Discounted Cash Flow

Hershey Co.

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

Cash flow predictability 87/100 (stable) — FCF YoY std dev 18%, net income 27% (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)
10-year: — 5-year: — 3-year: —

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 $5.4b $521.2m $516.8m 9.7%
2017 $5.4b (1.0%) $566.7m (8.7%) $717.9m (38.9%) 10.4% (7.7%)
2018 $5.6b (3.7%) $852.3m (50.4%) $920.2m (28.2%) 15.1% (45.1%)
2019 $5.8b (2.5%) $832.1m (-2.4%) $1.0b (13.7%) 14.4% (-4.8%)
2020 $5.9b (2.0%) $925.5m (11.2%) $910.5m (-13.0%) 15.7% (9.0%)
2021 $6.5b (10.1%) $1.1b (15.5%) $1.1b (26.2%) 16.5% (5.0%)
2022 $7.5b (16.1%) $1.2b (11.3%) $1.3b (13.9%) 15.8% (-4.1%)
2023 $8.1b (7.2%) $1.3b (13.2%) $1.1b (-14.2%) 16.7% (5.6%)
2024 $8.1b (0.3%) $1.6b (19.3%) $1.4b (24.1%) 19.8% (18.9%)
2025 $8.5b (4.4%) $639.3m (-60.2%) $1.3b (-5.3%) 7.6% (-61.9%)

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.

Values abbreviated: b = billions, m = millions, k = thousands.

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.

+ 10YR Financials Balance Sheet (10YR) Cash Flow (10YR) DCF Model