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⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
RT @DimitryNakhla: A quality valuation analysis on $GOOG 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 19.47x
•10-Year Mean: 23.70x

•NTM FCF Yield: 3.58%
•10-Year Mean: 4.17%

As you can see, $GOOG appears to be trading below fair value

Going forward, investors can receive ~22% MORE in earnings per share & ~14% LESS in FCF per share 🧠***

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

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $95.66B
•Long-Term Debt: $10.88B

$GOOG has a strong balance sheet, an AA+ S&P Credit Rating & 467x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2019: 16.4%
•2020: 16.2%
•2021: 27.6%
•2022: 26.1%
•2023: 26.9%
•2024: 32.3%

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2019: 18.1%
•2020: 19.0%
•2021: 32.1%
•2022: 23.6%
•2023: 27.4%
•2024: 32.9%

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

REVENUES✅
•2014: $66.00B
•2024: $350.02B
•CAGR: 18.15%

FREE CASH FLOW✅
•2014: $12.01B
•2024: $72.76B
•CAGR: 19.73%

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2014: $1.28
•2024: $8.04
•CAGR: 20.17%

SHARE BUYBACKS✅
•2018 Shares Outstanding: 14.07B
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 12.45B

By reducing its shares outstanding ~11.5%, $GOOG increased its EPS by ~13% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 58.2%
•LTM Operating Margins: 32.6%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 28.6%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~22% MORE in EPS & ~14% LESS in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $GOOG has to grow earnings at a 10.88% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation (LTM P/E 21.76x)

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be more than the (10.88%) required growth rate:

2025E: $8.99 (11.8% YoY) *FY Dec
2026E: $10.24 (13.9% YoY)
2027E: $11.90 (16.2% YoY)

$GOOG has an excellent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $GOOG ends 2027 with $11.00 in EPS (7.5% below current 2027E) & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

24x P/E: $264💵 … ~16.3% CAGR

23x P/E: $253💵 … ~14.6% CAGR

22x P/E: $242💵 … ~12.8% CAGR

21x P/E: $231💵 … ~11.0% CAGR

20x P/E: $220💵 … ~9.1% CAGR

As you can see, $GOOG appears to have attractive return potential IF we assume >21 earnings (a multiple below its 5-year & 10-year mean while assuming a lower 2027E)

At >23x, $GOOG has aggressive CAGR potential & it’s not unreasonable for the business to even trade for ~24x (given its growth rate, moat, balance sheet, & exemplary capital allocation)

Today at $174💵 $GOOG appears to be a strong consideration for investment

Between cloud ☁️ , AI 🤖 , quantum computing ⚛️, $GOOG has a strong growth runway ahead, with the potential for continued margin expansion serving as an additional tailwind

$GOOGL
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