Stock Analysis on Net

ServiceNow Inc. (NYSE:NOW)

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) 

Microsoft Excel

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

ServiceNow Inc., EBITDA calculation

US$ in millions

Microsoft Excel
12 months ended: Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Net income 1,731 325 230 119 627
Add: Income tax expense (723) 74 19 31 (560)
Earnings before tax (EBT) 1,008 399 249 149 67
Add: Interest expense 24 27 28 33 33
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 1,032 426 277 182 100
Add: Depreciation and amortization 562 433 472 336 252
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 1,594 859 749 518 353

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 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).

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. ServiceNow Inc. EBITDA increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

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

Microsoft Excel
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV) 221,409
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 1,594
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA 138.90
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 20.19
Adobe Inc. 24.75
Autodesk Inc. 51.35
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
Synopsys Inc. 39.07
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Software & Services 33.33
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology 37.82

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31).

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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

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

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)1 153,782 89,597 110,442 114,500 65,992
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 1,594 859 749 518 353
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA3 96.48 104.30 147.45 220.91 187.17
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 17.26 14.25 23.31 17.46 15.60
Adobe Inc. 34.07 22.32 35.44 43.06 41.16
Autodesk Inc. 36.84 53.83 79.27 69.31 335.51
Cadence Design Systems Inc. 55.61 42.11 39.61 45.75 31.64
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.
International Business Machines Corp. 14.41 22.17 12.53 12.28 10.23
Intuit Inc. 38.71 36.22 51.96 35.70 34.27
Microsoft Corp. 22.92 20.17 24.59 21.74 17.21
Oracle Corp. 21.80 17.12 13.78 11.54 11.83
Palantir Technologies Inc. 175.93
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 85.08 515.19 349.99 117.18
Salesforce Inc. 38.42 38.91 33.92 49.78 56.71
Synopsys Inc. 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: 2023-12-31), 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).

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3 2023 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 153,782 ÷ 1,594 = 96.48

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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. ServiceNow Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio decreased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.