Stock Analysis on Net

Mastercard Inc. (NYSE:MA)

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Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF) 

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Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)

Mastercard Inc., FCFF calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Net income 9,930 8,687 6,411 8,118 5,859
Net noncash charges 2,169 1,692 1,963 1,763 1,677
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (904) (916) (1,150) (1,698) (1,313)
Net cash provided by operating activities 11,195 9,463 7,224 8,183 6,223
Cash paid for interest, net of tax1 350 336 257 165 125
Purchases of property and equipment (442) (407) (339) (422) (330)
Capitalized software (655) (407) (369) (306) (174)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 10,448 8,985 6,773 7,620 5,844

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

Item Description The company
FCFF Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the Mastercard Inc. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. Mastercard Inc. FCFF increased from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.

Interest Paid, Net of Tax

Mastercard Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

US$ in millions

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12 months ended: Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)
EITR1 15.40% 15.70% 17.40% 16.90% 18.50%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid for interest, before tax 414 399 311 199 153
Less: Cash paid for interest, tax2 64 63 54 34 28
Cash paid for interest, net of tax 350 336 257 165 125

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

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2 2022 Calculation
Cash paid for interest, tax = Cash paid for interest × EITR
= 414 × 15.40% = 64


Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current

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

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 358,700
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 10,448
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF 34.33
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 26.17
Adobe Inc. 27.42
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 50.38
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 53.22

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31).

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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

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

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Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)1 357,178 365,060 338,628 341,613 222,600
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)2 10,448 8,985 6,773 7,620 5,844
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF3 34.19 40.63 50.00 44.83 38.09
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 16.99 24.76 17.90 18.49
Adobe Inc. 20.82 33.61 40.43 40.48 31.36
Autodesk Inc. 27.63 41.13 23.38 98.38
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 44.54 35.05 44.13 29.35
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 96.35 141.44 807.14
International Business Machines Corp. 16.47 13.10 9.35 12.86
Intuit Inc. 32.85 48.64 37.90 33.30
Microsoft Corp. 32.31 38.37 33.99 26.37
Oracle Corp. 31.60 16.36 14.99 14.03
Palantir Technologies Inc. 82.97 66.45
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 29.30 32.74 26.50 20.44
Salesforce Inc. 35.97 44.91 39.63 41.21
ServiceNow Inc. 40.86 60.13 83.74 67.96
Synopsys Inc. 30.82 38.59 42.88 33.32
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 29.64 32.41 27.80 23.61
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 27.35 28.28 24.52 19.89

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

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3 2022 Calculation
EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
= 357,178 ÷ 10,448 = 34.19

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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. Mastercard Inc. EV/FCFF ratio decreased from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.