Judge pressures Apple to approve Fortnite or return to court
A federal judge is asking Apple to approve Fortnite's submission on the U.S. App Store or return to court to explain the legal basis as to why it has not done so.
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Below estimates were sourced from SimplyWallSt and are intended for educational purposes only as a baseline for the analysis.
Year | FCF Estimate | % | # Analysts |
---|---|---|---|
2025 | 109.33B | Analyst x16 | |
2026 | 125.84B | 15.10% | Analyst x16 |
2027 | 138.95B | 10.42% | Analyst x9 |
2028 | 163.63B | 17.76% | Analyst x3 |
2029 | 179.31B | 9.58% | Analyst x3 |
2030 | 188.34B | 5.04% | Est @5.0% |
2031 | 196.16B | 4.15% | Est @4.1% |
2032 | 203.06B | 3.52% | Est @3.5% |
2033 | 208.90B | 2.88% | Est @2.9% |
2034 | 214.31B | 2.59% | Est @2.6% |
Below are the FCF estimates with the discount factor and the calculated present value with the terminal value that led the results above.
Year | FCF | Discount Factor | PV of Future FCF |
---|---|---|---|
2023A | 99.58B | 1.00 | 99.58B |
2024A | 108.81B | 1.00 | 108.81B |
2025E | 109.33B | 1.09 | 99.92B |
2026E | 125.84B | 1.20 | 105.11B |
2027E | 138.95B | 1.31 | 106.07B |
2028E | 163.63B | 1.43 | 114.16B |
2029E | 179.31B | 1.57 | 114.33B |
2030E | 188.34B | 1.72 | 109.76B |
2031E | 196.16B | 1.88 | 104.47B |
2032E | 203.06B | 2.05 | 98.84B |
2033E | 208.90B | 2.25 | 92.93B |
2034E | 214.31B | 2.46 | 87.13B |
Terminal | 3.18T | 2.46 | 1.29T |
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