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B3

Forecast Builder

See the case as three statements, year by year, and change the growth, margin and fade that every valuation tool then uses.

Learning focus: A valuation is only a forecast with a discount rate on it, and a forecast should fade toward a growth rate the company can keep up.

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Value per share
$47.33
Forecast years
5
Revenue growth per year
3.54%
Final EBIT margin
13.08%
Final ROE
17.21%
Balance sheet balances
Yes
Income statement
$mY10F1F2F3F4F5Stable
Revenue2,857.02,959.93,066.43,173.73,284.83,399.83,518.8
Cost of goods sold1,827.81,894.31,962.52,031.22,102.32,175.92,252.0
SG&A542.8562.4582.6603.0624.1646.0668.6
Depreciation110.7114.9119.3123.8128.5133.3138.3
EBIT375.7388.3402.0415.7429.9444.6459.9
Net interest41.644.045.547.248.850.552.3
Tax80.282.685.588.491.594.697.8
Net income253.9261.7270.9280.1289.6299.5309.8
Revenue growth4.4%3.6%3.6%3.5%3.5%3.5%3.5%
Real revenue growth2.4%1.6%1.6%1.5%1.5%1.5%1.5%
EBIT margin13.2%13.1%13.1%13.1%13.1%13.1%13.1%
Balance sheet
$mY10F1F2F3F4F5Stable
Cash150.8150.8150.8150.8150.8150.8150.8
Receivables430.5446.0462.1478.2495.0512.3530.2
Inventory350.5363.3376.4389.5403.2417.3431.9
PP&E1,795.61,864.21,935.02,007.92,083.12,160.62,236.2
Payables200.3207.6215.1222.6230.4238.5246.8
Debt1,030.01,061.71,094.41,127.51,161.71,197.01,233.7
Equity1,497.11,555.01,614.71,676.41,740.01,805.51,868.6
Cash flow
$mY10F1F2F3F4F5Stable
Cash from operations339.9355.6368.5382.1395.5409.5423.9
Capex177.1183.5190.1196.8203.7210.8213.9
Net borrowing45.031.732.833.034.235.436.6
FCFE207.8203.7211.2218.3226.1234.1246.6
Per share
$mY10F1F2F3F4F5Stable
Shares (millions)97.1497.1497.1497.1497.1497.1497.14
EPS2.612.692.792.882.983.083.19