Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Nathan Winklepleck, CFA's Nathan's Discounted Free Cash Flow - Discounting Cash Flows
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Nathan's Discounted Free Cash Flow Model

The Discounted Free Cash Flow (DCF) model calculates the value of a company by estimating its future Free Cash Flows to the Firm (FCFF) and discounting them to their present value. The value of a share is then derived by adjusting for net debt and dividing by the number of shares outstanding.

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Interactive Assumptions

Discount Rate

Discount Rate

Discount Rate = 10 Year Treasury Note Yield + 4%

Growth In Perpetuity

Growth in Perpetuity

The rate at which the company's free cash flow is assumed to grow indefinitely. By default, this rate equals the yield of the U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond.

Historical Years

Historical Years

The number of years of historical data used to calculate averages and trends for analysis.

Projection Years

Projection Years

The number of years into the future for which the analysis projects financial performance and metrics.

Revenue Growth Rate

Revenue Growth Rate

The annual growth rate applied to projected revenue, starting from the second projection year onward.

Operating Cash Flow Margin

Operating Cash Flow Margin

Projected Operating Cash Flow = Projected Revenue * Operating Cash Flow Margin

This margin represents the percentage of revenue used to estimate future Operating Cash Flow.

Capital Expenditure Margin

Capital Expenditure Margin

Projected Free Cash Flow = Projected Operating Cash Flow - Projected Revenue * Capital Expenditure Margin

This margin is used to estimate future capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue, which in turn is subtracted from Operating Cash Flow to calculate Free Cash Flow.

Results

Terminal Value 526 Bil. USD
Discounted Terminal Value 244.3 Bil. USD
Sum of Discounted Free Cash Flow 119.4 Bil. USD
Enterprise Value 363.7 Bil. USD
Cash and Equivalents 19.05 Bil. USD
Total Debt 200.6 Bil. USD
Equity Value 182.1 Bil. USD
Shares Outstanding 4.23 Bil. USD
Estimated Value per Share 43.06 USD
Yield of the U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note 3.97%
Average Cash from Operating Activities Margin 26.21%
Average Capital Expenditure Margin -14.45%

Monetary values in USD

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Monetary values in USD

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Revenue 138,850 140,051 141,807 144,134 147,059 150,614 154,840 159,785 165,509 172,079
Revenue Growth Rate 0.477% 0.865% 1.25% 1.64% 2.03% 2.42% 2.81% 3.19% 3.58% 3.97%
Operating Cash Flow 36,393 36,707 37,167 37,778 38,544 39,476 40,584 41,880 43,380 45,102
Operating Cash Flow Margin 26.21% 26.21% 26.21% 26.21% 26.21% 26.21% 26.21% 26.21% 26.21% 26.21%
Capital Expenditure -20,064 -20,237 -20,491 -20,827 -21,250 -21,764 -22,374 -23,089 -23,916 -24,865
Capital Expenditure Margin -14.45% -14.45% -14.45% -14.45% -14.45% -14.45% -14.45% -14.45% -14.45% -14.45%
Free Cash Flow 16,329 16,470 16,676 16,950 17,294 17,712 18,209 18,791 19,464 20,237
Free Cash Flow Margin 11.76% 11.76% 11.76% 11.76% 11.76% 11.76% 11.76% 11.76% 11.76% 11.76%
Compounded Discount Rate 6.64% 15.14% 24.34% 34.25% 44.95% 56.5% 69.01% 82.48% 97.03% 112.7%
Discounted Free Cash Flow 15,312 14,304 13,412 12,626 11,931 11,317 10,774 10,297 9,879 9,513

Monetary values in USD

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Average LTM
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Revenue 132,603 138,191 138,191 134,788 133,974 136,835 133,613 128,292 131,868 130,863 126,034 125,980
Revenue Growth Rate 0.477% 0% 2.53% 0.608% -2.09% 2.41% 4.15% -2.71% 0.768% 3.83% 0.043% -4.29%
Cost of Revenue 70,670 61,215 75,114 71,989 72,511 76,232 72,507 67,921 71,408 72,608 68,510 67,352
Gross Profit 61,933 76,976 63,077 62,799 61,463 60,603 61,106 60,371 60,460 58,255 57,524 58,628
Gross Margin 46.68% 55.7% 45.64% 46.59% 45.88% 44.29% 45.73% 47.06% 45.85% 44.52% 45.64% 46.54%
Operating Income 29,429 29,259 29,259 30,604 28,831 30,467 31,965 29,867 31,029 30,007 26,519 25,910
Operating Margin 22.19% 21.17% 21.17% 22.71% 21.52% 22.27% 23.92% 23.28% 23.53% 22.93% 21.04% 20.57%
Net Income 18,419 17,174 17,174 17,506 11,614 21,256 22,065 17,801 19,265 15,528 30,101 13,127
Net Margin 13.93% 12.43% 12.43% 12.99% 8.67% 15.53% 16.51% 13.88% 14.61% 11.87% 23.88% 10.42%
Cash from Operating Activities 34,836 37,137 37,137 36,912 37,475 37,141 39,539 41,768 35,746 34,339 24,318 21,689
Cash from Operating Activities Margin 26.2% 26.87% 26.87% 27.39% 27.97% 27.14% 29.59% 32.56% 27.11% 26.24% 19.29% 17.22%
Capital Expenditure -19,165 -17,351 -17,011 -17,990 -18,767 -26,740 -20,286 -20,318 -18,837 -18,087 -17,830 -17,593
Free Cash Flow 15,672 19,786 20,126 18,922 18,708 10,401 19,253 21,450 16,909 16,252 6,488 4,096
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