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

•NTM P/E Ratio: 31.89x
•10-Year Mean: 33.66x

•NTM FCF Yield: 3.44%
•10-Year Mean: 3.70%

As you can see, $INTU appears to be trading somewhere near fair value & over fair value

Going forward, investors can receive ~5% MORE in earnings per share & ~7# LESS in FCF per share 🧠***

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

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $4.07B
•Long-Term Debt: $5.54B

$INTU has a strong balance sheet, an A- S&P Credit Rating & 20x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2019: 43.9%
•2020: 25.2%
•2021: 19.7%
•2022: 10.7%
•2023: 13.1%
•2024: 15.5%

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2019: 47.4%
•2020: 41.2%
•2021: 27.5%
•2022: 15.7%
•2023: 14.1%
•2024: 16.6%

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

REVENUES✅
•2014: $4.51
•2024: $16.29B
•CAGR: 13.70%

FREE CASH FLOW✅*
•2014: $1.34B
•2024: $4.69B
•CAGR: 13.34%

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2014: $16.94
•2024: $3.49
•CAGR: 17.11%

PAID DIVIDENDS✅
•2014: $0.76
•2024: $3.60
•CAGR: 16.82%

SHARE BUYBACKS🆗
•2014 Shares Outstanding: 291.00M
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 284.00M

By reducing its shares outstanding ~2.4%, $INTU increased its EPS by ~2.5% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 79.6%
•LTM Operating Margins: 23.7%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 18.2%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~5% MORE in EPS & ~7% LESS in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $INTU has to grow earnings at a 15.95% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be less than the (15.95%) required growth rate:

2025E: $19.34 (14.1% YoY) *FY Jul
2026E: $22.24 (15.0% YoY)
2027E: $25.41 (14.3% YoY)

$INTU has a great track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $INTU ends 2027 with $25.41 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples:

32x P/E: $708.16💵 … ~10.9% CAGR

31x P/E: $686.03💵 … ~9.6% CAGR

30x P/E: $663.90💵 … ~8.4% CAGR

29x P/E: $641.77💵 … ~7.1% CAGR

While it’s certainly reasonable for $INTU to trade for 32x, I wouldn’t want to rely on that assumption as it doesn’t leave us with a substantial margin of safety (given today’s $619💵 share price)

I’d consider $INTU a strong purchase with a substantial margin of safety closer to $570💵, or ~29.40 NTM earnings (~8% below todays price)

Given today’s estimates, at $570💵 I can reasonably expect ~10.3% CAGR while assuming a 29x end multiple

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