Stock Analysis on Net

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE)

Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF) 

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Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)

Adobe Inc., FCFF calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Dec 1, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Nov 30, 2018
Net income 5,428 4,756 4,822 5,260 2,951 2,591
Net noncash charges 2,229 2,746 2,116 281 1,493 495
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and assumed liabilities (355) 336 292 186 (23) 943
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,302 7,838 7,230 5,727 4,422 4,029
Cash paid for interest, net of tax1 85 82 85 70 140 75
Purchases of property and equipment (360) (442) (348) (419) (394) (267)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 7,027 7,478 6,967 5,378 4,167 3,838

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30).

Item Description The company
FCFF Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Adobe Inc. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. Adobe Inc. FCFF increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023 not reaching 2021 level.

Interest Paid, Net of Tax

Adobe Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Dec 1, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Nov 30, 2018
Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)
EITR1 20.16% 20.84% 15.48% 21.00% 7.90% 7.27%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid for interest, before tax 106 103 100 88 152 81
Less: Cash paid for interest, tax2 21 21 15 18 12 6
Cash paid for interest, net of tax 85 82 85 70 140 75

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30).

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2 2023 Calculation
Cash paid for interest, tax = Cash paid for interest × EITR
= 106 × 20.16% = 21


Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current

Adobe Inc., current EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 192,636
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 7,027
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF 27.42
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 26.17
Autodesk Inc. 49.07
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 64.47
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 91.51
International Business Machines Corp. 17.98
Intuit Inc. 37.94
Microsoft Corp. 50.91
Oracle Corp. 36.60
Palantir Technologies Inc. 258.09
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 38.95
Salesforce Inc. 33.48
ServiceNow Inc. 81.34
Synopsys Inc. 56.08
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 47.22
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 54.73

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01).

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If the company EV/FCFF is lower then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/FCFF is higher then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.


Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Historical

Adobe Inc., historical EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 1, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 29, 2019 Nov 30, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)1 265,229 155,690 234,133 217,408 168,707 120,364
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)2 7,027 7,478 6,967 5,378 4,167 3,838
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF3 37.75 20.82 33.61 40.43 40.48 31.36
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 20.26 16.99 24.76 17.90 18.49
Autodesk Inc. 20.48 27.63 41.13 23.38 98.38
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 63.83 44.54 35.05 44.13 29.35
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 38.65 96.35 141.44 807.14
International Business Machines Corp. 15.27 16.47 13.10 9.35 12.86
Intuit Inc. 31.28 32.85 48.64 37.90 33.30
Microsoft Corp. 41.75 32.31 38.37 33.99 26.37
Oracle Corp. 35.83 31.60 16.36 14.99 14.03
Palantir Technologies Inc. 69.13 82.97 66.45
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 28.15 29.30 32.74 26.50 20.44
Salesforce Inc. 28.41 35.97 44.91 39.63 41.21
ServiceNow Inc. 56.49 40.86 60.13 83.74 67.96
Synopsys Inc. 55.87 30.82 38.59 42.88 33.32
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 35.52 29.64 32.41 27.80 23.61
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 34.45 27.35 28.28 24.52 19.89

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-11-30).

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3 2023 Calculation
EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
= 265,229 ÷ 7,027 = 37.75

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Valuation ratio Description The company
EV/FCFF Enterprise value to free cash flow to the firm is whole company valuation indicator. Adobe Inc. EV/FCFF ratio decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.