Discounted Cash Flow

Netflix Inc.

NFLX · 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: —

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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $8.8b $186.7m $-1.6b 2.1% $0.44
2017 $11.7b (32.4%) $558.9m (199.4%) $-2.0b (-23.9%) 4.8% (126.1%) $1.29 (193.2%)
2018 $15.8b (35.1%) $1.2b (116.7%) $-2.9b (-45.7%) 7.7% (60.4%) $2.78 (115.5%)
2019 $20.2b (27.6%) $1.9b (54.1%) $-3.1b (-10.0%) 9.3% (20.8%) $4.26 (53.2%)
2020 $25.0b (24.0%) $2.8b (47.9%) $1.9b (161.4%) 11.0% (19.3%) $6.26 (46.9%)
2021 $29.7b (18.8%) $5.1b (85.3%) $-132.0m (-106.8%) 17.2% (55.9%) $11.55 (84.5%)
2022 $31.6b (6.5%) $4.5b (-12.2%) $1.6b (1326.4%) 14.2% (-17.5%) $10.10 (-12.6%)
2023 $33.7b (6.7%) $5.4b (20.4%) $6.9b (327.9%) 16.0% (12.9%) $12.25 (21.3%)
2024 $39.0b (15.6%) $8.7b (61.1%) $5.6b (-18.9%) 22.3% (39.3%) $20.28 (65.6%)
2025 $45.2b (15.9%) $11.0b (26.1%) $10.0b (77.6%) 24.3% (8.8%) $2.58 (-87.3%)

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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