BLACKBAUD INC (BLKB) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:BLKB • US09227Q1004
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44.14 USD
-0.15 (-0.34%)
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This BLKB fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. BLKB Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- BLKB had positive earnings in the past year.
- BLKB had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: BLKB reported negative net income in multiple years.
- BLKB had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- BLKB has a better Return On Assets (4.81%) than 73.29% of its industry peers.
- BLKB's Return On Equity of 135.24% is amongst the best of the industry. BLKB outperforms 98.56% of its industry peers.
- BLKB has a Return On Invested Capital of 13.78%. This is amongst the best in the industry. BLKB outperforms 90.97% of its industry peers.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for BLKB is below the industry average of 10.78%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (13.78%) for BLKB is above the 3 year average (8.59%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.81% | ||
| ROE | 135.24% | ||
| ROIC | 13.78% |
ROA(3y)-2.38%
ROA(5y)-1.69%
ROE(3y)-33.58%
ROE(5y)-21.21%
ROIC(3y)8.59%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- BLKB's Profit Margin of 10.19% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. BLKB outperforms 74.01% of its industry peers.
- BLKB's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- The Operating Margin of BLKB (16.91%) is better than 84.84% of its industry peers.
- BLKB's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- BLKB's Gross Margin of 58.79% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. BLKB is outperformed by 63.18% of its industry peers.
- BLKB's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 16.91% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 10.19% | ||
| GM | 58.79% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y30.11%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y64.6%
GM growth 3Y4.02%
GM growth 5Y2.04%
2. BLKB Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- BLKB has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
- BLKB has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, BLKB has less shares outstanding
- The debt/assets ratio for BLKB is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- BLKB has an Altman-Z score of 1.15. This is a bad value and indicates that BLKB is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- The Altman-Z score of BLKB (1.15) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- BLKB has a debt to FCF ratio of 5.45. This is a neutral value as BLKB would need 5.45 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 5.45, BLKB is in line with its industry, outperforming 55.60% of the companies in the same industry.
- BLKB has a Debt/Equity ratio of 12.78. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 12.78, BLKB is not doing good in the industry: 87.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 12.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.45 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.15 |
ROIC/WACC1.27
WACC10.83%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.79 indicates that BLKB may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- BLKB has a Current ratio of 0.79. This is amonst the worse of the industry: BLKB underperforms 85.20% of its industry peers.
- BLKB has a Quick Ratio of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that BLKB is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- BLKB has a worse Quick ratio (0.79) than 84.48% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 |
3. BLKB Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 9.31% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.69% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- BLKB shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -2.34%.
- BLKB shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.32% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.31%
EPS 3Y18.36%
EPS 5Y8.69%
EPS Q2Q%10.19%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.34%
Revenue growth 3Y2.17%
Revenue growth 5Y4.32%
Sales Q2Q%-2.31%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 12.36% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 3.94% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y18.79%
EPS Next 2Y15.75%
EPS Next 3Y11.37%
EPS Next 5Y12.36%
Revenue Next Year5.13%
Revenue Next 2Y4.3%
Revenue Next 3Y1.51%
Revenue Next 5Y3.94%
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. BLKB Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 9.90, the valuation of BLKB can be described as reasonable.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, BLKB is valued cheaper than 88.81% of the companies in the same industry.
- BLKB is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 25.23, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.33, the valuation of BLKB can be described as reasonable.
- 87.36% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BLKB, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
- BLKB is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.28, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.9 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.33 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, BLKB is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.56% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- 90.25% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BLKB, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 9.96 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.17 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- BLKB's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- BLKB has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.53
PEG (5Y)1.14
EPS Next 2Y15.75%
EPS Next 3Y11.37%
5. BLKB Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for BLKB!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
BLKB Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
44.14
-0.15 (-0.34%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)02-10 2026-02-10/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-28 2026-04-28
Inst Owners78.55%
Inst Owner Change4.82%
Ins Owners2.47%
Ins Owner Change8.44%
Market Cap2.03B
Revenue(TTM)1.13B
Net Income(TTM)115.03M
Analysts76
Price Target57.38 (30%)
Short Float %4.74%
Short Ratio3.41
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)1.79%
Min EPS beat(2)0.79%
Max EPS beat(2)2.79%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)5.2%
Min EPS beat(4)0.79%
Max EPS beat(4)12.34%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)1.96%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)3.34%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)3.56%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.15%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.33%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.97%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.89%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.33%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.22%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.01%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.12%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.1%
PT rev (1m)-26.23%
PT rev (3m)-23.99%
EPS NQ rev (1m)1.82%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-5.62%
EPS NY rev (1m)6.65%
EPS NY rev (3m)5.53%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.45%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.19%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.83%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.9 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.33 | ||
| P/S | 1.8 | ||
| P/FCF | 9.96 | ||
| P/OCF | 7.63 | ||
| P/B | 23.84 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 11.17 |
EPS(TTM)4.46
EY10.1%
EPS(NY)5.3
Fwd EY12%
FCF(TTM)4.43
FCFY10.04%
OCF(TTM)5.78
OCFY13.1%
SpS24.57
BVpS1.85
TBVpS-23.48
PEG (NY)0.53
PEG (5Y)1.14
Graham Number13.63
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.81% | ||
| ROE | 135.24% | ||
| ROCE | 15.79% | ||
| ROIC | 13.78% | ||
| ROICexc | 14.29% | ||
| ROICexgc | 13202.6% | ||
| OM | 16.91% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 10.19% | ||
| GM | 58.79% | ||
| FCFM | 18.04% |
ROA(3y)-2.38%
ROA(5y)-1.69%
ROE(3y)-33.58%
ROE(5y)-21.21%
ROIC(3y)8.59%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)8.98%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)9.85%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5Y212.3%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y31.52%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y30.11%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y64.6%
GM growth 3Y4.02%
GM growth 5Y2.04%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.47
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 12.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.45 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.92 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 71.92% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 5.49% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2.91 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 95.85% | ||
| Profit Quality | 176.95% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.15 |
F-Score8
WACC10.83%
ROIC/WACC1.27
Cap/Depr(3y)61.91%
Cap/Depr(5y)63.7%
Cap/Sales(3y)5.71%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.89%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)9.31%
EPS 3Y18.36%
EPS 5Y8.69%
EPS Q2Q%10.19%
EPS Next Y18.79%
EPS Next 2Y15.75%
EPS Next 3Y11.37%
EPS Next 5Y12.36%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.34%
Revenue growth 3Y2.17%
Revenue growth 5Y4.32%
Sales Q2Q%-2.31%
Revenue Next Year5.13%
Revenue Next 2Y4.3%
Revenue Next 3Y1.51%
Revenue Next 5Y3.94%
EBIT growth 1Y41.51%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y35.74%
EBIT Next Year26.7%
EBIT Next 3Y-3.59%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-11.02%
FCF growth 3Y15.3%
FCF growth 5Y21.71%
OCF growth 1Y-10.28%
OCF growth 3Y9.21%
OCF growth 5Y12.4%
BLACKBAUD INC / BLKB Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for BLKB stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to BLKB.
Can you provide the valuation status for BLACKBAUD INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to BLACKBAUD INC (BLKB). This can be considered as Undervalued.
What is the profitability of BLKB stock?
BLACKBAUD INC (BLKB) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
What is the valuation of BLACKBAUD INC based on its PE and PB ratios?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for BLACKBAUD INC (BLKB) is 9.9 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 23.84.
What is the expected EPS growth for BLACKBAUD INC (BLKB) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of BLACKBAUD INC (BLKB) is expected to grow by 18.79% in the next year.