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: Nov 29, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 29, 2019
Net income 5,560 5,428 4,756 4,822 5,260 2,951
Net noncash charges 2,352 2,229 2,746 2,116 281 1,493
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquired assets and assumed liabilities 144 (355) 336 292 186 (23)
Net cash provided by operating activities 8,056 7,302 7,838 7,230 5,727 4,422
Cash paid for interest, net of tax1 115 85 82 85 70 140
Purchases of property and equipment (183) (360) (442) (348) (419) (394)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 7,988 7,027 7,478 6,967 5,378 4,167

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 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).

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 decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.

Interest Paid, Net of Tax

Adobe Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Nov 29, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 29, 2019
Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)
EITR1 19.78% 20.16% 20.84% 15.48% 21.00% 7.90%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid for interest, before tax 143 106 103 100 88 152
Less: Cash paid for interest, tax2 28 21 21 15 18 12
Cash paid for interest, net of tax 115 85 82 85 70 140

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 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).

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2 2024 Calculation
Cash paid for interest, tax = Cash paid for interest × EITR
= 143 × 19.78% = 28


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) 184,917
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 7,988
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF 23.15
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 25.17
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 65.35
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 90.13
International Business Machines Corp. 18.08
Intuit Inc. 35.65
Microsoft Corp. 50.02
Oracle Corp. 34.99
Palantir Technologies Inc. 229.40
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 36.91
Salesforce Inc. 31.60
ServiceNow Inc. 79.84
Synopsys Inc. 60.24
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 46.24
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 53.88

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29).

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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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Nov 29, 2024 Dec 1, 2023 Dec 2, 2022 Dec 3, 2021 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 29, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)1 175,562 265,229 155,690 234,133 217,408 168,707
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)2 7,988 7,027 7,478 6,967 5,378 4,167
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF3 21.98 37.75 20.82 33.61 40.43 40.48
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 25.76 20.26 16.99 24.76 17.90 18.49
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 63.83 44.54 35.05 44.13 29.35
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 81.46 38.65 96.35 141.44 807.14
International Business Machines Corp. 15.27 16.47 13.10 9.35 12.86
Intuit Inc. 36.79 31.28 32.85 48.64 37.90 33.30
Microsoft Corp. 49.30 41.75 32.31 38.37 33.99 26.37
Oracle Corp. 31.24 35.83 31.60 16.36 14.99 14.03
Palantir Technologies Inc. 69.13 82.97 66.45
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 34.69 28.15 29.30 32.74 26.50 20.44
Salesforce Inc. 29.95 28.41 35.97 44.91 39.63 41.21
ServiceNow Inc. 56.49 40.86 60.13 83.74 67.96
Synopsys Inc. 56.23 55.87 30.82 38.59 42.88 33.32
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 35.78 29.67 32.32 27.87 23.29
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 34.40 26.66 27.46 23.88 19.45

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-29), 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).

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3 2024 Calculation
EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
= 175,562 ÷ 7,988 = 21.98

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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 increased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly decreased from 2023 to 2024 not reaching 2022 level.