Discounted Cash Flow

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

HCA · 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 $41.5b $2.9b $2.9b 7.0% $7.53
2017 $43.6b (5.1%) $2.2b (-23.3%) $2.4b (-16.7%) 5.1% (-27.1%) $6.12 (-18.7%)
2018 $46.7b (7.0%) $3.8b (70.9%) $3.2b (32.2%) 8.1% (59.7%) $10.90 (78.1%)
2019 $51.3b (10.0%) $3.5b (-7.4%) $3.4b (8.0%) 6.8% (-15.8%) $10.27 (-5.8%)
2020 $51.5b (0.4%) $3.8b (7.1%) $6.4b (85.7%) 7.3% (6.7%) $11.10 (8.1%)
2021 $58.8b (14.0%) $7.0b (85.3%) $5.4b (-15.9%) 11.8% (62.5%) $21.52 (93.9%)
2022 $60.2b (2.5%) $5.6b (-18.9%) $4.1b (-23.3%) 9.4% (-20.9%) $19.43 (-9.7%)
2023 $65.0b (7.9%) $5.2b (-7.1%) $4.7b (13.6%) 8.1% (-13.9%) $19.25 (-0.9%)
2024 $70.6b (8.7%) $5.8b (9.9%) $5.6b (20.3%) 8.2% (1.1%) $22.27 (15.7%)
2025 $75.6b (7.1%) $6.8b (17.8%) $7.7b (36.4%) 9.0% (10.0%) $28.70 (28.9%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

Projection period: years

Alt A decline yrs:

Alt B total yrs:

Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands.

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.

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