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SoFi Technologies (SoFi Technologies) Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based)

: $-90.16 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), SoFi Technologies's intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Cash Flow model is $-90.16.

Note: Discounted Cash Flow model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's predictability rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

SoFi Technologies's Predictability Rank is Not Rated. Thus, this page is only used for demonstration purposes and the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero.

Margin of Safety (FCF Based) using Discounted Cash Flow model for SoFi Technologies is N/A.

The industry rank for SoFi Technologies's Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) or its related term are showing as below:

SOFI's Price-to-DCF (FCF Based) is not ranked *
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-DCF (FCF Based) only.

SoFi Technologies Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) Historical Data

The historical data trend for SoFi Technologies's Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, SoFi Technologies's Price-to-DCF (FCF Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-DCF (FCF Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


SoFi Technologies Price-to-DCF (FCF Based) Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, SoFi Technologies's Price-to-DCF (FCF Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SoFi Technologies's Price-to-DCF (FCF Based) falls into.



SoFi Technologies Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) Calculation

This is the intrinsic value calculated from the Discounted Cash Flow model with default parameters. In a discounted cash flow model, the future cash flow is estimated based on a cash flow growth rate and a discount rate. The cash flow of the future is discounted to its current value at the discount rate. All of the discounted future cash flow is added together to get the current intrinsic value of the company.

Usually a two-stage model is used when calculating a stock's intrinsic value using a discounted cash flow model. The first stage is called the growth stage; the second is called the terminal stage. In the growth stage the company grows at a faster rate. Because it cannot grow at that rate forever, a lower rate is used for the terminal stage.

GuruFocus DCF calculator is a two-stage model. The default values are defined as:

1. Discount Rate: d = 11%
A reasonable discount rate assumption should be at least the long term average return of the stock market, which can be estimated from risk free rate plus risk premium of stock market. GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate and rounded up to the nearest integer. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.63%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default. Then we added a risk premium of 6% to get the estimated discount rate. Some investors use their expected rate of return, which is also reasonable. A typical discount rate can be anywhere between 6% - 20%.

2. Growth Rate in the growth stage: g1 = 5%
The Growth Rate in the growth stage is initially set as the default 10-Year FCF Growth Rate (Per Share). In cases where the 10-year growth rate is unavailable, it defaults to using the 5-Year FCF Growth Rate (Per Share). If both the 10-year and 5-year growth rates are unavailable, the system defaults to the 3-Year FCF Growth Rate (Per Share).
However, it's important to note that there is a growth rate range. If the calculated growth rate exceeds 20%, it will be capped at 20%. Conversely, if the calculated growth rate falls below 5%, it will be adjusted to 5% to maintain a reasonable range.
=> SoFi Technologies's average Free Cash Flow Growth Rate in the past 3 years was -21.50%, which is less than 5%. GuruFocus defaults => Growth Rate: 5%

3. Years of Growth Stage: y1 = 10

4. Terminal Growth Rate: g2 = 4%

5. Years of Terminal Growth: y2 = 10

6. Free Cash Flow per Share: fcf = $-7.812.
However, GuruFocus DCF calculator is actually a Discounted Earnings calculator, the EPS without NRI is used as the default. The reason we are doing this is we found that historically stock prices are more correlated with earnings than free cash flow.

All of the default settings can be changed and the results are calculated automatically.

SoFi Technologies's Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) for today is calculated as

Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based)=Free Cash Flow per Share*{[(1+g1)/(1+d)+(1+g1)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10]
+(1+g1)^10/(1+d)^10*[(1+g2)/(1+d)+(1+g2)^2/(1+d)^2+...+(1+g2)^10/(1+d)^10]}

set x = (1+g1)/(1+d) = (1+0.05)/(1+0.11) = 0.94594594594595
and y = (1+g2)/(1+d) = (1+0.04)/(1+0.11) = 0.93693693693694

Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based)=Free Cash Flow per Share*{[x+x^2+...+x^10]+x^10*[y+y^2+...+y^10]}
=Free Cash Flow per Share*[x*(1-x^10)/(1-x)+x^10*y*(1-y^10)/(1-y)]
=-7.812*11.5406
=-90.16

Margin of Safety (FCF Based)=(Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based)-Current Price)/Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based)
=(-90.16-7.26)/-90.16
=N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


SoFi Technologies  (NAS:SOFI) Intrinsic Value: DCF (FCF Based) Explanation

Unlike valuation methods such as Net Current Asset Value, Tangible Book per Share, Graham Number, Median PS Value etc, discounted Cash Flow model evaluates the companies based on their future earnings power instead of their assets.


Be Aware

What you need to know about the DCF model:

1. The DCF model evaluates a company based on its future earnings power
2. Growth is taken into account; therefore a faster growth company is worth more if everything else is the same.
3. Since we are projecting future growth, it is assumed that the company will grow at the same rate as it did during the past 10 years. Therefore this model works better for the companies that have relatively consistent performance.
4. The DCF model works poorly for inconsistent performers such as cyclicals.
5. What discount rate should you use? Your expected return from the investment is a good discount rate assumption.
6. A larger margin of safety should be required for companies with less predictable businesses.

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SoFi Technologies (SoFi Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
234 1st Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
SoFi is a financial-services company that was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco. Initially known for its student loan refinancing business, the company has expanded its product offerings to include personal loans, credit cards, mortgages, investment accounts, banking services, and financial planning. The company intends to be a one-stop shop for its clients' finances and operates solely through its mobile app and website. Through its acquisition of Galileo in 2020, the company also offers payment and account services for debit cards and digital banking.
Executives
Jeremy Rishel officer: Chief Technology Officer 234 1ST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Anthony Noto director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SOFI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 234 1ST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Christopher Lapointe officer: Chief Financial Officer 234 1ST ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Webb Lauren Stafford officer: Chief Marketing Officer 234 1ST ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Aaron Webster officer: Chief Risk Officer 234 1ST ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Chad M Borton officer: President - SoFi Bank 38 FOUNTAIN SQUARE PLAZA, MD 10AT76, CINCINNATI OH 45263
Hele John C.r. director WESSEX HOUSE, 4TH FLOOR, 45 REID STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 12
Robert S Lavet officer: General Counsel and Secretary 12061 BLUEMONT WAY, RESTON VA 20190
Softbank Group Corp director, 10 percent owner 1-7-1 KAIGAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO M0 105-7537
Michelle Gill officer: EVP & Group Business Leader 16 FUNSTON AVENUE, SUITE A, THE PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Harvey M Schwartz director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Micah Heavener officer: Head of Operations 234 1ST ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
George Thompson Hutton director C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET, HANOVER NH 03755
Investment Authority Qatar director P.O. BOX 23224, DOHA S3 QATAR
Thomas Clayton Wilkes director, officer: CEO - Galileo 234 1ST ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94015