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Palo Alto Networks (NEOE:PANW) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : C$0.29 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Palo Alto Networks's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was C$1.895. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is C$0.29 for the trailing ten years ended in Apr. 2024.

During the past 12 months, Palo Alto Networks's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 23.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 26.10% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Palo Alto Networks was 26.10% per year. The lowest was 26.10% per year. And the median was 26.10% per year.

As of today (2024-06-01), Palo Alto Networks's current stock price is C$18.18. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was C$0.29. Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 62.69.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Palo Alto Networks was 82.65. The lowest was 34.52. And the median was 56.87.


Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Palo Alto Networks Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Palo Alto Networks's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Apr. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Apr. 2024)
=1.895/131.7762*131.7762
=1.895

Current CPI (Apr. 2024) = 131.7762.

Palo Alto Networks Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201407 -0.142 100.520 -0.186
201410 0.325 100.176 0.428
201501 0.354 98.604 0.473
201504 0.387 99.824 0.511
201507 0.520 100.691 0.681
201510 0.651 100.346 0.855
201601 0.749 99.957 0.987
201604 0.735 100.947 0.959
201607 0.837 101.524 1.086
201610 0.898 101.988 1.160
201701 0.822 102.456 1.057
201704 0.800 103.167 1.022
201707 0.887 103.278 1.132
201710 1.118 104.070 1.416
201801 0.996 104.578 1.255
201804 0.984 105.708 1.227
201807 1.188 106.324 1.472
201810 1.007 106.695 1.244
201901 1.188 106.200 1.474
201904 1.304 107.818 1.594
201907 0.814 108.250 0.991
201910 0.810 108.577 0.983
202001 1.144 108.841 1.385
202004 0.405 108.173 0.493
202007 1.415 109.318 1.706
202010 2.331 109.861 2.796
202101 1.470 110.364 1.755
202104 1.078 112.673 1.261
202107 1.283 115.183 1.468
202110 2.353 116.696 2.657
202201 1.723 118.619 1.914
202204 1.495 121.978 1.615
202207 2.101 125.002 2.215
202210 4.843 125.734 5.076
202301 2.656 126.223 2.773
202304 1.568 127.992 1.614
202307 1.403 128.974 1.433
202310 5.838 129.810 5.926
202401 2.459 130.124 2.490
202404 1.895 131.776 1.895

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Palo Alto Networks  (NEOE:PANW) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Palo Alto Networks's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=18.18/0.29
=62.69

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Palo Alto Networks was 82.65. The lowest was 34.52. And the median was 56.87.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Palo Alto Networks (NEOE:PANW) Business Description

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Palo Alto Networks is a platform-based cybersecurity vendor with product offerings covering network security, cloud security, and security operations. The California-based firm has more than 85,000 customers across the world, including more than three fourths of the Global 2000.