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Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund (NIE)

Company Dividend Discount ModelIndustry: Asset Management - IncomeSector: Financial Services

Valuation Snapshot

Stable Growth$47.53 - $68.43$57.72
Multi-Stage$78.90 - $86.55$82.66
Blended Fair Value$70.19
Current Price$24.12
Upside191.00%
DecisionBuy

Dividend History & Growth Metrics (10Y)

Metric5Y CAGR10Y CAGR2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
DPS0.00%0.00%0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
YoY Growth--0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Dividend Yield--0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%

Stable Growth Model (Adjusted)

(USD in Millions except Per Share Data)
Net Income To Common (M)186.12
(-) Cash Dividends Paid (M)84.24
(=) Cash Retained (M)101.89
MetricLOWBASEHIGH
Required Retention Ratio20.0%12.5%7.5%
(=) Cash Required (M)37.2223.2713.96
Cash Retained (M)101.89101.89101.89
(-) Cash Required (M)-37.22-23.27-13.96
(=) Excess Retained (M)64.6678.6287.93
(/) Shares Outstanding (M)27.7127.7127.71
(=) Excess Retained per Share2.332.843.17
LTM Dividend per Share3.043.043.04
(+) Excess Retained per Share2.332.843.17
(=) Adjusted Dividend5.375.886.21
WACC / Discount Rate9.08%9.08%9.08%
Growth Rate-2.00%-1.00%0.00%
Fair Value$47.53$57.72$68.43
Upside / Downside97.05%139.32%183.70%

Multi-Stage Model: Projections

(USD in Millions)
MetricTTMDec-27Dec-28Dec-29Dec-30Dec-31Terminal
Net Income (M)186.12184.26182.42180.59178.79177.00182.31
Payout Ratio45.26%54.21%63.15%72.10%81.05%90.00%92.50%
Projected Dividends (M)84.2499.88115.21130.21144.91159.30168.64

Multi-Stage Valuation

MetricLOWBASEHIGH
WACC / Discount Rate9.08%9.08%9.08%
Growth Rate-2.00%-1.00%0.00%
Year 1 PV (M)90.6491.5792.49
Year 2 PV (M)94.8896.8298.79
Year 3 PV (M)97.32100.33103.40
Year 4 PV (M)98.28102.36106.56
Year 5 PV (M)98.05103.15108.47
PV of Terminal Value (M)1,707.161,796.061,888.62
Equity Value (M)2,186.342,290.292,398.33
Shares Outstanding (M)27.7127.7127.71
Fair Value$78.90$82.66$86.55
Upside / Downside227.13%242.68%258.85%

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