Discounted Cash Flow

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

CNS · 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)
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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $349.9m $92.9m $104.8m 26.6% $2.02
2017 $378.2m (8.1%) $91.9m (-1.1%) $61.0m (-41.8%) 24.3% (-8.5%) $1.98 (-2.0%)
2018 $381.1m (0.8%) $113.9m (23.9%) $69.1m (13.3%) 29.9% (22.9%) $2.43 (22.7%)
2019 $410.8m (7.8%) $134.6m (18.2%) $138.7m (100.6%) 32.8% (9.6%) $2.85 (17.3%)
2020 $427.5m (4.1%) $76.6m (-43.1%) $86.7m (-37.5%) 17.9% (-45.3%) $1.60 (-43.9%)
2021 $583.8m (36.6%) $211.4m (176.0%) $240.2m (177.1%) 36.2% (102.1%) $4.38 (173.7%)
2022 $566.9m (-2.9%) $171.0m (-19.1%) $57.5m (-76.1%) 30.2% (-16.7%) $3.51 (-19.9%)
2023 $489.6m (-13.6%) $129.0m (-24.6%) $115.0m (100.1%) 26.4% (-12.6%) $2.62 (-25.4%)
2024 $517.4m (5.7%) $151.3m (17.2%) $85.0m (-26.0%) 29.2% (10.9%) $3.00 (14.5%)
2025 $556.1m (7.5%) $153.2m (1.3%) $-126.4m (-248.7%) 27.6% (-5.8%) $2.99 (-0.3%)

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