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โ Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capitalยฎ
A quality valuation analysis on $ASML ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ

โ€ขNTM P/E Ratio: 26.34x
โ€ข10-Year Mean: 31.08x

โ€ขNTM FCF Yield: 3.39%
โ€ข10-Year Mean: 3.09%

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

Going forward, investors can receive ~18% MORE in earnings per share & ~10% MORE in FCF per share๐Ÿง ***

Before we get into valuation, letโ€™s take a look at why $ASML is an excellent business (*Financials in USD*)

BALANCE SHEETโœ…
โ€ขCash & Short Term Inv: $9.85B
โ€ขLong-Term Debt: $3.98B

$ASML has a strong balance sheet & 70x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITALโœ…
โ€ข2021: 43.8%
โ€ข2022: 48.0%
โ€ข2023: 48.7%
โ€ข2024: 38.3%
โ€ขLTM: 48.2%

RETURN ON EQUITYโœ…
โ€ข2021: 49.0%
โ€ข2022: 59.4%
โ€ข2023: 70.4%
โ€ข2024: 47.4%
โ€ขLTM: 55.6%

$ASML has excellent return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUESโœ…
โ€ข2014: $7.09B
โ€ข2024: $29.28B
โ€ขCAGR: 15.23%

FREE CASH FLOW*
โ€ข $ASML FCF is very sporadic due to heavy capital expenditures & isnโ€™t necessarily the most reliable way to analyze the companyโ€™s value

NORMALIZED EPSโœ…
โ€ข2014: $3.15
โ€ข2024: $20.03
โ€ขCAGR: 20.31%

SHARE BUYBACKSโœ…
โ€ข2018 Shares Outstanding: 426.40M
โ€ขLTM Shares Outstanding: 393.30M

By reducing its shares outstanding ~7.7%, $ASML increased its EPS by ~8.3% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINSโœ…
โ€ขLTM Gross Margins: 52.0%
โ€ขLTM Operating Margins: 33.8%
โ€ขLTM Net Income Margins: 28.3%

***NOW TO VALUATION ๐Ÿง 

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~18% MORE in EPS & 10% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Grahamโ€™s 2G rule of thumb, $ASML has to grow earnings at a 13.17% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be more than the (13.17%) required growth rate:

2025E: $26.60 (21.6% YoY) *FY Dec
2026E: $30.75 (15.6% YoY)
2027E: $37.29 (20.7% YoY)

$ASML has a decent track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out. HOWEVER, letโ€™s be conservative & assume $ASML ends 2027 with $35.00*** in EPS (~6% below current estimates) & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples:

29x P/E: $1,015๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~17.0% CAGR

28x P/E: $980๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~15.4% CAGR

27x P/E: $945๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~13.9% CAGR

26x P/E: $910๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~12.3% CAGR

25x P/E: $875๐Ÿ’ต โ€ฆ ~10.7% CAGR

As you can see, $ASML appears to have attractive return potential EVEN if we assume greater or equal to 25x EPS (below its 10-year mean, current multiple, & justified given its quality, moat & growth rate)

Today at $687๐Ÿ’ต $ASML appears to be a strong consideration for investment, albeit with extreme volatility

Additionally, we have some margin of safety by relying on a lower multiple & lower growth rate

As Iโ€™ve stated before, given its volatility, however, itโ€™s wise to piece into $ASML โ€” this way, you enhance your margin of safety while also positioning yourself to โ€œwin-winโ€ if the stock moves up or down in the short-term ๐Ÿ’ต

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โ Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capitalยฎ A quality valuation analysis on $ASML ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ โ€ขNTM P/E Ratio: 26.34x โ€ข10-Year Mean: 31.08x โ€ขNTM FCF Yield: 3.39% โ€ข10-Year Mean: 3.09% As you can see, $ASML appears to be trading below fair value Going forward, investorsโ€ฆ
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