Stock Analysis on Net

Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) 

Microsoft Excel

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

Autodesk Inc., EBITDA calculation

US$ in millions

Microsoft Excel
12 months ended: Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2019
Net income (loss) 906 823 497 1,208 215 (81)
Add: Income tax expense 230 123 68 (662) 80 38
Earnings before tax (EBT) 1,136 946 565 547 295 (43)
Add: Interest and investment income (expense), net (26) 71 65 51 54 52
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 1,110 1,017 630 598 349 9
Add: Depreciation, amortization, and accretion 139 150 148 124 127 95
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 1,249 1,167 778 722 476 105

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31).

Item Description The company
EBITDA To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital. Autodesk Inc. EBITDA increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

Autodesk Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 64,134
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 1,249
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA 51.35
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 20.19
Adobe Inc. 24.75
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 56.17
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 294.52
International Business Machines Corp. 16.98
Intuit Inc. 39.76
Microsoft Corp. 24.43
Oracle Corp. 25.55
Palantir Technologies Inc. 656.79
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 94.50
Salesforce Inc. 35.48
ServiceNow Inc. 138.90
Synopsys Inc. 39.07
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Software & Services 33.33
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology 37.82

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31).

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


Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Autodesk Inc., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)1 47,049 42,998 41,870 57,203 33,000 35,094
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 1,249 1,167 778 722 476 105
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA3 37.67 36.84 53.83 79.27 69.31 335.51
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 19.87 17.26 14.25 23.31 17.46 15.60
Adobe Inc. 34.07 22.32 35.44 43.06 41.16
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 55.61 42.11 39.61 45.75 31.64
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 262.20
International Business Machines Corp. 14.41 22.17 12.53 12.28 10.23
Intuit Inc. 38.55 38.71 36.22 51.96 35.70 34.27
Microsoft Corp. 23.66 22.92 20.17 24.59 21.74 17.21
Oracle Corp. 21.81 21.80 17.12 13.78 11.54 11.83
Palantir Technologies Inc. 175.93
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 84.17 85.08 515.19 349.99 117.18
Salesforce Inc. 31.74 38.42 38.91 33.92 49.78 56.71
ServiceNow Inc. 96.48 104.30 147.45 220.91 187.17
Synopsys Inc. 39.17 54.59 36.73 53.43 42.24 26.98
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Software & Services 25.08 22.40 25.56 23.08 18.25
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology 23.81 18.66 20.75 19.96 14.60

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31).

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3 2024 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 47,049 ÷ 1,249 = 37.67

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Valuation ratio Description The company
EV/EBITDA Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. Autodesk Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly increased from 2023 to 2024.