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Adobe Inc. Valuation: Is The Stock Undervalued?

By Kurt Osterberg · On September 15, 2024

Image Source: PixabayAs part of an ongoing series, each week we typically conduct an analysis on one of the companies in our screens. This week, however, we will take a look at one of the stocks that is not currently in our screens: Adobe Inc.

Profile
Adobe provides content creation, document management, and digital marketing and advertising software and services to creative professionals and marketers for creating, managing, delivering, measuring, optimizing, and engaging with compelling content multiple operating systems, devices, and media.The company operates with three segments: digital media content creation, digital experience for marketing solutions, and publishing for legacy products (less than 5% of revenue).

Recent Performance
Over the past 12 months, the share price has moved up by approximately 8.18%.Source: Google Finance

Inputs

Discount rate: 9%

Terminal growth rate: 4%

WACC: 9%

Forecasted Free Cash Flows (FCFs)

Terminal Value

Terminal Value = FCF * (1 + g) / (r – g) = 324.06 billion

Present Value of Terminal Value

PV of Terminal Value = Terminal Value / (1 + WACC)^5 = 210.62 billion

Present Value of Free Cash Flows

Present Value of FCFs = ? (FCF / (1 + r)^n) = 45.50 billion

Enterprise Value

Enterprise Value = Present Value of FCFs + Present Value of Terminal Value = 256.12 billion

Net Debt

Net Debt = Total Debt – Total Cash = -1.98 billion

Equity Value

Equity Value = Enterprise Value – Net Debt = 258.10 billion

Per-Share DCF Value

Per-Share DCF Value = Enterprise Value / Number of Shares Outstanding = $582.61

Conclusion
Based on the DCF valuation, the stock appears to be overvalued. The DCF value of the $582.61 share is lower than the recent market price of $586.55. The margin of safety is -0.68%.More By This Author:Comcast Corporation: Is It A Buy?Large-Cap Stocks In Trouble – Sunday, Sept. 8Verizon Communications Inc: Is It A Buy?