Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design
Parsons Corporation provides integrated solutions and services in the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets in North America, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Federal Solutions and Critical Infrastructure. The company offers cybersecurity; missile defense technical solutions; C5ISR; space launch and ground systems; space and weapon system resiliency; geospatial intelligence; signals intelligence; nuclear and chemical waste remediation; border security and critical infrastructure protection; counter unmanned air systems; and biometrics and biosurveillance solutions to U.S. Department of Defense, including military services; Missile Defense Agency, the Department of Energy; the Department of State; the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Aviation Administration. Further, it provides integrated traffic solutions for arterials, smart intersections, airport landside, ports, and tolling integrators; systems optimization, communications-based train control, rail system design and system assurance services; engineering, program management, and environmental solutions to private sector industrial clients and public utilities; digital transformation, advisory services, AI/ML, and digital twin and cyber services; planning, engineering, and management services for infrastructure, including bridges and tunnels, roads and highways, water and wastewater, and dams and reservoirs. Parsons Corporation was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Centreville, Virginia.
Discounted Cash Flow Valuation of Parsons Corp
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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 |
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FCF | $311.6M | $329.6M | $348.4M | $367.9M | $388.3M | $409.4M | $431.3M | $454M | $477.5M | $501.8M | $526.8M | $5.268B |
DCF | $286.6M | $263.4M | $241.9M | $222M | $203.5M | $186.5M | $170.7M | $156.1M | $142.6M | $130.2M | $1.302B | |
Value | $3.306B |
In the chart Earnings are multiplied by this value.
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 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 3.2% | 6.2% | 3% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 3% | 0.49% |
ROA | - | 9.9% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 6% | 6.7% |
ROE | -9.3% | -24% | 7.3% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 1.3% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +3.14%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -0.55%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +5.17%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is -0.44%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +0.52%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +4.13%.
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 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM | ||
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Debt FCF | - | 1.68 | 1.63 | 2.31 | 3.21 | 3.59 | 2.03 | 4.00 | ||
Debt Equity | - | -0.47 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.56 | ||
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Graham Stability | - | - | - | 67% | 44% | 100% | 100% | 44% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is 4.00.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is 0.24.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 0.44.
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 | 12-2018 | 12-2020 | 12-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 8.9% | 12% | 30% | 1.8% |
Net Income | -6.2% | 18% | 67% | -1% |
Stockholders Equity | - | 8.5% | 13% | 0.81% |
FCF | 7.5% | 13% | 77% | 12% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +8.86%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.81%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -6.23%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -1.01%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is -.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +0.81%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +7.54%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +11.75%.