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F5, Inc.
FFIV
Computer Communications Equipment
Mkt Cap
$9.916BPE
19.89Debt
-Cash
$906.4MEV
-FCF
$692.9MP/E Ratio
19.89Debt
-Cash
$906.4MEV
-FCF
$692.9MCharts data: {"Earnings":[{"time":"2014-09-29","value":311183000},{"time":"2015-09-29","value":365014000},{"time":"2016-09-29","value":365855000},{"time":"2017-09-29","value":420761000},{"time":"2018-09-29","value":453689000},{"time":"2019-09-29","value":427734000},{"time":"2020-09-29","value":307441000},{"time":"2021-09-29","value":331241000},{"time":"2022-09-29","value":322160000},{"time":"2023-09-29","value":394948000}],"Sales":[{"time":"2014-09-29","value":1732046000},{"time":"2015-09-29","value":1919823000},{"time":"2016-09-29","value":1995034000},{"time":"2017-09-29","value":2090041000},{"time":"2018-09-29","value":2161407000},{"time":"2019-09-29","value":2242447000},{"time":"2020-09-29","value":2350822000},{"time":"2021-09-29","value":2603416000},{"time":"2022-09-29","value":2695845000},{"time":"2023-09-29","value":2813169000}],"Net Margins":[{"time":"2014-09-29","value":0.17966208749652146},{"time":"2015-09-29","value":0.1901289858492163},{"time":"2016-09-29","value":0.18338283959070373},{"time":"2017-09-29","value":0.2013171033486903},{"time":"2018-09-29","value":0.20990447426144174},{"time":"2019-09-29","value":0.19074430744628523},{"time":"2020-09-29","value":0.13078021219811622},{"time":"2021-09-29","value":0.12723321973898907},{"time":"2022-09-29","value":0.11950241946402705},{"time":"2023-09-29","value":0.14039256084508253}],"Assets":[{"time":"2014-09-29","value":2184950000},{"time":"2015-09-29","value":2312290000},{"time":"2016-09-29","value":2306323000},{"time":"2017-09-29","value":2480800000},{"time":"2018-09-29","value":2605476000},{"time":"2019-09-29","value":3390275000},{"time":"2020-09-29","value":4677920000},{"time":"2021-09-29","value":4997280000},{"time":"2022-09-29","value":5276194000},{"time":"2023-09-29","value":5248333000}],"Stockholders Equity":[{"time":"2014-09-29","value":1369310000},{"time":"2015-09-29","value":1316728000},{"time":"2016-09-29","value":1185262000},{"time":"2017-09-29","value":1229392000},{"time":"2018-09-29","value":1285492000},{"time":"2019-09-29","value":1761497000},{"time":"2020-09-29","value":2232268000},{"time":"2021-09-29","value":2360213000},{"time":"2022-09-29","value":2468978000},{"time":"2023-09-29","value":2800232000}],"ROE":[{"time":"2014-09-29","value":0.2272553329779232},{"time":"2015-09-29","value":0.27721290957585776},{"time":"2016-09-29","value":0.30867015056586644},{"time":"2017-09-29","value":0.34225129169540713},{"time":"2018-09-29","value":0.3529302399392606},{"time":"2019-09-29","value":0.2428241433280897},{"time":"2020-09-29","value":0.13772584653813968},{"time":"2021-09-29","value":0.14034368931956565},{"time":"2022-09-29","value":0.13048313917742482},{"time":"2023-09-29","value":0.14104117087441326}],"ROA":[{"time":"2014-09-29","value":0.22588937961967093},{"time":"2015-09-29","value":0.23911317352062242},{"time":"2016-09-29","value":0.23733752817796988},{"time":"2017-09-29","value":0.22732828119961304},{"time":"2018-09-29","value":0.22679118901882037},{"time":"2019-09-29","value":0.15960681655617906},{"time":"2020-09-29","value":0.08473787495297055},{"time":"2021-09-29","value":0.07884789325393014},{"time":"2022-09-29","value":0.07653092361653116},{"time":"2023-09-29","value":0.09259854509993935}]}
F5, Inc. provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions enable its customers to develop, deploy, operate, secure, and govern applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It offers application security and delivery products, including BIG-IP appliances and VIPRION chassis and related software modules and software-only Virtual Editions; Application Security Manager and Access Policy Manager; NGINX Plus; Silverline DDoS, and Application security offerings. The company also provides a range of professional services, including consulting, training, installation, maintenance, and other technical support services. F5, Inc. sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, service providers, systems integrators, and other indirect channel partners. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
DCF
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of F5, Inc.
Value
Growth
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| g\r | +10% | +11% | +12% | +13% | +14% |
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| 0% | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| +1% | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| +2% | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| +3% | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| +4% | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Years | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCF | $692.9M | $674.2M | $656M | $638.3M | $621M | $604.2M | $587.9M | $572M | $556.6M | $541.5M | $526.9M | $5.269B |
| DCF | $586.3M | $496M | $419.7M | $355.1M | $300.4M | $254.2M | $215M | $181.9M | $153.9M | $130.2M | $1.302B | |
| Value | $4.395B | |||||||||||
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
Earnings Growth -1.2%
Earnings Stability 4%
Competitiveness and MOAT
High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
| Years | 09-2015 | 09-2016 | 09-2017 | 09-2018 | 09-2019 | 09-2020 | 09-2021 | 09-2022 | 09-2023 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Margin | 19% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 18% |
| ROA | 24% | 24% | 23% | 23% | 16% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 11% |
| ROE | 28% | 31% | 34% | 35% | 24% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 17% |
What is the average Net Margin?
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +15.31%.
What is the trend of Net Margin?
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -1.61%.
What is the average Return on Assets (ROA)?
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +11.99%.
What is the trend of Return on Assets (ROA)?
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is -2.65%.
What is the average Return on Equity (ROE)?
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +19.09%.
What is the trend of Return on Equity (ROE)?
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is -3.98%.
Safety & Stabiliy
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
| Years | 09-2015 | 09-2016 | 09-2017 | 09-2018 | 09-2019 | 09-2020 | 09-2021 | 09-2022 | 09-2023 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt FCF | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.86 | 0.00 | - |
| Debt Equity | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.00 | - |
| MIN | ||||||||||
| Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 71% | 84% | 91% | 100% | 71% |
What is the Debt/FCF?
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -.
What is the trend of Debt/FCF?
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is 0.02.
What is the Graham’s Stability?
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 0.71.
Growth
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
| Years | 09-2016 | 09-2018 | 09-2020 | 09-2022 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 4.4% | -0.23% |
| Net Income | 1.1% | -2.7% | 8.7% | 23% | -0.64% |
| Stockholders Equity | 13% | 17% | 7.8% | 13% | 2.3% |
| FCF | -1.1% | -3.3% | -0.096% | 47% | -0.33% |
What is the 5 year Revenue CAGR?
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +5.41%.
What is the trend of Revenue growth?
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is -0.23%.
What is the 5 year Earnings CAGR?
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -2.74%.
What is the trend of Earnings growth?
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -0.64%.
What is the 5 year Equity CAGR?
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +16.85%.
What is the trend of Equity growth?
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +2.32%.
What is the 5 year FCF CAGR?
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -3.27%.
What is the trend of FCF growth?
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -0.33%.