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Model output: Futu Holdings Ltd (FUTU), price $102.17 as of 2026-10-02

Basis: reports in HKD, converted at 7.846 HKD/USD; ADR: 1 ADS = 8 shares; EPS from yahoo TTM to 2026-06-30. All figures USD, per listed share; history converted at each fiscal year-end rate.

Financial snapshot (SEC XBRL; FY = fiscal year, TTM through 2025-12-31)

Metric FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 TTM
Revenue $1.0B $1.3B $1.7B $2.9B $2.9B
Gross profit $0.8B $1.1B $1.4B $2.5B $2.5B
Operating income $0.5B $0.6B $0.8B $1.8B $1.8B
Net income $0.4B $0.5B $0.7B $1.5B $1.4B
Operating cash flow $0.4B $-0.8B $4.0B $5.2B $5.2B
CapEx $0.0B $0.0B $0.0B $0.0B $0.0B
Free cash flow $0.4B $-0.8B $4.0B $5.2B $5.2B
Diluted EPS $2.59 $3.91 $4.99 $10.27 $10.02

Balance sheet (latest): cash $1.3B, debt $0.0B, equity $5.1B; diluted shares 0.141B; market cap $14.4B; EV $13.1B.

WACC: Rf 5.3% (10y UST, ^TNX) + β 1.30 (raw 5y monthly vs S&P 500 0.69; Blume-adjusted) × ERP 4.5% = Ke 11.1%. Kd 6.0% pre-tax × (1 − 17.2%) = 5.0%. Weights E 100.0% / D 0.0% → WACC 11.1%.

DCF (10-yr, mid-year convention) — $B

Yr Revenue Growth EBIT margin NOPAT D&A CapEx ΔNWC FCF PV
1 3.5 20.0% 45.0% 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.2 1.1
2 4.1 17.0% 44.2% 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.2
3 4.7 14.0% 43.4% 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.6 1.2
4 5.2 12.0% 42.7% 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.2
5 5.7 10.0% 41.9% 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.9 1.2
6 6.3 9.0% 41.1% 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.0 1.1
7 6.8 8.0% 40.3% 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.1 1.1
8 7.2 7.0% 39.6% 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 2.2 1.0
9 7.7 6.0% 38.8% 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 2.3 1.0
10 8.0 5.0% 38.0% 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 2.4 0.9

PV of FCF $11.0B. Terminal value — perpetuity (g = 3.0%): TV $30.6B, PV $10.7B → EV $21.6B → $162.49/share (implies 9.7x terminal EBITDA). Exit multiple (10.0x EBITDA): TV $31.4B, PV $10.9B → EV $21.9B → $164.47/share (implies g = 3.2%). Net debt $-1.3B.

Sensitivity, perpetuity method ($/share): rows WACC, columns terminal g

WACC \ g 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0%
10.1% $172 $178 $185 $192 $201
10.6% $162 $167 $173 $179 $186
11.1% $154 $158 $162 $168 $174
11.6% $146 $149 $153 $158 $163
12.1% $139 $142 $145 $149 $153

Comparable companies (TTM; forward P/E uses next-FY consensus EPS supplied in config)

Company Price Mkt cap P/E TTM P/E fwd EV/EBITDA P/S P/FCF
FUTU $102.17 $14.4B 10.2x 10.8x 7.3x 5.0x 2.8x
IBKR $88.30 $39.7B 35.0x n/a 3.5x 14.5x 2.5x
SCHW $96.70 $168.7B 134.7x n/a 7.3x 6.5x 15.6x
HOOD $112.74 $102.9B 49.9x n/a 38.9x 20.9x 427.1x
LPLA $316.44 $25.4B 25.4x n/a 14.4x 1.3x n/a
RJF $158.21 $31.5B 13.8x n/a 4.7x 1.9x 21.8x
Peer median 35.0x n/a 7.3x 6.5x 15.6x
Peer mean 51.8x n/a 13.8x 9.0x 13.3x
Peer low 13.8x n/a 3.5x 1.3x 2.5x
Peer high 134.7x n/a 38.9x 20.9x 21.8x

Implied value per share from peer multiples:

Multiple Low Median Mean High
P/E TTM $138.25 $351.20 $518.71 $1,349.95
EV/EBITDA $53.96 $102.11 $185.18 $506.28
P/S $26.67 $133.57 $185.56 $429.92
P/FCF $91.54 $574.42 $489.42 $802.28

Dividends: no common dividend; DDM not applicable.

Rule #1 Big Five (10y / 5y / 1y): ROIC 16.8% / 19.0% / 29.1%; Sales n/a / 47.2% / 68.1%; EPS n/a / 51.4% / 106.4%; BVPS n/a / 34.9% / 41.5%; OCF n/a / 14.8% / 31.6%. Tests passed 11/11. LT debt / FCF = 0.00 yrs.

Sticker Price: EPS $10.02 × (1 + 15.0%)^10 = $40.55 × future P/E 19.4 (min of 2×g = 30.0 and 10y median P/E 19.37; avg 32.70) = $785.38 ÷ 1.15^10 = $194.13; MOS (50%) $97.07. Payback-Time (8y) price $579.77; Ten Cap price $367.27. Data-driven windage growth was 15.0%.