$67.11
+0.090%Meritage Homes Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs and builds single-family homes in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Homebuilding and Financial Services. It acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for first-time and first move-up buyers. The company also offers title insurance and closing/settlement services to its homebuyers. It builds and sells homes in Texas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee under the Meritage Homes brand name. Meritage Homes Corporation was founded in 1985 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Warren Buffett's Owner Earnings DCF analysis for intrinsic value calculation
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Forecast period and terminal assumptions
Calculation flow from present value to intrinsic value per share
Operating Cash Flow - Maintenance CapEx = Owner Earnings
| Metric | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $236.6M | $473.2M | $946.3M | $1.9B | $3.8B | $7.6B | $15.1B | $30.3B | $60.6B | $121.1B |
| Maintenance CapEx | -$10.3M | -$20.6M | -$41.2M | -$82.3M | -$164.6M | -$329.2M | -$658.5M | -$1.3B | -$2.6B | -$5.3B |
| Owner Earnings | $226.3M | $452.6M | $905.1M | $1.8B | $3.6B | $7.2B | $14.5B | $29.0B | $57.9B | $115.9B |
| Discount Factor | 0.926 | 0.857 | 0.794 | 0.735 | 0.681 | 0.630 | 0.583 | 0.540 | 0.500 | 0.463 |
| Present Value | $209.5M | $388.0M | $718.5M | $1.3B | $2.5B | $4.6B | $8.5B | $15.6B | $29.0B | $53.7B |
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