Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
Discount cash flow analysis
Sensitivity matrix
-1% |
Discount Rate % 0% |
1% |
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-1% | $30.73 | $30.33 | $29.94 | |
Terminal Growth% | 0 | $30.86 | $30.46 | $30.07 |
+1% | $31.00 | $30.59 | $30.20 |
How does a change in discount rate or terminal growth affect valuation?
This table shows the sensitivity of the valuation to two key variables - the discount rate and the terminal growth rate
Valuations and comments
- Valuecruncher created a new valuation of $45.85 (overvalued by 19.29%) - over 4 years ago
- acrouse created a new valuation of $57.76 (undervalued by 50.22%) - 7 years ago
- TravisEz13 created a new valuation of $39.99 (undervalued by 17.83%) - over 7 years ago
- TravisEz13 created a new valuation of $35.65 (undervalued by 27.55%) - almost 8 years ago
- mgood created a new valuation of $40.70 (undervalued by 33.05%) - over 8 years ago
- beatsj8 created a new valuation of $32.87 (undervalued by 27.35%) - 9 years ago
- bency123 created a new valuation of $31.14 (undervalued by 26.95%) - over 9 years ago
- gsteens created a new valuation of $26.32 (overvalued by 8.55%) - 10 years ago
- PARKERTG created a new valuation of $31.72 (undervalued by 25.77%) - over 10 years ago
- PARKERTG created a new valuation of $31.72 (undervalued by 25.77%) - over 10 years ago
- JMILOSAK created a new valuation of $33.01 (undervalued by 14.74%) - 11 years ago
- ankallissankari created a new valuation of $28.80 (undervalued by 1.59%) - 11 years ago
- lausan created a new valuation of $31.53 (undervalued by 13.25%) - 11 years ago
- clp1001 created a new valuation of $31.00 (undervalued by 0.13%) - 11 years ago
- jfachl01 created a new valuation of $31.42 (undervalued by 4.8%) - 11 years ago
- Maela created a new valuation of $30.89 (undervalued by 4.29%) - over 11 years ago
- Maela created a new valuation of $30.89 (undervalued by 4.29%) - over 11 years ago
- smdet created a new valuation of $39.47 (undervalued by 42.34%) - over 11 years ago
- smdet created a new valuation of $28.84 (undervalued by 4.0%) - over 11 years ago
- smdet created a new valuation of $39.49 (undervalued by 42.41%) - over 11 years ago
- tweakie created a new valuation of $42.81 (undervalued by 64.91%) - over 11 years ago
- carswelli created a new valuation of $34.93 (undervalued by 48.26%) - over 11 years ago
- mindracer created a new valuation of $29.77 (undervalued by 26.95%) - over 11 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $29.43 (undervalued by 19.98%) - over 11 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $27.61 (undervalued by 13.67%) - over 11 years ago
- woyeyele created a new valuation of $19.98 (overvalued by 10.76%) - over 11 years ago
- babsle16 created a new valuation of $23.76 (undervalued by 7.32%) - over 11 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $23.15 (undervalued by 22.03%) - almost 12 years ago
- swampler created a new valuation of $21.71 (undervalued by 10.37%) - almost 12 years ago
- SethWellbourne created a new valuation of $21.68 (undervalued by 24.03%) - almost 12 years ago
- savov created a new valuation of $22.46 (undervalued by 22.53%) - almost 12 years ago
- savov created a new valuation of $22.46 (undervalued by 22.53%) - almost 12 years ago
- savov created a new valuation of $23.09 (undervalued by 25.97%) - almost 12 years ago
- rileyj98 created a new valuation of $25.50 (undervalued by 49.47%) - almost 12 years ago
- afi created a new valuation of $25.48 (undervalued by 53.03%) - almost 12 years ago
- balli created a new valuation of $25.47 (undervalued by 68.12%) - almost 12 years ago
- thecatpreacher created a new valuation of $25.47 (undervalued by 68.12%) - almost 12 years ago
- rs12345 created a new valuation of $15.23 (overvalued by 0.26%) - almost 12 years ago
- rs12345 created a new valuation of $15.34 (undervalued by 0.46%) - almost 12 years ago
- rs12345 created a new valuation of $12.79 (overvalued by 16.24%) - almost 12 years ago
- rs12345 created a new valuation of $15.23 (overvalued by 0.26%) - almost 12 years ago
- freecashsurfing created a new valuation of $27.14 (undervalued by 37.7%) - 12 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $25.34 (undervalued by 32.46%) - 12 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $25.79 (undervalued by 25.19%) - 12 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $25.26 (undervalued by 27.13%) - 12 years ago
- sridhariyer27 created a new valuation of $24.16 (undervalued by 6.81%) - over 12 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $30.86 (undervalued by 40.53%) - over 12 years ago
- TheCrunchBlog created a new valuation of $30.86 (undervalued by 25.6%) - over 12 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $32.67 (undervalued by 18.28%) - over 12 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $31.85 (undervalued by 14.16%) - over 12 years ago
- andrew created a new valuation of $23.54 (overvalued by 22.62%) - almost 13 years ago
- lancewiggs created a new valuation of $16.30 (overvalued by 45.36%) - almost 13 years ago
- KiwiEMH created a new valuation of $30.46 (undervalued by 1.77%) - almost 13 years ago
- acoy created a new valuation of $25.84 (overvalued by 15.14%) - almost 13 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $28.82 (undervalued by 6.27%) - almost 13 years ago
- contrarian created a new valuation of $32.81 (undervalued by 7.75%) - almost 13 years ago
- KiwiEMH created a new valuation of $34.73 (undervalued by 25.15%) - almost 13 years ago
- matrixxx created a new valuation of $32.50 (undervalued by 18.14%) - almost 13 years ago
- GordonGekko created a new valuation of $31.17 (undervalued by 13.3%) - almost 13 years ago
- TheCrunchBlog created a new valuation of $33.01 (undervalued by 19.99%) - almost 13 years ago
- KiwiEMH created a new valuation of $27.29 (undervalued by 1.0%) - almost 13 years ago
- Ashkat created a new valuation of $46.69 (undervalued by 71.09%) - almost 13 years ago
- KiwiEMH created a new valuation of $27.21 (overvalued by 0.29%) - almost 13 years ago
- jeremy created a new valuation of $35.04 (undervalued by 15.19%) - almost 13 years ago
Comments
The boring details
All amounts in millions | Figures |
Enterprise Value: | 505,677 |
Net Debt (Long-term borrowings less cash): | -23,411 |
Equity Value: | 278,746 |
Number of Shares Outstanding: | 9,313,000,000 |
Calculated value per share: | $30.46 |
Enterprise Value is the present value of the post-tax cash flows for a business into the future.

Where:
- C1, C2, C3 - the cash flow in period 1, 2, 3, ...
- r - the discount rate
To capture the cash flows into the future a terminal value is calculated via a perpetuity calculation -
based on the final years forecast post-tax free cash flow.

Where:
- Cn - the cash flow in the final forecast period.
- LTG - the long-term growth rate
- r - the discount rate
- g - the terminal growth rate
The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is used to determine the equity component in the discount rate.

Where:
- rt - the risk free rate
- t - the tax rate
- B - the beta of the company
- MRP - the Market Risk Premium
Valuecruncher uses an estimate of Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) to determine the discount rate in the calculation.
Microsoft has growth still to experience in the core business but it is reasonably predictable. That growth will slow over time. Despite a significant R&D spend - Microsoft doesn't have new hi-growth businesses that have the potential to significantly impact the share price. Microsoft is still a very valuable entity - but it isn't the growth story it had the potential to be.
A discount rate of 11.5% and terminal growth of 4%. EBITDA margins top out in the low to mid-40% range. Terminal CAPEX tops out at $2.5 billion - but that continues to be extensions to the core business not new innovation.