In discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation techniques the value of the stock is estimated based upon present value of some measure of cash flow. Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) is generally described as cash flows after direct costs and before any payments to capital suppliers.

Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summary)
Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
FCFF Growth Rate (g)

Broadcom Inc., free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) forecast

US$ in millions, except per share data

Year	Value	FCFF_t or Terminal value (TV_t)	Calculation	Present value at 15.37%
0¹	FCFF₀	21,436
1	FCFF₁	21,159	= 21,436 × (1 + -1.29%)	18,339
2	FCFF₂	21,632	= 21,159 × (1 + 2.24%)	16,251
3	FCFF₃	22,880	= 21,632 × (1 + 5.77%)	14,898
4	FCFF₄	25,008	= 22,880 × (1 + 9.30%)	14,114
5	FCFF₅	28,216	= 25,008 × (1 + 12.83%)	13,802
5	Terminal value (TV₅)	1,250,787	= 28,216 × (1 + 12.83%) ÷ (15.37% – 12.83%)	611,847
Intrinsic value of Broadcom Inc. capital				689,252
Less: 8.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.001 par value (fair value)				0
Less: Debt (fair value)				65,022
Intrinsic value of Broadcom Inc. common stock				624,230

Intrinsic value of Broadcom Inc. common stock (per share)				$132.76
Current share price				$188.26

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03).

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Broadcom Inc., cost of capital

	Value¹	Weight	Required rate of return²	Calculation
Equity (fair value)	885,189	0.93	16.21%
8.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.001 par value (fair value)	0	0.00	0.00%
Debt (fair value)	65,022	0.07	4.04%	= 4.80% × (1 – 15.73%)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03).

¹ US$ in millions

Equity (fair value) = No. shares of common stock outstanding × Current share price
= 4,701,948,717 × $188.26
= $885,188,865,462.42

Debt (fair value). See details »

² Required rate of return on equity is estimated by using CAPM. See details »

Required rate of return on debt. See details »

Required rate of return on debt is after tax.

Estimated (average) effective income tax rate
= (37.80% + 6.70% + 7.50% + 0.40% + 21.00% + 21.00%) ÷ 6
= 15.73%

WACC = 15.37%

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by PRAT model

Broadcom Inc., PRAT model

	Average	Nov 3, 2024	Oct 29, 2023	Oct 30, 2022	Oct 31, 2021	Nov 1, 2020	Nov 3, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Interest expense		3,953)	1,622)	1,737)	1,885)	1,777)	1,444)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(273)	—)	—)	—)	(1)	(12)
Net income		5,895)	14,082)	11,495)	6,736)	2,960)	2,724)

Effective income tax rate (EITR)¹		37.80%	6.70%	7.50%	0.40%	21.00%	21.00%

Interest expense, after tax²		2,459)	1,513)	1,607)	1,877)	1,404)	1,141)
Add: Dividends to preferred stockholders		—)	—)	272)	299)	297)	29)
Add: Dividends to common stockholders		9,814)	7,645)	6,733)	5,913)	5,235)	4,235)
Interest expense (after tax) and dividends		12,273)	9,158)	8,612)	8,089)	6,936)	5,405)

EBIT(1 – EITR)³		8,627)	15,595)	13,102)	8,613)	4,365)	3,877)

Current portion of long-term debt		1,271)	1,608)	440)	290)	827)	2,787)
Long-term debt, excluding current portion		66,295)	37,621)	39,075)	39,440)	40,235)	30,011)
Stockholders’ equity		67,678)	23,988)	22,709)	24,962)	23,874)	24,941)
Total capital		135,244)	63,217)	62,224)	64,692)	64,936)	57,739)
Financial Ratios
Retention rate (RR)⁴		-0.42	0.41	0.34	0.06	-0.59	-0.39
Return on invested capital (ROIC)⁵		6.38%	24.67%	21.06%	13.31%	6.72%	6.71%
Averages
RR	-0.10
ROIC	13.14%

FCFF growth rate (g)⁶	-1.29%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03).

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2024 Calculations

² Interest expense, after tax = Interest expense × (1 – EITR)
= 3,953 × (1 – 37.80%)
= 2,459

³ EBIT(1 – EITR) = Net income – Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes + Interest expense, after tax
= 5,895 – -273 + 2,459
= 8,627

⁴ RR = [EBIT(1 – EITR) – Interest expense (after tax) and dividends] ÷ EBIT(1 – EITR)
= [8,627 – 12,273] ÷ 8,627
= -0.42

⁵ ROIC = 100 × EBIT(1 – EITR) ÷ Total capital
= 100 × 8,627 ÷ 135,244
= 6.38%

⁶ g = RR × ROIC
= -0.10 × 13.14%
= -1.29%

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by single-stage model

g = 100 × (Total capital, fair value₀ × WACC – FCFF₀) ÷ (Total capital, fair value₀ + FCFF₀)
= 100 × (950,211 × 15.37% – 21,436) ÷ (950,211 + 21,436)
= 12.83%

where:

Total capital, fair value₀ = current fair value of Broadcom Inc. debt and equity (US$ in millions)
FCFF₀ = the last year Broadcom Inc. free cash flow to the firm (US$ in millions)
WACC = weighted average cost of Broadcom Inc. capital

FCFF growth rate (g) forecast

Broadcom Inc., H-model

Year	Value	g_t
1	g₁	-1.29%
2	g₂	2.24%
3	g₃	5.77%
4	g₄	9.30%
5 and thereafter	g₅	12.83%

where:
g₁ is implied by PRAT model
g₅ is implied by single-stage model
g₂, g₃ and g₄ are calculated using linear interpolation between g₁ and g₅

Calculations

g₂ = g₁ + (g₅ – g₁) × (2 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= -1.29% + (12.83% – -1.29%) × (2 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 2.24%

g₃ = g₁ + (g₅ – g₁) × (3 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= -1.29% + (12.83% – -1.29%) × (3 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 5.77%

g₄ = g₁ + (g₅ – g₁) × (4 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= -1.29% + (12.83% – -1.29%) × (4 – 1) ÷ (5 – 1)
= 9.30%

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Present Value of Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF)

Intrinsic Stock Value (Valuation Summary)

Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)

FCFF Growth Rate (g)

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by PRAT model

FCFF growth rate (g) implied by single-stage model

FCFF growth rate (g) forecast