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$NOW Q1 Earnings ๐Ÿšจ

โ€ข EPS $4.04 vs $3.83 Est.
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โ Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capitalยฎ
Lam Research $LRCX Q3 Earnings Report๐ŸŽฏ

Rev: $4.72B vs $4.59B estโœ… | +24% YoY
EPS: $1.04 vs $0.98 est โœ… | +33% YoY

Q4 Guidance โฌ†๏ธ

Rev: $5.00B est (+/- $300M)
EPS: $1.20 est (+/- $0.10) https://t.co/BYYvCiYITK

A quality valuation analysis on $LRCX ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ

โ€ขNTM P/E Ratio: 16.66x
โ€ข10-Year Mean: 20.20x

โ€ขNTM FCF Yield: 6.80%
โ€ข10-Year Mean: 5.51%

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

Going forward, investors can receive ~21% MORE in earnings per share & ~23% MORE in FCF per share ๐Ÿง ***

Before we get into valuation, letโ€™s take a look at why $LRCX is a good business

BALANCE SHEETโœ…
โ€ขCash & Short-Term Inv: $5.67B
โ€ขLong-Term Debt: $4.48B

$LRCX has a strong balance sheet, an A- S&P Credit Rating & 25x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITALโœ…
โ€ข2021: 40.0%
โ€ข2022: 46.8%
โ€ข2023: 39.3%
โ€ข2024: 31.3%
โ€ขLTM: 34.9%

RETURN ON EQUITYโœ…
โ€ข2021: 69.8%
โ€ข2022: 74.8%
โ€ข2023: 62.3%
โ€ข2024: 45.7%
โ€ขLTM: 50.4%

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

REVENUESโœ…
โ€ข2014: $4.61B
โ€ข2024: $14.91B
โ€ขCAGR: 12.45%

FREE CASH FLOWโœ…
โ€ข2014: $571.55M
โ€ข2024: $4.26B
โ€ขCAGR: 22.24%

NORMALIZED EPSโœ…
โ€ข2014: $0.44
โ€ข2024: $3.03
โ€ขCAGR: 21.28%

PAID DIVIDENDSโœ…
โ€ข2019: $0.44
โ€ข2024: $0.80
โ€ขCAGR: 12.70%

SHARE BUYBACKSโœ…
โ€ข2015 Shares Outstanding: 1.77B
โ€ขLTM Shares Outstanding: 1.30B

By reducing its shares outstanding ~26%, $LRCX increased its EPS by ~35% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINSโœ…
โ€ขLTM Gross Margins: 47.7%
โ€ขLTM Operating Margins: 29.7%
โ€ขLTM Net Income Margins: 26.5%

***NOW TO VALUATION ๐Ÿง 

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~21% MORE in EPS & ~23% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Grahamโ€™s 2G rule of thumb, $LRCX has to grow earnings at an 8.33% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2028 EPS growth over the next few years to be more than the (8.33%) required growth rate:

2025E: $3.75 (23.7% YoY) *FY Jun
2026E: $3.88 (3.6% YoY)
2027E: $4.65 (19.8% YoY)
2028E: $5.50 (18.3% YoY)

$LRCX has a decent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but letโ€™s assume $LRCX ends FY 2028 with $5.50 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples:

20x P/E: $110.00๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~20.2% CAGR

19x P/E: $104.50๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~18.3% CAGR

18x P/E: $99.00๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~16.4% CAGR

17x P/E: $93.50๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~14.3% CAGR

16x P/E: $88.00๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~12.2% CAGR

While itโ€™s certainly reasonable for $LRCX to trade for 18x - 20x, I wouldnโ€™t want to rely on that assumption as it doesnโ€™t leave us with a substantial margin of safety

Yet, $LRCX still appears to have attractive return potential if we assume 16x - 17x, a multiple thatโ€™s justified by its excellent capital allocation, wide moat & growth rate

Moreover, $LRCX derives a large portion of its revenues from memory chip production, which is a strong growth driver for the company

~40% of revenue comes from recurring-like services, making $LRCX more predictable softening sector volatility

Today at $63๐Ÿ’ต $LRCX appears to be a great consideration, with some margin of safety

Given its high uncertainty, Iโ€™d buy in tranches and leave some room to add more if it declines further, e.g. 1/3 at $63, 1/3 at $55, 1/3 at $50
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