Stock Analysis on Net

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM)

Enterprise Value to FCFF (EV/FCFF)

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Free Cash Flow to The Firm (FCFF)

Salesforce 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 4,136 208 1,444 4,072 126 1,110
Net noncash charges 8,948 8,972 6,214 1,921 4,535 2,460
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of business combinations (2,850) (2,069) (1,658) (1,192) (330) (172)
Net cash provided by operating activities 10,234 7,111 6,000 4,801 4,331 3,398
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of tax1 212 87 176 76 19 74
Capital expenditures (736) (798) (717) (710) (643) (595)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 9,710 6,400 5,459 4,167 3,707 2,877

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 Salesforce Inc. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made. Salesforce Inc. FCFF increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Interest Paid, Net of Tax

Salesforce 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 16.44% 68.48% 5.74% 21.00% 82.15% 21.00%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid during the period for interest, before tax 254 275 187 96 106 94
Less: Cash paid during the period for interest, tax2 42 188 11 20 87 20
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of tax 212 87 176 76 19 74

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 period for interest, tax = Cash paid during the period for interest × EITR
= 254 × 16.44% = 42


Enterprise Value to FCFF Ratio, Current

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

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 305,405
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) 9,710
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF 31.45
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 25.24
Adobe Inc. 30.70
Autodesk Inc. 50.23
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 64.07
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. 88.72
International Business Machines Corp. 17.11
Intuit Inc. 38.02
Microsoft Corp. 48.72
Oracle Corp. 39.84
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 40.17
ServiceNow Inc. 76.10
Synopsys Inc. 53.13
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 45.07
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 52.79

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

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

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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)1 290,863 181,834 196,365 187,123 146,907 118,576
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)2 9,710 6,400 5,459 4,167 3,707 2,877
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF3 29.95 28.41 35.97 44.91 39.63 41.21
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
Autodesk Inc. 36.00 20.48 27.63 41.13 23.38 98.38
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
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 34.69 28.15 29.29 32.74 26.50 20.44
ServiceNow Inc. 56.49 40.86 60.13 83.74 67.96
Synopsys Inc. 55.87 30.82 38.59 42.88 33.32
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services 35.33 29.55 32.31 27.29 23.61
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology 34.32 27.25 28.19 24.28 19.87

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
= 290,863 ÷ 9,710 = 29.95

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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. Salesforce Inc. EV/FCFF ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly increased from 2023 to 2024.