Stock Analysis on Net

Workday Inc. (NASDAQ:WDAY)

Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)

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Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)

Workday Inc., FCFF calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Jan 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020
Net income (loss) 526 1,381 (367) 29 (282) (481)
Net noncash charges 2,153 802 1,976 1,513 1,537 1,313
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business combinations (218) (34) 48 108 14 32
Net cash provided by operating activities 2,461 2,149 1,657 1,651 1,268 865
Cash paid for interest, net of tax1 91 87 47 11 11 3
Capital expenditures (269) (232) (364) (436) (259) (343)
Purchase of other intangible assets (3) (10) (1) (8) (3) (1)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 2,280 1,994 1,340 1,217 1,017 524

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 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).

Item Description The company
FCFF Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Workday Inc. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. Workday Inc. FCFF increased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.

Interest Paid, Net of Tax

Workday Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Jan 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020
Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)
EITR1 17.50% 21.00% 21.00% 21.00% 21.00% 0.40%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid for interest, before tax 110 110 60 13 14 3
Less: Cash paid for interest, tax2 19 23 12 3 3
Cash paid for interest, net of tax 91 87 47 11 11 3

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 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).

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2 2025 Calculation
Cash paid for interest, tax = Cash paid for interest × EITR
= 110 × 17.50% = 19


Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current

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

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 59,586
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 2,280
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF 26.14
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 23.37
Adobe Inc. 23.35
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 55.53
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 72.03
International Business Machines Corp. 19.52
Intuit Inc. 34.57
Microsoft Corp. 44.36
Oracle Corp. 31.94
Palantir Technologies Inc. 155.90
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 37.63
Salesforce Inc. 20.69
ServiceNow Inc. 47.81
Synopsys Inc. 48.70
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 37.40
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 40.74

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31).

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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

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

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Jan 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2024 Jan 31, 2023 Jan 31, 2022 Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)1 59,586 64,947 44,751 55,687 58,514 37,960
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)2 2,280 1,994 1,340 1,217 1,017 524
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF3 26.14 32.57 33.40 45.74 57.52 72.44
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 25.76 20.26 16.99 24.76 17.90
Adobe Inc. 21.98 37.75 20.82 33.61 40.43
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 61.26 63.83 44.54 35.05 44.13
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 67.26 81.46 38.65 96.35 141.44 807.14
International Business Machines Corp. 20.11 15.27 16.47 13.10 9.35
Intuit Inc. 36.79 31.28 32.85 48.64 37.90
Microsoft Corp. 49.30 41.75 32.31 38.37 33.99
Oracle Corp. 31.24 35.83 31.60 16.36 14.99
Palantir Technologies Inc. 251.61 69.13 82.97 66.45
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 34.69 28.15 29.30 32.74 26.50
Salesforce Inc. 21.83 29.95 28.41 35.97 44.91 39.63
ServiceNow Inc. 60.21 56.55 40.86 60.13 83.74
Synopsys Inc. 56.23 55.87 30.82 38.59 42.88
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 41.22 35.76 29.84 32.54 28.11
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 40.33 34.40 26.74 27.56 23.97

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-31), 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).

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3 2025 Calculation
EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
= 59,586 ÷ 2,280 = 26.14

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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. Workday Inc. EV/FCFF ratio decreased from 2023 to 2024 and from 2024 to 2025.