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

•NTM P/E Ratio: 10.87x
•2-Year Mean: 12.93x

•NTM FCF Yield: 11.59%
•2-Year Mean: 9.42%

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

Going forward, investors can receive ~19% MORE in earnings per share & ~23% MORE in FCF per share 🧠***

Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at $MTCH quality characteristics

BALANCE SHEET🆗
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $843.60M
•Long-Term Debt: $3.84B

$MTCH has a decent balance sheet & 6x FFO Interest Coverage Ratio

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2020: 29.4%
•2021: 21.3%
•2022: 22.3%
•2023: 23.1%
•LTM: 23.3%

REVENUES✅
•2018: $1.73B
•2023: $3.36B
•CAGR: 14.19%

FREE CASH FLOW❌
•2018: $956.73M
•2023: $829.38M

•FCF jumped from $341.18M in 2017 to $956.73M — also important to note that FCF grew at a 9.69% CAGR from 2013-2023

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2020: $2.47
•2023: $3.02
•CAGR: 4.10%

SHARE BUYBACKS❌
•2018 Shares Outstanding: 197.11M
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 287.40M

By increasing its shares outstanding 45%, $MTCH decreased its EPS by 32% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 72.3%
•LTM Operating Margins: 25.7%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 18.7%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~19% MORE in EPS & ~23% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $MTCH has to grow earnings at a 5.44% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2026 EPS growth over the next few years to be more than (5.44%) required growth rate:

2024E: $3.09 (2.4% YoY) *FY Dec

2025E: $3.56 (15.0% YoY)
2026E: $4.32 (21.5% YoY)

$MTCH has a poor track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s just assume $MTCH ends 2026 with $4.32 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

13x P/E: $56.16💵 … ~21.9% CAGR

12x P/E: $51.84💵 … ~17.5% CAGR

11x P/E: $47.52💵 … ~12.9% CAGR

As you can see, $MTCH appears to have attractive return potential if we assume >11x multiple, a valuation that may can be justified by its growth rate assuming the company meets estimates

Yet, it’s important to note the inconsistent history in FCF, heavy share dilution, unattractive balance sheet, & questionable long-term moat & competitive advantage

For the above reasons, while $MTCH does appear like an attractive opportunity today at $36.55💵, I would not invest in $MTCH as it lacks the quality I demand for my investable dollars

#stocks #investing

Thank you @rileysackett1 for the request🫱🏽‍🫲🏻
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