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    GPN · NYQ · Industrials

    Global Payments Inc.

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    Implied value per share

    USD 53.20

    Market price

    USD 85.06

    Implied upside

    -37.5%

    5-year forecast · Perpetuity growth terminal value · Mid-year discounting · Base case

    Value Per Share

    Perpetuity growth
    USD 53.20-37.5%
    Exit multiple
    USD 70.55-17.1%
    Market price
    USD 85.06

    Same forecast, different terminal treatment. Percentages vs price.

    Forecast Cashflows

    Reporting currency (USD). Outflows negative.

    0bn1bn2bnFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30
    Nominal FCFFDiscounted to todayUSD
    LineFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30CAGR
    RevenueUSD 7.3bnUSD 7.0bnUSD 6.6bnUSD 6.3bnUSD 6.0bn-5.0%
    EBITUSD 1.5bnUSD 1.4bnUSD 1.3bnUSD 1.2bnUSD 1.2bn-5.0%
    NOPATUSD 1.1bnUSD 1.1bnUSD 1.0bnUSD 986.1mUSD 937.2m-5.0%
    Add depreciation & amortisationUSD 1.6bnUSD 1.5bnUSD 1.4bnUSD 1.3bnUSD 1.3bn-5.0%
    Less capital expenditureUSD -595.4mUSD -565.9mUSD -537.8mUSD -511.2mUSD -485.8m-5.0%
    Less increase in working capitalUSD -86.7mUSD -82.4mUSD -78.3mUSD -74.4mUSD -70.7m-5.0%
    Free cashflow to firmUSD 2.0bnUSD 1.9bnUSD 1.8bnUSD 1.7bnUSD 1.7bn-5.0%
    Discount factor0.96730.90520.84700.79250.7416-
    Present valueUSD 2.0bnUSD 1.7bnUSD 1.5bnUSD 1.4bnUSD 1.2bn-11.1%
    Present Value Of The ForecastUSD 7.8bn

    Discount Rate

    Source shown per component. All overridable above.

    Risk-free rate5.00%US 10-year Treasury (^TNX)
    Equity risk premium5.50%Market assumption
    Beta0.856Reported 0.785, pulled toward 1.0 (Blume)
    Cost of equity9.71%Risk-free + beta x equity risk premium
    Cost of debt5.00%Floored at the risk-free rate (implied cost of debt was lower)
    Market capitalisationUSD 22.5bn50.7% of capital
    Total debtUSD 21.9bn49.3% of capital, book value as a proxy
    Tax rate21.0%Effective, capped at statutory
    WACC6.87%E/V x Re + D/V x Rd x (1 - t)

    Terminal Value

    Perpetuity growth is intrinsic. The exit multiple defaults to the company's current EV/EBITDA, so it answers a different question - what the shares are worth if today's rating holds and EBITDA grows as forecast.

    Perpetuity growth at 2.50%

    Value per shareUSD 53.20

    70% of EV

    Forecast FCFF, final year
    USD 1.7bn
    Capex at depreciation, working capital in reinvestment
    USD 1.7bn
    Less reinvestment at g/ROIC (36.4% of NOPAT)
    USD -609.9m
    Capitalised
    USD 1.1bn
    ROIC (WACC floor)
    6.9%
    Terminal value, undiscounted
    USD 25.0bn
    Terminal value, discounted
    USD 18.5bn
    Enterprise value
    USD 26.4bn
    Less net debt
    USD 13.5bn
    Equity value
    USD 12.9bn

    Exit at 12.5x EBITDA

    Value per shareUSD 70.55

    74% of EV

    Terminal value, undiscounted
    USD 30.7bn
    Terminal value, discounted
    USD 22.7bn
    Enterprise value
    USD 30.6bn
    Less net debt
    USD 13.5bn
    Equity value
    USD 17.1bn

    Spread between methods: 28%.

    Sensitivity

    Value per share (USD) by discount rate and long-run growth.

    Long-run growth
    Discount rate1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%
    4.87%94.5895.1695.7396.3196.88
    5.87%69.9370.3970.8471.3071.76
    6.87%52.4552.8253.2053.5753.94
    7.87%39.4039.7140.0340.3440.65
    8.87%29.2929.5629.8230.0930.36

    Outlined: this model. Green text: above today's price of 85.06. Shading: distance from this model's own value.

    Priced In

    What each input would have to be to justify the current price, one at a time.

    InputModelImpliedGap
    Revenue growth, every year-5.0%0.5%+5.4pp
    EBIT margin19.9%30.2%+10.3pp
    Discount rate6.9%5.3%-1.6pp
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