Stock Analysis on Net

Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK)

Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF) 

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Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)

Autodesk Inc., FCFF calculation

US$ in millions

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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)
Net noncash charges 718 556 817 (218) 489 372
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations (311) 692 217 447 712 86
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,313 2,071 1,531 1,437 1,415 377
Cash paid during the year for interest, net of tax1 55 75 51 50 49 47
Purchases of intangible assets (30) (6) (11) (5)
Capital expenditures (31) (40) (56) (91) (53) (67)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 1,307 2,100 1,515 1,391 1,411 357

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
FCFF Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Autodesk Inc. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. Autodesk Inc. FCFF increased from 2022 to 2023 but then decreased significantly from 2023 to 2024.

Interest Paid, Net of Tax

Autodesk Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2019
Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)
EITR1 20.25% 13.00% 11.99% 21.00% 27.24% 21.00%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid during the year for interest, before tax 69 86 58 63 68 59
Less: Cash paid during the year for interest, tax2 14 11 7 13 18 12
Cash paid during the year for interest, net of tax 55 75 51 50 49 47

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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2 2024 Calculation
Cash paid during the year for interest, tax = Cash paid during the year for interest × EITR
= 69 × 20.25% = 14


Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current

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

Microsoft Excel
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 64,134
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 1,307
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF 49.07
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 26.17
Adobe Inc. 27.42
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 54.75

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

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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

Autodesk Inc., historical EV/FCFF 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
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)2 1,307 2,100 1,515 1,391 1,411 357
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF3 36.00 20.48 27.63 41.13 23.38 98.38
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 25.76 20.26 16.99 24.76 17.90 18.49
Adobe Inc. 37.75 20.82 33.61 40.43 40.48
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 35.52 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: 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/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
= 47,049 ÷ 1,307 = 36.00

4 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Valuation ratio Description The company
EV/FCFF Enterprise value to free cash flow to the firm is whole company valuation indicator. Autodesk Inc. EV/FCFF ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level.