Discounted Cash Flow

Steel Dynamics Inc.

STLD · 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 $7.8b $382.1m $654.6m 4.9% $1.57
2017 $9.5b (22.7%) $812.7m (112.7%) $574.7m (-12.2%) 8.5% (73.4%) $3.38 (115.3%)
2018 $11.8b (23.7%) $1.3b (54.8%) $1.2b (104.7%) 10.7% (25.1%) $5.38 (59.2%)
2019 $10.5b (-11.4%) $671.1m (-46.7%) $944.3m (-19.7%) 6.4% (-39.8%) $3.06 (-43.1%)
2020 $9.6b (-8.3%) $550.8m (-17.9%) $-211.0m (-122.3%) 5.7% (-10.5%) $2.61 (-14.7%)
2021 $18.4b (91.7%) $3.2b (483.5%) $1.2b (667.7%) 17.5% (204.4%) $15.67 (500.4%)
2022 $21.5b (16.8%) $3.9b (20.2%) $3.6b (196.5%) 18.0% (2.9%) $21.06 (34.4%)
2023 $18.8b (-12.5%) $2.5b (-36.5%) $1.9b (-47.6%) 13.0% (-27.5%) $14.72 (-30.1%)
2024 $17.5b (-6.7%) $1.5b (-37.3%) $-23.5m (-101.3%) 8.8% (-32.8%) $9.89 (-32.8%)
2025 $18.2b (3.6%) $1.2b (-22.9%) $501.5m (2233.8%) 6.5% (-25.6%) $8.02 (-18.9%)

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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