Discounted Cash Flow

Ciena Corp.

CIEN · Based on 10 years of SEC filings · Converted from CAD to USD

⚠ Cash flow predictability 45/100 (moderate) — FCF YoY std dev 64%, net income 72% (full history)

Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income
Dividends

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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Click a greyed-out slider to switch metrics. Slide between the 10-year, 5-year, and 3-year historic growth rates for FCF, net income, or their average.

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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $1.9b $52.5m $132.0m 2.8% $0.52
2017 $2.0b (7.7%) $913.4m (1638.6%) $101.5m (-23.1%) 45.0% (1513.8%) $8.89 (1609.6%)
2018 $2.2b (10.4%) $-249.5m (-127.3%) $117.0m (15.2%) -11.1% (-124.7%) $-2.40 (-127.0%)
2019 $2.6b (15.4%) $183.4m (173.5%) $253.7m (116.9%) 7.1% (163.7%) $1.63 (167.9%)
2020 $2.6b (-1.1%) $261.5m (42.6%) $297.5m (17.2%) 10.2% (44.2%) $2.34 (43.6%)
2021 $2.6b (2.5%) $362.0m (38.4%) $334.5m (12.4%) 13.8% (35.1%) $3.22 (37.6%)
2022 $2.6b (0.3%) $110.7m (-69.4%) $-187.2m (-156.0%) 4.2% (-69.5%) $1.01 (-68.6%)
2023 $3.2b (20.8%) $184.4m (66.7%) $45.0m (124.0%) 5.8% (38.0%) $1.71 (69.3%)
2024 $2.9b (-8.5%) $60.8m (-67.1%) $273.5m (508.2%) 2.1% (-64.0%) $0.58 (-66.1%)
2025 $3.5b (18.8%) $89.3m (46.9%) $481.5m (76.1%) 2.6% (23.7%) $0.87 (50.0%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

Projection period: years

Alt A decline yrs:

Alt B total yrs:

SEC filings report in CAD. Values above are converted to USD for comparison with the US-listed share price.

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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