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Nuco Stu Rec Ma Highli In ve an La Lo ca co pe Fi$1 (la Su ye Hi M de Cu 81 m Busin Nucor manufproduc busineproduc steel m primarsegmepurcha Nucor and the furnace materisteel b in 2008 primar centerexclusiBrazil f reduce by 80% primaror Corporatio udent Inve commendatio arket Cap: $10 ights ternational grow entures (2008 Sw nd Sidenor in Grargest North Am ower cost of cap apacity with elec ompetitors with er ton compared ve consecutive q 1.7 billion in casarger than many uccessful integra ears) igh ROIC of 22.8 Maintains the hig ebt rating (“A+” urrent dividend 1% of shares are utual funds ess Summary Corporation (NU acturing and salcts. The Compan ss segments: ste cts. The primary mills segment is f y raw material f nt is steel, which sed from the stis North Americey recycle steel es with scrap ste al. Nucor purcha roker (The David 8. Nucor steel m ily manufacture s and fabricatorve rights in the or strip casting es energy consum % in the producti y product for th on [NYSE : N estment F on: BUY 0.28 Bil wth potential th witzerland's Dufeece) erican Recycler ital per ton of in ctric arc furnaceblast furnaces (d to $1,000 per t quarters of earn h to continue ac y competitors m ator of acquisitio % vs the WACC hest North Ame by S&P and “A1 yield of 4.52% e held by institut y UE) is engaged in e of steel and st ny operates in tw eel mills and steraw material fo ferrous scrap. Th or the steel proh is almost entir eel mills segmen a’s largest recyc using electric ar eel as the essenased a primary s d J. Joseph Comill customers arrs, steel service s. Nucor holds United States an technology, whi mption and emion of sheet stee e company. UE] Fund Stoc Rec Tar rough joint erco Group nstalled s (EAFs) than $300$500 ton) ings surprise cquisitions arket cap) ons (25 over 7 of 12.7% erican Metals ” by Moody) tions or n the eel wo el r the he ducts ely nt. ler, c tial raw scrap pany) e nd ch ssions el, a ck Report cent Price: $rget Price: $6 Financial StReturn Divide Divide Return P/E REPS – Sales EBITD Marg 0 5 10 15 20 N Stock Retu Analy 33.55 (12/01/ 66.71 atistics vs. th n on Equity 5 Yr. nd Yield 5 Yr. Av nd 5 Year Growth n on Invested Capatio (ttm) 5 Yr Growth Rate 5 Yr. Growth Rat5 Yr. Avg gins as a % vsNUE X rns Compare ysts: Krishn /08) e Industry Co Avg. vg. h Rate ital e . Key Compet CMC STL ed to Industry na Vankineni NUC NYSE Sector: BasSub-Sector: ompany Indust 30.72 20.1 3.17 1.6 66.62 39.3 22.81 0.8 4.69 0.7 57.01 40.6 28.15 12.3 18.54 17.8 titors and Ind D Industry y (200708) i and Joshy M COR : NUE ic Materials Steel & Iron ry Sector S& 10 13.43 64 1.35 39 25.66 80 3.10 73 2.46 61 26.18 32 10.34 84 14.93 dustry (2007Gross Mar Operating Profit Mar Page 1 Madathil &P 500 20.43 1.86 11.79 10.94 17.93 19.05 14.82 21.08 08) rgin Margin rgin 1

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logical innovatiob casting and hav32% of their prortify scrap meta

re a concern to tican recycler of llute costs that monsumption and 

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adily increased bge of 4.5% a yean is 5.4% highern by developing noduce steel (cokel consumption of %), auto industrywith domestic e

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1.48  2.50 

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ons to create grove developed anduct mix.  The cl in the Electric A

the economy, anscrap metal andmany of their coemissions by 80

ysts: Krishn

by an average of ar during the pasin 2009 comparnations  e, iron ore, and s

total steel produy (15%), construconomic growth

ROE % 

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31.9  4.51

25.35  1.15

23.84  0.66

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ports by establishn‐Nucor beams and long length stctively pursuing t

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nd NUE has taked do not use cokompetitors incur 0% ‐ 90% over th

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en many steps toing coal in their by using blast fuhe previous shee

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stribution centerports (13%) and el production 

Price to 

Book Net Profit 

1.34  8.74 

0.65  3.79 

0.52  5.68 

0.81  10.48 

mization, develo. 

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rs.  They were thip to produce cacess to convert Nucor mini mills

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ars, while the 

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he first to arbon sheet iron ore to pig .  

issues.  They areprocess.  This strip process on process. 

 

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Nuco 

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DCF mod2009 perof $66 wconservaparamet

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on [NYSE : N

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ulting analysis yOIC of 20.9% goinvidend yield of ~S increasing at aerage Gross Pro

                    

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w model supported to fall 15.0% to 35.2%  ual to the curren27% for acquisitishare growth to growth of 5% t and balance shased on a CAPM 

ielded the followng forward (histo~4.5% throughouan average of 6.5fit Margin of 17

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or Corporatio

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anges in foreign

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works directly winufacturers' com

mary of Office

Name 

Daniel DiMicc

Terry Lisenby

John Feriola 

s current Value/ected ratio of 10tal ratio is 3.60 vthe ratios indicaer multiple than meters in the vaof NUE’s shares am and Dodd o NUCOR is w

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11 (See App

                    

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other materials 

and prolonged e

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manufacturing pe a costly expen

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eable leadership  and CEO holds ith the Commercmpetitiveness w

rs 

Position

co  COB, CEO

y  CFO 

COO 

/NOPAT ratio is 0.11. The currentvs. its projectedate that investothose obtained 

aluation model. are held by inst

well below the belative valuationFitness Evaluatoored 6 out of thependix 2)  

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like cement, alu

economic declin

ity in steel prices

and natural gas a

process is energynse to remain en

menting acquisi

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adversely affect 

team with signia masters in Mece Department t

worldwide. 

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56

55

15.84 vs. its t Value/Investedratio of 2.60. rs are willing to using the 

titutions and fun

baseline in the 8t

n (See Appendix or e maximum scor

ysts: Krishn

uminum, plastic,

nes could negativ

s and changes in

are subject to m

y intensive and gnvironmentally c

tion strategies u

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History 

Mr. DiMicco hasand was elected

Mr. Lisenby has has served as cothroughout his c

Mr. Frieola has soperations sincepositions in Engi

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versely affect the

ct profitability

house gases 

esses 

or ongoing 

manufacturing cturing Council,s to strengthen 

ucor since 2000 ay 2006.  

ince 2000 and rious capacities 

of Steel Making held several irm. 

CMC  STLD 4.98 2.50

0.70 0.55

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4.74 3.38

Competitors

 

 

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Nuco 

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or Corporatio

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sh position of $1e revenues whiled on conservathe industry and s larger than thereduced energy

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1.7 billion, greate decreasing tive estimates acquisitions to e value of many y consumption 

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Enter first financial statement year in cell B6 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Average ManualTotal revenue 6266 11377 12701 14751 16593 Revenue Growth 81.6% 11.6% 16.1% 12.5% 27.6%

Cost of goods sold 5997 9169 10109 11285 13463 COGS % of Sales 95.7% 80.6% 79.6% 76.5% 81.1% 82.7%Gross profit 269 2,208 2,592 3,467 3,130

SG&A expense 165 375 459 592 578 SG&A % of Sales 2.6% 3.3% 3.6% 4.0% 3.5% 3.4%Research & Development 0 0 0 0 0 R&D % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Depreciation/Amortization 0 0 0 0 0 D&A % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Interest expense (income), operating 49 103 115 182 299 Inc. Exp. Oper. 0.8% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 1.8% 1.1%Non-recurring expenses 0 0 0 0 0 Exp. Non-rec 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Other operating expenses -12 -2 -9 0 0 Other exp. -0.2% 0.0% -0.1% 0.0% 0.0% -0.1%

Operating Income 67 1,731 2,027 2,692 2,253Interest income (expense), non-operating 0 0 0 0 0 Int. inc. non-oper. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Gain (loss) on sale of assets 0 0 0 0 0 Gain (loss) asset sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Other income, net 0 0 0 0 0 Other income, net 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Income before tax 67 1,731 2,027 2,692 2,253Income tax 4 610 710 936 781 Tax rate 6.1% 35.2% 35.0% 34.8% 34.7% 29.2% 35.2%

Income after tax 63 1,121 1,317 1,757 1,472Minority interest 0 0 0 0 0 Minority interest 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Equity in affiliates 0 0 0 0 0 Equity in affiliates 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%U.S. GAAP adjustment 0 0 0 0 0 U.S. GAAP adjust. 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Net income before extraordinary items 63 1,121 1,317 1,757 1,472Extraordinary items, total 0 0 0 0 0 Extrordinary items

Net income 63 1,121 1,317 1,757 1,472Total adjustments to net income 0 0 0 0 0 Adjustments to NIBasic weighted average shares 313 317 314 307 296 Share growth 1.2% -0.8% -2.4% -3.5% -1.4% -1.0%Basic EPS excluding extraordinary items 0.20 3.54 4.19 5.73 4.98Basic EPS including extraordinary items 0.20 3.54 4.19 5.73 4.98Diluted weighted average shares 314 320 317 309 298 Diluted share growth 1.9% -0.7% -2.4% -3.7% -1.3% -1.0%Diluted EPS excluding extraordinary items 0.20 3.51 4.15 5.68 4.94Diluted EPS including extraordinary items 0.20 3.51 4.15 5.68 4.94Dividends per share -- common stock 0.20 0.24 0.92 2.15 2.44Gross dividends -- common stock 63 75 290 658 722 Dividend growth 19.1% 288.2% 127.1% 9.6% 84.2% 8.0%Retained earnings 0 1,047 1,028 1,099 750

values in millionsForecasting PercentagesHistorical Income Statements

Forecasted income statement items are based on 5 years of historical average ratios unless a value is entered in the manual cell, in which case the manual entry overrides the historical average. The idea is to consider whether the historical average is truly representative of what the firm can achieve in the future.

Forecasted income statement items are based on 5 years of historical average ratios unless a value is entered in the manual cell, in which case the manual entry overrides the historical average. The idea is to consider whether the historical average is truly representative of what the firm can achieve in the future.

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Year-by-year revenue growth 40.00% -15.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%

year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Total revenue 23,230 19,746 20,733 21,770 22,858 24,001 25,201 26,461 27,784 29,173

Cost of goods sold 19,212 16,331 17,147 18,004 18,905 19,850 20,842 21,885 22,979 24,128Gross profit 4,018 3,415 3,586 3,765 3,953 4,151 4,359 4,576 4,805 5,046

SG&A expense 792 673 707 742 779 818 859 902 947 995Research & Development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Depreciation/Amortization 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Interest expense (income), operating 261 222 233 245 257 270 283 297 312 328Non-recurring expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Other operating expenses (13) (11) (11) (12) (12) (13) (14) (14) (15) (16)

Operating Income 2,977 2,530 2,657 2,790 2,929 3,076 3,230 3,391 3,561 3,739Interest income (expense), non-operating (355) (175) (153) (131) (109) (87) (65) (44) (24) (5)Gain (loss) on sale of assets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Other income, net 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Income before tax 2,622 2,356 2,504 2,659 2,820 2,989 3,165 3,347 3,537 3,734Income tax 923 829 881 936 993 1,052 1,114 1,178 1,245 1,314

Income after tax 1,699 1,527 1,623 1,723 1,828 1,937 2,051 2,169 2,292 2,420Minority interest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Equity in affiliates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0U.S. GAAP adjustment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Net income before extraordinary items 1,699 1,527 1,623 1,723 1,828 1,937 2,051 2,169 2,292 2,420Extraordinary items, total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Net income 1,699 1,527 1,623 1,723 1,828 1,937 2,051 2,169 2,292 2,420Total adjustments to net income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Basic weighted average shares 293 290 287 284 281 278 276 273 270 267Basic EPS excluding extraordinary items 5.80 5.27 5.65 6.06 6.50 6.96 7.44 7.95 8.48 9.05Basic EPS including extraordinary items 5.80 5.27 5.65 6.06 6.50 6.96 7.44 7.95 8.48 9.05Diluted weighted average shares 295 292 289 286 283 280 278 275 272 269Diluted EPS excluding extraordinary items 5.76 5.23 5.61 6.02 6.45 6.91 7.39 7.89 8.42 8.98Diluted EPS including extraordinary items 5.76 5.23 5.61 6.02 6.45 6.91 7.39 7.89 8.42 8.98Dividends per share -- common stock 2.66 2.90 3.17 3.45 3.77 4.11 4.49 4.89 5.34 5.82Gross dividends -- common stock 779 842 909 982 1,060 1,145 1,237 1,335 1,442 1,558Retained earnings 920 685 714 741 767 792 814 834 850 862

Forecasted Income Statements -- 10 Years

Revenues grow at the same rate each year unless a growth value is manually entered in the cell above the forecast year, in which case the year-by-year value overrides the historical or manual average. It makes sense to start tapering the growth forecasts 5 or 6 years into the forecast period.Revenues grow at the same rate each year unless a growth value is manually entered in the cell above the forecast year, in which case the year-by-year value overrides the historical or manual average. It makes sense to start tapering the growth forecasts 5 or 6 years into the forecast period.

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AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN

Enter Firm Ticker NUE

year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Average ManualAssets

Cash & equivalents 350 779 980 786 1394 Cash % of Sales 5.6% 6.8% 7.7% 5.3% 8.4% 6.8%Short term investments 0 0 857 1411 182 ST Invest. % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 6.8% 9.6% 1.1% 3.5% 3.0%Receivables, total 572 963 1001 1067 1612 Receivables % Sales 9.1% 8.5% 7.9% 7.2% 9.7% 8.5%Inventory, total 560 1240 945 1141 1602 Inventory % of Sales 8.9% 10.9% 7.4% 7.7% 9.7% 8.9%Prepaid expenses 0 0 0 0 0 Pre. Exp. % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Other current assets, total 137 193 288 278 283 Other CA % of Sales 2.2% 1.7% 2.3% 1.9% 1.7% 2.0%

Total Current Assets 1,621 3,175 4,072 4,683 5,073Property, plant and equipment (net) 2817 2818 2856 2856 3233 Net PPE % of Sales 45.0% 24.8% 22.5% 19.4% 19.5% 26.2% 27.0%Goodwill 0 0 0 143 848 Goodwill % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 5.1% 1.2% 3.0%Intangibles 0 0 0 5 470 Intangibles % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.8% 0.6%Long term investments 0 0 0 0 0 LT Invest. % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Notes receivable -- long term 0 0 0 0 0 Notes Rec. % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Other long term assets, total 55 140 212 205 202 Other LT ass. % Sales 0.9% 1.2% 1.7% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3%Other assets, total 0 0 0 0 0 Other assets % Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Total assets 4,492 6,133 7,139 7,893 9,826Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Accounts payable 330 472 502 517 692 Acc. Payable % Sales 5.3% 4.1% 3.9% 3.5% 4.2% 4.2%Payable/accrued 0 0 0 0 0 Pay/accured % Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Accrued expenses 267 543 648 708 673 Acc. Exp. % of Sales 4.3% 4.8% 5.1% 4.8% 4.1% 4.6%Notes payable/short term debt 0 0 0 0 23 Notes payable % Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%Current portion of LT debt/Capital leases 0 0 1 0 0 Curr. debt % of Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Other current liabilities 33 51 105 197 194 Other curr liab % Sales 0.5% 0.5% 0.8% 1.3% 1.2% 0.9%

Total Current Liabilities 630 1,066 1,256 1,422 1,582Long term debt, total 904 924 922 922 2250 LT debt % of SalesDeferred income tax 0 0 0 0 0 Def. inc. tax % Sales 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Minority interest 177 173 194 243 287 Min. Int. % of Sales 2.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.6% 1.7% 1.9%Other liabilities, total 440 515 487 448 593 Other liab. % of Sales 7.0% 4.5% 3.8% 3.0% 3.6% 4.4%

Total Liabilities 2,150 2,677 2,859 3,036 4,713Preferred stock (redeemable) 0 0 0 0 0

Preferred stock (unredeemable) 0 0 0 0 0

Common stock 36 74 74 149 149Additonal paid-in capital 117 147 192 196 256Retained earnings (accumluated deficit) 2642 3689 4709 5840 6622Treasury stock -- common -453 -452 -739 -1332 -2078ESOP Debt Guarantee 0 0 0 0 0Other equity, total 0 -2 43 4 163

Total Shareholders' Equity 2,342 3,456 4,280 4,857 5,113Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 4,492 6,133 7,139 7,893 9,826Diluted weighted average shares 314 319 310 301 288 Diluted share growth 1.5% -2.8% -3.0% -4.3% -2.1% -1.5%Total preferred shares outstanding 0 0 0 0 0 Preferred share growth

values in millionsHistorical Balance Sheets Forecasting Percentages

Forecasted balance sheet items are based on 5 years of historical average ratios unless a value is entered in the manual cell, in which case the manual entry overrides the historical average. The idea is to consider whether the historical average is truly representative of what the firm can achieve in the future.

The model uses the more conservative diluted common shares number for total shares outstanding.

Forecasted balance sheet items are based on 5 years of historical average ratios unless a value is entered in the manual cell, in which case the manual entry overrides the historical average. The idea is to consider whether the historical average is truly representative of what the firm can achieve in the future.

The model uses the more conservative diluted common shares number for total shares outstanding.

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year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Assets

Cash & equivalents 1,574 1,338 1,405 1,475 1,549 1,626 1,708 1,793 1,883 1,977Short term investments 697 592 622 653 686 720 756 794 834 875Receivables, total 1,971 1,675 1,759 1,847 1,940 2,037 2,138 2,245 2,358 2,475Inventory, total 2,075 1,764 1,852 1,945 2,042 2,144 2,252 2,364 2,482 2,606Prepaid expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Other current assets, total 453 385 405 425 446 468 492 516 542 569

Total Current Assets 6,771 5,755 6,043 6,345 6,663 6,996 7,345 7,713 8,098 8,503Property, plant and equipment (net) 6,272 5,331 5,598 5,878 6,172 6,480 6,804 7,144 7,502 7,877Goodwill 697 592 622 653 686 720 756 794 834 875Intangibles 133 113 119 125 131 138 144 152 159 167Long term investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Notes receivable -- long term 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Other long term assets, total 296 252 264 278 292 306 321 337 354 372Other assets, total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Total assets 14,169 12,044 12,646 13,279 13,942 14,640 15,372 16,140 16,947 17,795Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Accounts payable 977 830 872 916 961 1,009 1,060 1,113 1,169 1,227Payable/accrued 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Accrued expenses 1,068 908 953 1,001 1,051 1,104 1,159 1,217 1,277 1,341Notes payable/short term debt 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8Current portion of LT debt/Capital leases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Other current liabilities 200 170 179 188 197 207 217 228 239 251

Total Current Liabilities 2,252 1,914 2,010 2,111 2,216 2,327 2,443 2,565 2,694 2,828Long term debt, total 4,432 2,178 1,909 1,634 1,357 1,080 807 541 287 51Deferred income tax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Minority interest 430 366 384 403 423 445 467 490 515 540Other liabilities, total 1,022 868 912 957 1,005 1,056 1,108 1,164 1,222 1,283

Total Liabilities 8,137 5,326 5,215 5,106 5,002 4,908 4,825 4,760 4,718 4,703Preferred stock (redeemable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Preferred stock (unredeemable) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Common stock 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149Additonal paid-in capital 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256Retained earnings (accumluated deficit) 7,541 8,227 8,940 9,681 10,449 11,241 12,055 12,888 13,738 14,600Treasury stock -- common (2,078) (2,078) (2,078) (2,078) (2,078) (2,078) (2,078) (2,078) (2,078) (2,078)ESOP Debt Guarantee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Other equity, total 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163 163

Total Shareholders' Equity 6,033 6,718 7,431 8,173 8,940 9,732 10,546 11,380 12,230 13,092Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 14,169 12,044 12,646 13,279 13,942 14,640 15,372 16,140 16,947 17,795Total common shares (diluted) 284 279 275 271 267 263 259 255 251 248Total preferred shares outstanding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0AFN (interactive with 3 items below) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Adjustment to LT Debt (iterate or use Goal Seek 2,182.1 (2,254.8) (268.9) (274.2) (277.1) (277.0) (273.5) (266.0) (253.7) (236.1)Issue Common Stock to Fund AFNSet Balance Sheet Cash Lower to Fund AFN

Forecasted Balance Sheets -- 10 Years

Model maintains a fixed ratio of ST debt/sales. LT debt is adjusted for shortfalls/surpluses of AFN. Every time something changes that affects the forecasts, set row 49 entries to zero and use Goal Seek to set row 48 AFN to zero by adjusting row 49 .(write a macro to b alance all 10 years at once). If you want to issue common stock in any forecast year, enter that amount first (row 50) and remember to adjust # of shares. Comment in OA8 describes funding AFN with cash.

Model maintains a fixed ratio of ST debt/sales. LT debt is adjusted for shortfalls/surpluses of AFN. Every time something changes that affects the forecasts, set row 49 entries to zero and use Goal Seek to set row 48 AFN to zero by adjusting row 49 .(write a macro to b alance all 10 years at once). If you want to issue common stock in any forecast year, enter that amount first (row 50) and remember to adjust # of shares. Comment in OA8 describes funding AFN with cash.

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Liquidity

Current 2.57 2.98 3.24 3.29 3.21 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01 3.01Quick 1.68 1.82 2.49 2.49 2.19 2.08 2.08 2.08 2.08 2.08 2.08 2.08 2.08 2.08 2.08Net Working Capital to Total Assets 0.22 0.34 0.39 0.41 0.36 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32

Asset ManagementDays Sales Outstanding 33.35 30.89 28.76 26.41 35.46 30.97 30.97 30.97 30.97 30.97 30.97 30.97 30.97 30.97 30.97Inventory Turnover 11.18 9.18 13.44 12.93 10.36 11.19 11.19 11.19 11.19 11.19 11.19 11.19 11.19 11.19 11.19Fixed Assets Turnover 2.22 4.04 4.45 5.16 5.13 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70 3.70Total Assets Turnover 1.39 1.85 1.78 1.87 1.69 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64

Debt ManagementLong-Term Debt to Equity 38.6% 26.7% 21.6% 19.0% 44.0% 73.5% 32.4% 25.7% 20.0% 15.2% 11.1% 7.7% 4.8% 2.3% 0.4%Total Debt to Total Assets 20.1% 15.1% 12.9% 11.7% 23.1% 31.3% 18.1% 15.1% 12.4% 9.8% 7.4% 5.3% 3.4% 1.7% 0.3%Times Interest Earned N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8.4 14.5 17.4 21.3 26.9 35.4 49.7 77.4 151.4 804.5

ProfitabilityGross Profit Margin 4.3% 19.4% 20.4% 23.5% 18.9% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 17.3%Operating Profit Margin 1.1% 15.2% 16.0% 18.3% 13.6% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8%Net After-Tax Profit Margin 1.0% 9.9% 10.4% 11.9% 8.9% 7.3% 7.7% 7.8% 7.9% 8.0% 8.1% 8.1% 8.2% 8.2% 8.3%Total Assets Turnover 1.39 1.85 1.78 1.87 1.69 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64Return on Assets 1.4% 18.3% 18.5% 22.3% 15.0% 12.0% 12.7% 12.8% 13.0% 13.1% 13.2% 13.3% 13.4% 13.5% 13.6%Equity Multiplier 1.92 1.77 1.67 1.62 1.92 2.35 1.79 1.70 1.62 1.56 1.50 1.46 1.42 1.39 1.36Return on Equity 2.7% 32.5% 30.8% 36.2% 28.8% 28.2% 22.7% 21.8% 21.1% 20.4% 19.9% 19.4% 19.1% 18.7% 18.5%

EPS (using diluted shares, excluding extraordinary items 0.20 3.51 4.15 5.68 4.94 5.76 5.23 5.61 6.02 6.45 6.91 7.39 7.89 8.42 8.98DPS (dividends per share) 0.20 0.23 0.93 2.19 2.51 2.75 3.01 3.30 3.62 3.97 4.35 4.77 5.23 5.74 6.29

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017NOPAT (net operating profit after tax) 63 1,121 1,317 1,757 1,472 2,109 1,793 1,882 1,976 2,075 2,179 2,288 2,402 2,522 2,648ROIC (return on invested capital) 1.7% 23.4% 28.4% 38.0% 22.7% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4% 21.4%EVA (economic value added) (409) 511 727 1,167 647 854 726 762 800 840 882 926 972 1,021 1,072FCF (free cash flow) N/A 39 1,471 1,763 (378) (1,263) 3,270 1,464 1,537 1,614 1,694 1,779 1,868 1,961 2,060Weighted Average Cost of Capital 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 12.7%Net Operating Working Capital (NOWC) 887 1,967 1,776 1,769 3,242 3,576 3,039 3,191 3,351 3,518 3,694 3,879 4,073 4,277 4,490Operating Long Term Assets 2,817 2,818 2,856 2,856 3,233 6,272 5,331 5,598 5,878 6,172 6,480 6,804 7,144 7,502 7,877Total Operating Capital 3,704 4,786 4,632 4,626 6,475 9,848 8,371 8,789 9,229 9,690 10,175 10,683 11,217 11,778 12,367

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Long-term Horizon Value Growth Rate (user-supplied) 5.00%PV of Forecasted FCF, discounted at 12.75% $16,314 $19,657 $18,893 $19,838 $20,830 $21,871 $22,965 $24,113 $25,318 $26,584 $29,740Value of Non-Operating Assets $1,576 $2,271 $1,930 $2,027 $2,128 $2,235 $2,346 $2,464 $2,587 $2,716 $2,852Total Intrinsic Value of the Firm $17,890 $21,928 $20,823 $21,865 $22,958 $24,106 $25,311 $26,577 $27,905 $29,301 $32,592Intrinsic Market Value of the Equity $15,617 $17,489 $18,640 $19,950 $21,317 $22,742 $24,224 $25,763 $27,357 $29,006 $32,533Per Share Intrinsic Value of the Firm $54.23 $61.65 $66.71 $72.49 $78.63 $85.17 $92.10 $99.44 $107.20 $115.39 $131.40MVA (market value added) $10,504 $11,457 $11,923 $12,519 $13,145 $13,802 $14,492 $15,217 $15,977 $16,776 $19,442

Item Value Percent Cost Weighted Cost Risk Free Rate 4.00%ST Debt (from most recent balance sheet) 23 0.17% 7.00% 0.01% Beta 1.70LT Debt (from most recent balance sheet) 2,250 16.84% 8.00% 0.95% Market Risk Prem. 6.00%MV Equity (look up stock's mkt. cap and enter in cell BB53 11,090 82.99% 14.20% 11.78% Cost of Equity 14.20%Weighted Average Cost of Capital 12.75%

values in millionsHistorical Ratios and Valuation Model

Valuation (in millions where appropriate) -- through year 2017

Weighted Average Cost of Capital Calculations Capital Asset Pricing Model

Forecasted Ratios and Valuation Model -- 10 Years

Valuation Metrics Trend Analysis (NOPAT, EVA, MVA, FCF and Capital in millions) Forecasted Valuation Metrics -- 10 Years

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Inputs 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008E 2009E 2010E 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017EPer share value (hist. & DCF est.) $50.75 $41.64 $40.31 $48.25 $61.37 $61.65 $66.71 $72.49 $78.63 $85.17 $92.10 $99.44 $107.20 $115.39 $131.40Market capitalization $15,888 $13,190 $12,668 $14,794 $18,152 $18,054 $19,340 $20,803 $22,342 $23,956 $25,647 $27,414 $29,259 $31,179 $35,149EBITDA $104 $1,833 $2,133 $2,874 $2,552 $3,226 $2,742 $2,879 $3,023 $3,174 $3,333 $3,499 $3,674 $3,858 $4,051Enterprise Value $16,618 $13,508 $12,804 $15,174 $19,319 $21,349 $20,550 $21,697 $22,911 $24,194 $25,552 $26,987 $28,504 $30,106 $33,771

MultiplesPrice/Sales 2.54 1.16 1.00 1.00 1.09 0.78 0.98 1.00 1.03 1.05 1.07 1.09 1.11 1.12 1.20Price/EBITDA 152.91 7.20 5.94 5.15 7.11 5.60 7.05 7.23 7.39 7.55 7.70 7.83 7.96 8.08 8.68Price/Free Cash Flow N/A 330.27 8.68 8.60 -49.82 -14.29 5.91 14.21 14.54 14.85 15.14 15.41 15.66 15.90 17.07Enterprise Value/EBITDA 159.95 7.37 6.00 5.28 7.57 6.62 7.50 7.54 7.58 7.62 7.67 7.71 7.76 7.80 8.34Price/Earnings 253.60 11.86 9.70 8.50 12.42 10.70 12.76 12.91 13.06 13.20 13.34 13.46 13.58 13.70 14.63Dividend Yield 0.39% 0.56% 2.32% 4.53% 4.08% 4.46% 4.51% 4.56% 4.60% 4.66% 4.73% 4.80% 4.88% 4.97% 4.79%

Historical OverrideValuation Estimates Based On: Average w/Manual 2008E 2009E 2010E 2011E 2012E 2013E 2014E 2015E 2016E 2017E

Price/Sales 1.36 $106.96 $91.84 $97.40 $103.31 $109.57 $116.21 $123.25 $130.72 $138.64 $147.04Price/EBITDA 35.66 $392.84 $337.28 $357.73 $379.41 $402.40 $426.79 $452.66 $480.09 $509.18 $540.04Price/Free Cash Flow 74.43 $839.55 $379.62 $402.62 $427.02 $452.90 $480.35 $509.47 $540.34 $573.09Enterprise Value/EBITDA 37.23 $410.15 $352.15 $373.49 $396.13 $420.13 $445.60 $472.60 $501.24 $531.62 $563.84Price/Earnings 59.22 $343.60 $311.85 $334.79 $359.07 $384.75 $411.87 $440.48 $470.62 $502.33 $535.65

Low Price $106.96 $91.84 $97.40 $103.31 $109.57 $116.21 $123.25 $130.72 $138.64 $147.04High Price $410.15 $839.55 $379.62 $402.62 $427.02 $452.90 $480.35 $509.47 $540.34 $573.09DCF Price $61.65 $66.71 $72.49 $78.63 $85.17 $92.10 $99.44 $107.20 $115.39 $131.40

Historical Ratios and Valuation Forecasted Ratios and Valuation

Forecasted Stock Prices Based on Historical Multiples -- 10 Years

In this section we are going to examine historical and forecasted ratios (or "multiples") typically used to value stocks ‐‐ P/CF, Enterprise Value/EBITDA, etc. We first want to compare the historical trends in these ratios to the trends in their forecasted values. If our forecasted multiples are systematically increasing or decreasing our forecasts may be too optimistic or pessimistic, and our forecast assumptions may have to be adjusted. Second, we want to compare our discounted cash flow valuation estimates with those derived from the various multiples. Once again, if there is a large discrepancy between our DCF valuation estimate of the company's stock and the range of values obtained from the various multiples, we may want to adjust our forecast assumptions. 1. You will need to look up the company's year‐end stock prices and enter them in the first 5 (historical) years of the "per share value" category.2. Use the estimated DCF price per share in the forecasted period (link to your forecasted prices in cells BG47‐BP47.3. Market capitalization will be calculated as basic weighted shares x historical year‐end prices and then forecasted basic weighted shares x DCF forecasted prices.4. As with previous calculations, historical multiples use actual historical values and forecasted multiples use forecasted values. 

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