⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
A sober valuation analysis on $CDNS 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 37.49x
•5-Year Mean: 42.46x

•NTM FCF Yield: 2.10%
•5-Year Mean: 2.43%

As you can see, $CDNS appears to be trading near fair value

Going forward, investors can receive ~12% MORE in earnings per share & ~13% LESS in FCF per share 🧠***

Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $CDNS is a great business

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $1.23B
•Long-Term Debt: $1.00B

$CDNS has a strong balance sheet, a BBB+ S&P Credit Rating & 27x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2020: 20.0%
•2021: 22.0%
•2022: 29.5%
•2023: 30.3%
•LTM: 21.4%

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2020: 26.0%
•2021: 26.6%
•2022: 31.0%
•2023: 33.9%
•LTM: 29.4%

$CDNS has strong return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUES✅
•2013: $1.46B
•2023: $4.09B
•CAGR: 10.85%

FREE CASH FLOW✅
•2013: $322.68M
•2023: $1.25B
•CAGR: 14.47%

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2013: $0.86
•2023: $5.15
•CAGR: 19.59%

SHARE BUYBACKS🆗
•2018 Shares Outstanding: 281.14M
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 272.98M

By reducing its shares outstanding ~3%, $CDNS increased its EPS by ~3.1% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 88.5%
•LTM Operating Margins: 28.9%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 25.4%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~12% MORE in EPS & ~13% LESS in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $CDNS has to grow earnings at an 18.75% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2026 EPS growth over the next few years to be less than the (18.75%) required growth rate:

2024E: $5.89 (14.1% YoY) *FY Dec

2025E: $6.92 (17.4% YoY)
2026E: $8.28 (19.7% YoY)

$CDNS has an excellent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, so let’s assume $CDNS ends 2026 with $8.28 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples:

37x P/E: $306.36💵 … ~9.5% CAGR

35x P/E: $289.80💵 … ~6.8% CAGR

33x P/E: $273.24💵 … ~3.9% CAGR

31x P/E: $256.68💵 … ~1.0% CAGR

While it’s certainly reasonable for $CDNS to trade for >37x, I wouldn’t want to rely on that assumption as it doesn’t leave us with a substantial margin of safety

However, something to keep in mind, 89% of $CDNS total revenue is recurring, while 11% comes from "up-front" sources, such as hardware and IP product deliveries

It's a VERY sticky business and a critical player at the forefront of the AI and Semiconductor revolution 🤖

So it’s one of those businesses that will likely always appear to be expensive with the occasional once-every-five-year type of drop leading to an attractive purchase price with substantial margin of safety

Today at $251💵 $CDNS appears to be fairly valued, perhaps worth a nibble

Considering my margin of safety requirements, I’d get more interested in $CDNS closer to $200💵 (20% below today’s price) where I can reasonably expect 12.10% CAGR while assuming a 31x multiple

#stocks #investing
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