Discounted Cash Flow

Cabot Corp.

CBT · Based on 10 years of SEC filings

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)
10-year: — 5-year: — 3-year: —

Click a greyed-out slider to switch metrics. Slide between the 10-year, 5-year, and 3-year historic growth rates for FCF, net income, or their average.

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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $2.4b $149.0m $280.0m 6.2% $2.38
2017 $2.7b (12.7%) $241.0m (61.7%) $193.0m (-31.1%) 8.9% (43.5%) $3.83 (60.9%)
2018 $3.2b (19.3%) $-113.0m (-146.9%) $69.0m (-64.2%) -3.5% (-139.3%) $-1.85 (-148.3%)
2019 $3.3b (2.9%) $157.0m (238.9%) $139.0m (101.4%) 4.7% (235.0%) $2.64 (242.7%)
2020 $2.6b (-21.7%) $-238.0m (-251.6%) $177.0m (27.3%) -9.1% (-293.5%) $-4.21 (-259.5%)
2021 $3.4b (30.4%) $250.0m (205.0%) $62.0m (-65.0%) 7.3% (180.5%) $4.35 (203.3%)
2022 $4.3b (26.8%) $209.0m (-16.4%) $-111.0m (-279.0%) 4.8% (-34.0%) $3.65 (-16.1%)
2023 $3.9b (-9.0%) $445.0m (112.9%) $351.0m (416.2%) 11.3% (134.0%) $7.79 (113.4%)
2024 $4.0b (1.6%) $380.0m (-14.6%) $451.0m (28.5%) 9.5% (-16.0%) $6.79 (-12.8%)
2025 $3.7b (-7.0%) $331.0m (-12.9%) $391.0m (-13.3%) 8.9% (-6.3%) $6.07 (-10.6%)

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