⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
Updated CAGR Estimates For $PYPL 📝*

23 P/E: $146.51💵 … ~17.5% CAGR

22x P/E: $140.14💵 … ~15.8% CAGR

21x P/E: $133.77💵 … ~14.1% CAGR

20x P/E: $127.40💵 … ~12.3% CAGR

19x P/E: $121.03💵 … ~10.4% CAGR

18x P/E: $114.66💵 … ~8.5% CAGR

*Assuming 2027E EPS of $6.37
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A sober valuation analysis on $PYPL 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 18.47x
•All-Time Mean: 29.55x

•NTM FCF Yield: 7.42%
•All-Time Mean: 5.07%

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

Going forward, investors can receive ~53% MORE in earnings per share & ~46% MORE in FCF per share 🧠***

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

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $11.92B
•Long-Term Debt: $9.98B

$PYPL has an excellent balance sheet, an A- S&P Credit Rating, & 20x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2019: 12.4%
•2020: 11.5%
•2021: 13.6%
•2022: 12.7%
•2023: 14.8%
•LTM: 16.6%

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2019: 15.2%
•2020: 22.7%
•2021: 20.0%
•2022: 11.5%
•2023: 20.5%
•LTM: 22.2%

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

REVENUES✅
•2018: $15.45B
•2023: $29.77B
•CAGR: 14.01%

FREE CASH FLOW❌*
•2018: $4.66B
•2023: $4.22B
•Decrease: (9.44%)

*LTM FCF is $7.05B 📈

*Also, FCF in 2017 was $1.86B, so FCF rose ~150% in 2018 start date (“normalizing” the decline above)

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2018: $2.42
•2023: $5.10
•CAGR: 16.07%

SHARE BUYBACKS✅
•2018 Shares Outstanding: 1.20B
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 1.06B

By reducing its shares outstanding by 11.6%, $PYPL increased its EPS by 13.1% (assuming 0 growth)

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 40.1%
•LTM Operating Margins: 17.7%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 14.1%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~53% MORE in EPS & ~46% MORE in FCF per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $PYPL has to grow earnings at a 9.29% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be greater than the (9.29%) required growth rate:

2024E: $4.57 (-10.3% YoY) *FY Dec

2025E: $4.89 (6.9% YoY)
2026E: $5.43 (11.1% YoY)
2027E: $6.37 (17.3% YoY)

$PYPL has an ok track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $PYPL ends 2027 with $6.37 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

21x P/E: $133.77💵 … ~14.3% CAGR

20x P/E: $127.40💵 … ~12.5% CAGR

19x P/E: $121.03💵 … ~10.6% CAGR

18x P/E: $114.66💵 … ~8.7% CAGR

As you can see, $PYPL appears to have attractive return potential if we assume >19x earnings & aggressive return potential if we assume >20x earnings

The 🔑 isn't a mean reversion in $PYPL's multiple, but a modest increase (still below its historical average) - a reasonable and safe assumption

Everyone wanted $PYPL when it traded 50x earnings, not many wanted it when it traded for 12x earnings ☯️

There’s STILL negative sentiment around $PYPL and this sentiment is already being changed as management continues to make good progress

Today at $88.50💵 $PYPL still appears to be a good consideration for investment (albeit, with some turnaround / competitive risks & a smaller margin of safety)

#stocks #investing
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