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FCF Growth Analysis

The document presents different methods for forecasting free cash flow (FCF) over a 20 quarter period from Q1 Year 1 through Q4 Year 5. It shows the actual FCF data and growth rates for the first 12 quarters. It then forecasts the remaining quarters using four methods: geometric at 5% growth, polynomial regression, logarithmic regression, and exponential smoothing. The geometric and exponential methods produce steadily increasing forecasts, while the polynomial and logarithmic methods result in curved forecasts that level off over time.

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FCF Growth Analysis

The document presents different methods for forecasting free cash flow (FCF) over a 20 quarter period from Q1 Year 1 through Q4 Year 5. It shows the actual FCF data and growth rates for the first 12 quarters. It then forecasts the remaining quarters using four methods: geometric at 5% growth, polynomial regression, logarithmic regression, and exponential smoothing. The geometric and exponential methods produce steadily increasing forecasts, while the polynomial and logarithmic methods result in curved forecasts that level off over time.

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FCF Forecasting

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Period Q1 Yr.1 Q2 Yr.1 Q3 Yr.1 Q4 Yr.1 Q1 Yr.2 Q2 Yr.2 Q3 Yr.2 Q4 Yr.2 Q1 Yr.3 Q2 Yr.3 Q3 Yr.3 Q4 Yr.3 Q1 Yr.4 Q2 Yr.4 Q3 Yr.4 Q4 Yr.4 Q1 Yr.5 Q2 Yr.5 Q3 Yr.5 Q4 Yr.5
Free CF $16 $115 $346 $436 $688 $890 $1,238 $1,487 $2,060 $2,468 $2,384
Growth % 634% 201.9% 26.0% 58.0% 29.2% 39.2% 20.1% 38.6% 19.8% -3.4%

$2,503 $2,628 $2,759 $2,897 $3,042 $3,194 $3,354 $3,522 $3,698


$16 $115 $346 $436 $688 $890 $1,238 $1,487 $2,060
Geometric
$2,468 $2,384 5.0%
$2,503 5.0%
$2,628 5.0%
$2,759 5.0%
$2,897 5.0%
$3,042 5.0%
$3,194 5.0%
$3,354 5.0%
$3,522 5.0%
$3,698
$3,028 $3,464 $3,925 $4,413 $4,928 $5,468 $6,035 $6,628 $7,248
Methodologies: Polynomial 27.1% 14.4% 13.3% 12.4% 11.7% 11.0% 10.4% 9.8% 9.3%
$16 $115 $346 $436 $688 $890 $1,238 $1,487 $2,060 $2,468 $2,384 $3,028 $3,464 $3,925 $4,413 $4,928 $5,468 $6,035 $6,628 $7,248
$2,052 $2,137 $2,216 $2,289 $2,357 $2,422 $2,483 $2,540 $2,594
$16 $115 $346 $436 $688 $890 $1,238 $1,487 $2,060
Logarithmic
$2,468 $2,384 -13.9%
$2,052 4.1%
$2,137 3.7%
$2,216 3.3%
$2,289 3.0%
$2,357 2.7%
$2,422 2.5%
$2,483 2.3%
$2,540 2.1%
$2,594
$3,691 $4,343 $5,049 $5,808 $6,622 $7,489 $8,411 $9,388 $10,418
$16 $115 $346 $436 $688 $890 $1,238 $1,487 $2,060
Exponential
$2,468 $2,384 54.9%
$3,691 17.7%
$4,343 16.2%
$5,049 15.0%
$5,808 14.0%
$6,622 13.1%
$7,489 12.3%
$8,411 11.6%
$9,388 11.0%
$10,418

Geometric Polynomial
$4,000 $8,000
$3,500 f(x) = - 4.8863702023x^2 + 305.9312622196x - 524.8789661771 $7,000 f(x) = 13.1669582502x^2 + 106.0209210472x - 139.4250708947
$3,000 $6,000
$2,500 $5,000
$2,000 $4,000
$1,500 $3,000
$1,000 $2,000
$500 y = Ax $1,000 y = Ax2 + Bx

$0 $0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Logarithmic Exponential
$3,000 $12,000

$2,500 f(x) = 1062.1886537257 ln(x) - 587.5627762047 $10,000 f(x) = 23.7295561294 x^2.0310968568

$2,000 $8,000

$1,500 $6,000

$1,000 $4,000

$500 y = A ln(x) $2,000 y = AxB

$0 $0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
$1,000 $4,000

$500 y = A ln(x) $2,000 y = AxB

$0 $0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Historical Period:
Q1 Yr.1 Q2 Yr.1 Q3 Yr.1 Q4 Yr.1 Q1 Yr.2 Q2 Yr.2 Q3 Yr.2 Q4 Yr.2 Q1 Yr.3 Q2 Yr.3 Q3 Yr.3
Net Earnings (P&L) $11,621 $19,227 $235,490 $143,429 $216,398 $267,099 $500,500 $250,506 $612,868 $795,779 $79,202
Equity (B/S) $15,621 $114,848 $350,338 $442,577 $652,116 $901,389 $1,246,408 $1,496,914 $2,109,783 $2,542,499 $2,621,701
Historical ROE 74.4% 16.7% 67.2% 32.4% 33.2% 29.6% 40.2% 16.7% 29.0% 31.3% 3.0%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Terminal Grow
Forecast Period:
Q4 Yr.3 Q1 Yr.4 Q2 Yr.4 Q3 Yr.4 Q4 Yr.4 Q1 Yr.5 Q2 Yr.5 Q3 Yr.5 Q4 Yr.5 0.5% 1.0%
Future Values
Geometric $2,503 $2,628 $2,759 $2,897 $3,042 $3,194 $3,354 $3,522 $3,698 $12,597 $12,878
Polynomial $3,028 $3,464 $3,925 $4,413 $4,928 $5,468 $6,035 $6,628 $7,248 $24,692 $25,243
Logarithmic $2,052 $2,137 $2,216 $2,289 $2,357 $2,422 $2,483 $2,540 $2,594 $8,839 $9,036
Exponential $3,691 $4,343 $5,049 $5,808 $6,622 $7,489 $8,411 $9,388 $10,418 $35,493 $36,285

Present Values
Geometric $1,925 $1,555 $1,256 $1,014 $819 $662 $535 $432 $349 $914 $934
Polynomial $2,330 $2,050 $1,787 $1,545 $1,327 $1,133 $962 $813 $683 $1,791 $1,831
Logarithmic $1,578 $1,264 $1,009 $801 $635 $502 $396 $311 $245 $641 $655
Exponential $2,840 $2,570 $2,298 $2,034 $1,783 $1,552 $1,340 $1,151 $982 $2,575 $2,632
Composite Historical R.O.E.
( ~ WACC assuming no debt)
Average Median Est. WACC
34.0% 31.3% 30.0%

Terminal Growth:
2.0% 5.0% 8.0%

$13,470 $15,530 $18,152


$26,403 $30,442 $35,581
$9,451 $10,897 $12,736
$37,952 $43,757 $51,144

$977 $1,127 $1,317


$1,915 $2,208 $2,581
$686 $790 $924
$2,753 $3,174 $3,710

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