Year 1 PV (M)1,412.321,425.881,439.45
Year 2 PV (M)1,993.452,031.932,070.77
Year 3 PV (M)2,518.562,591.832,666.51
Year 4 PV (M)2,991.553,108.153,228.13
Year 5 PV (M)3,416.093,583.333,757.05
PV of Terminal Value (M)59,303.3062,206.4965,222.28
Equity Value (M)71,635.2874,947.6178,384.18
Shares Outstanding (M)251.25251.25251.25
Fair Value$285.12$298.30$311.98
Upside / Downside67.03%74.75%82.76%

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