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Gen Digital Inc. (GEN)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: Software - InfrastructureSector: Technology

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$5.03 - $6.95$6.00
Multi-Stage$9.54 - $10.48$10.00
Blended Fair Value$8.00
Current Price$27.82
Upside-71.24%
DecisionDon't Buy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
DPS-46.99%-2.73%0.500.520.500.490.6011.990.350.340.364.86
YoY Growth---3.10%2.87%3.63%-18.77%-95.01%3,347.47%2.84%-4.95%-92.67%633.66%
Dividend Yield--1.89%2.07%2.71%2.21%2.20%60.48%1.58%1.64%1.26%23.65%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)570.00
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)313.00
(=) Cash Retained (M)257.00
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)114.0071.2542.75
Cash Retained (M)257.00257.00257.00
(-) Cash Required (M)-114.00-71.25-42.75
(=) Excess Retained (M)143.00185.75214.25
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)623.75623.75623.75
(=) Excess Retained per Share0.230.300.34
LTM Dividend per Share0.500.500.50
(+) Excess Retained per Share0.230.300.34
(=) Adjusted Dividend0.730.800.85
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate-4.73%-3.73%-2.73%
Fair Value$5.03$6.00$6.95
Upside / Downside-81.90%-78.44%-75.02%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)570.00548.71528.22508.50489.51471.23485.37
Payout Ratio54.91%61.93%68.95%75.96%82.98%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)313.00339.82364.20386.28406.21424.11448.96

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate9.10%9.10%9.10%
Growth Rate-4.73%-3.73%-2.73%
Year 1 PV (M)308.24311.48314.71
Year 2 PV (M)299.66305.99312.38
Year 3 PV (M)288.30297.48306.84
Year 4 PV (M)275.00286.73298.84
Year 5 PV (M)260.44274.40288.96
PV of Terminal Value (M)4,521.304,763.645,016.25
Equity Value (M)5,952.966,239.726,537.98
Shares Outstanding (M)623.75623.75623.75
Fair Value$9.54$10.00$10.48
Upside / Downside-65.69%-64.04%-62.32%

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