Discounted Cash Flow

Acacia Research Corp.

ACTG · Based on 10 years of SEC filings

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Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Average annual growth is the mean year-over-year change across each period.

Endpoint CAGR (better for long term trend)

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Endpoint CAGR is the compound annual rate from the first to last year in each period.

Projections use average year-over-year growth. Change this in Settings.

Projected growth rate

Free cash flow growth
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Averaged growth (FCF & NI)
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Net income growth
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Sales growth (not added to calculations)
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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $862.0k $-54.1m $34.1m -6272.3% $0.00
2017 $3.5m (301.2%) $22.2m (141.0%) $24.5m (-28.1%) 641.4% (110.2%) $0.00
2018 $131.5m (3702.9%) $-105.0m (-573.5%) $20.8m (-14.8%) -79.9% (-112.5%) $-2.10
2019 $11.2m (-91.4%) $-17.1m (83.7%) $-2.5m (-112.0%) -152.2% (-90.6%) $-0.35 (83.3%)
2020 $29.8m (164.8%) $113.4m (762.8%) $-19.8m (-695.6%) 380.9% (350.3%) $1.85 (628.6%)
2021 $88.0m (195.6%) $149.2m (31.5%) $13.2m (166.8%) 169.5% (-55.5%) $2.43 (31.4%)
2022 $59.2m (-32.7%) $-125.1m (-183.8%) $-38.1m (-387.6%) -211.2% (-224.6%) $-3.13 (-228.8%)
2023 $125.1m (111.2%) $67.1m (153.6%) $-22.7m (40.4%) 53.6% (125.4%) $0.73 (123.3%)
2024 $122.3m (-2.2%) $-36.1m (-153.8%) $-98.5m (-334.2%) -29.5% (-155.0%) $-0.36 (-149.3%)
2025 $285.2m (133.2%) $21.7m (160.1%) $72.7m (173.8%) 7.6% (125.8%) $0.23 (163.9%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

Projection period: years

Alt A decline yrs:

Alt B total yrs:

Projected cash flows

Year Projected cash flow Discount Factor Present Value

PV of projected FCF:

Terminal FCF:

Terminal value:

PV of terminal value:

Enterprise value (DCF):

DCF price per share:

Current price:

Alternative DCF Models

Model Fair Value Upside PV(FCFs) PV(Terminal) Total Years
Standard (10yr→TV) 10 + TV
Alt A (Gradual Decline)
Alt B (30yr Hard Stop) N/A

This is a simplified DCF model for illustration. It uses reported free cash flow, a single growth assumption, fixed WACC, and a Gordon Growth terminal value. It is not investment advice.

+ 10YR Financials Balance Sheet (10YR) Cash Flow (10YR) DCF Model

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