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CoreCivic, Inc.

CoreCivic, Inc.

CXWยทNYSE

$22.48

+3.5%
Real EstateREIT - Specialty

CoreCivic, Inc. owns and operates partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. The company provides a range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America's recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. Its correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities offer rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated 46 correctional and detention facilities, 26 residential reentry centers, and 10 properties for lease. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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Market Cap$2.22B
EPS1.0900
P/E Ratio20.62
Earnings Date08/05/2026
CoreCivic, Inc.

CoreCivic, Inc. Fair Value Envelope

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Our analysis suggests that CXW has a fair value of HIDDEN per share in the Base Case projection. With shares currently trading at $22.48, this represents a potential HIDDEN relative to our calculated worth for CoreCivic, Inc..

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Intrinsic Value
Current Price: $22.48

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DCF Valuation Summary

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Present Value$144.7M
+ Cash & Equivalents$112.4M
Firm Value$257.2M
- Debt$1.2B
Equity Value-$963.6M
/ Shares Outstanding108,792,011B
DCF Value-$9
OVERVALUED BY 139%

Owner Earnings Projections

Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings

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Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Operating Cash Flow
$97.3M
$48.6M
$24.3M
$12.2M
$6.1M
$3.0M
$1.5M
$760.1K
$380.1K
$190.0K
Maintenance CapEx
-$14.1M
-$7.0M
-$3.5M
-$1.8M
-$878.9K
-$439.5K
-$219.7K
-$109.9K
-$54.9K
-$27.5K
Owner Earnings
$83.2M
$41.6M
$20.8M
$10.4M
$5.2M
$2.6M
$1.3M
$650.3K
$325.1K
$162.6K
Discount Factor
0.926
0.857
0.794
0.735
0.681
0.630
0.583
0.540
0.500
0.463
Present Value
$77.1M
$35.7M
$16.5M
$7.6M
$3.5M
$1.6M
$758.9K
$351.3K
$162.6K
$75.3K
Terminal Value represents 0.9% of Enterprise Value

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