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DCF CalculatorAlign Technology, Inc.

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Align Technology, Inc. ยท $157.25

๐Ÿ“œ Buffett on Growth

โ€œCompound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it.โ€

โ€” 1965 Letter to Shareholders ยท Compounding

๐Ÿ“œ Buffett on Discount Rate

โ€œIntrinsic value is the discounted value of the cash that can be taken out of a business during its remaining life. We use the risk-free rate as our discount rate.โ€

โ€” 1992 Letter to Shareholders ยท Intrinsic Value

๐Ÿ“œ Buffett on Long-term Holding

โ€œOur favorite holding period is forever. When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our preferred holding period is forever.โ€

โ€” 1988 Letter to Shareholders ยท Long-term Holding

๐Ÿ’ก Buffett Standard: Discount rate 10% = risk-free rate (treasury bonds)
Terminal growth 2.5% โ‰ˆ long-term nominal GDP growth

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Intrinsic Value (Your Parameters)

$17.0B

Standard: $17.0B ยท Floor(OE): $1.0B ยท โ†ป sliders active

Intrinsic Value per Share

$1.20

Margin of Safetyยท price $157.25

-99.2%

Assumed Price$157.25
Sum of Discounted FCF$4.9B
Discounted Terminal Value$13.1B

Historical FCF Trend (B$)

FCF Forecast (B USD)

FCF Forecast
Discounted Value

Year-by-Year FCF Detail

YearFCF (B$)Discounted Value (B$)
Year 1$1.1B$1.0B
Year 2$1.2B$1.0B
Year 3$1.3B$1.0B
Year 4$1.4B$1.0B
Year 5$1.5B$1.0B
Terminal Valueโ€”$13.1B
Totalโ€”$17.9B
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Buffett's Valuation Wisdom

References from Buffett's 60 years of letters

โ€œIntrinsic value is the discounted value of the cash that can be taken out of a business during its remaining life. We use the risk-free rate as our discount rate.โ€

โ€” 1992 Letter to Shareholders ยท Intrinsic Value

โ€œCompound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it.โ€

โ€” 1965 Letter to Shareholders ยท Compounding

โ€œOur favorite holding period is forever. When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our preferred holding period is forever.โ€

โ€” 1988 Letter to Shareholders ยท Long-term Holding

โ€œIntrinsic value is an estimate rather than a precise figure. Two people looking at the same set of facts will almost inevitably come up with slightly different intrinsic value figures.โ€

โ€” 1969 Letter to Shareholders ยท Intrinsic Value

โ€œThe three most important words in investing are: margin of safety. You don't try to buy businesses worth $100 million for $80 million.โ€

โ€” 1969 Letter to Shareholders ยท Margin of Safety

Related Concepts

Intrinsic ValueMargin of SafetyOwner EarningsCompounding

DCF Formula

Intrinsic Value = ฮฃ FCFโ‚œ/(1+r)แต— + TV/(1+r)โฟ

r = discount rate
TV = terminal value
n = forecast period (5 years)

Owner Earnings = Net Income + D&A โˆ’ CapEx

Simplified IV = OE ร— (8.5 + 2g)

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DCF is a valuation tool, not exact science. Intrinsic value is highly sensitive to assumptions. Do not use results as sole basis for investment.

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