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Overall PANW gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated PANW against 276 industry peers in the Software industry. PANW has an average financial health and profitability rating. PANW is valued quite expensively, but it does show have an excellent growth rating. This makes PANW very considerable for growth investing!
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
PANW had positive earnings in the past year.
PANW had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: PANW reported negative net income in multiple years.
PANW had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 4.75%, PANW is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.46% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of PANW (12.89%) is better than 76.45% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 5.58%, PANW is doing good in the industry, outperforming 74.28% of the companies in the same industry.
PANW had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.95%. This is significantly below the industry average of 10.78%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.95%) for PANW is below the current ROIC(5.58%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.75% | ||
| ROE | 12.89% | ||
| ROIC | 5.58% |
ROA(3y)6.91%
ROA(5y)2.74%
ROE(3y)29.83%
ROE(5y)-23.25%
ROIC(3y)4.95%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
PANW has a better Profit Margin (11.69%) than 72.46% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 13.24%, PANW is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.99% of the companies in the same industry.
With a Gross Margin value of 73.47%, PANW perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 59.78% of the companies in the same industry.
PANW's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 13.24% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 11.69% | ||
| GM | 73.47% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.21%
GM growth 5Y0.76%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so PANW is destroying value.
PANW has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
PANW has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
PANW has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
2.2 Solvency
PANW has an Altman-Z score of 6.00. This indicates that PANW is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 6.00, PANW is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 76.81% of the companies in the same industry.
There is no outstanding debt for PANW. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0 | ||
| Altman-Z | 6 |
ROIC/WACC0.51
WACC10.95%
2.3 Liquidity
PANW has a Current Ratio of 0.99. This is a bad value and indicates that PANW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.99, PANW is doing worse than 75.36% of the companies in the same industry.
PANW has a Quick Ratio of 0.99. This is a bad value and indicates that PANW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
PANW has a Quick ratio of 0.99. This is in the lower half of the industry: PANW underperforms 74.28% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.99 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
PANW shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 19.32%, which is quite good.
PANW shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 32.59% yearly.
PANW shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 15.30%.
The Revenue has been growing by 22.03% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)19.32%
EPS 3Y38.4%
EPS 5Y32.59%
EPS Q2Q%19.23%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)15.3%
Revenue growth 3Y18.79%
Revenue growth 5Y22.03%
Sales Q2Q%15.67%
3.2 Future
PANW is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 15.63% yearly.
Based on estimates for the next years, PANW will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 13.04% on average per year.
EPS Next Y17.92%
EPS Next 2Y15.09%
EPS Next 3Y14.77%
EPS Next 5Y15.63%
Revenue Next Year14.61%
Revenue Next 2Y13.93%
Revenue Next 3Y13.45%
Revenue Next 5Y13.04%
3.3 Evolution
The estimated forward EPS growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Earnings ratio of 53.54 indicates a quite expensive valuation of PANW.
PANW's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
PANW's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.77.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 42.23, the valuation of PANW can be described as expensive.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as PANW.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PANW to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.35), we can say PANW is valued expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 53.54 | ||
| Fwd PE | 42.23 |
4.2 Price Multiples
PANW's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, PANW is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 67.39% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 35.28 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 77.38 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
PANW's earnings are expected to grow with 14.77% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)2.99
PEG (5Y)1.64
EPS Next 2Y15.09%
EPS Next 3Y14.77%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
PANW does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
186.85
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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners84.51%
Inst Owner Change5.84%
Ins Owners0.4%
Ins Owner Change1.69%
Market Cap130.23B
Revenue(TTM)9.56B
Net Income(TTM)1.12B
Analysts79
Price Target231.64 (23.97%)
Short Float %6.49%
Short Ratio7.95
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)3.86%
Min EPS beat(2)2.41%
Max EPS beat(2)5.31%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)2.93%
Min EPS beat(4)1.85%
Max EPS beat(4)5.31%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)4.22%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)8.99%
EPS beat(16)16
Avg EPS beat(16)8.59%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.02%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.43%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.62%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.17%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.46%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.62%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.16%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.22%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.01%
PT rev (1m)2.4%
PT rev (3m)6.74%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.05%
EPS NQ rev (3m)1.3%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.21%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.29%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.04%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.3%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.14%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.15%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 53.54 | ||
| Fwd PE | 42.23 | ||
| P/S | 13.63 | ||
| P/FCF | 35.28 | ||
| P/OCF | 32.74 | ||
| P/B | 15.03 | ||
| P/tB | 38.59 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 77.38 |
EPS(TTM)3.49
EY1.87%
EPS(NY)4.42
Fwd EY2.37%
FCF(TTM)5.3
FCFY2.83%
OCF(TTM)5.71
OCFY3.05%
SpS13.71
BVpS12.43
TBVpS4.84
PEG (NY)2.99
PEG (5Y)1.64
Graham Number31.24
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.75% | ||
| ROE | 12.89% | ||
| ROCE | 7.85% | ||
| ROIC | 5.58% | ||
| ROICexc | 7.55% | ||
| ROICexgc | 13.59% | ||
| OM | 13.24% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 11.69% | ||
| GM | 73.47% | ||
| FCFM | 38.63% |
ROA(3y)6.91%
ROA(5y)2.74%
ROE(3y)29.83%
ROE(5y)-23.25%
ROIC(3y)4.95%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)6.58%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)15.61%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)6.97%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.21%
GM growth 5Y0.76%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.41
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 82.09% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.99% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 246.45% | ||
| Profit Quality | 330.41% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Altman-Z | 6 |
F-Score5
WACC10.95%
ROIC/WACC0.51
Cap/Depr(3y)59.63%
Cap/Depr(5y)58.33%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.25%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.6%
Profit Quality(3y)341.57%
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)19.32%
EPS 3Y38.4%
EPS 5Y32.59%
EPS Q2Q%19.23%
EPS Next Y17.92%
EPS Next 2Y15.09%
EPS Next 3Y14.77%
EPS Next 5Y15.63%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)15.3%
Revenue growth 3Y18.79%
Revenue growth 5Y22.03%
Sales Q2Q%15.67%
Revenue Next Year14.61%
Revenue Next 2Y13.93%
Revenue Next 3Y13.45%
Revenue Next 5Y13.04%
EBIT growth 1Y31.87%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year30.85%
EBIT Next 3Y19.13%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y26.27%
FCF growth 3Y24.64%
FCF growth 5Y33.4%
OCF growth 1Y29.69%
OCF growth 3Y23.25%
OCF growth 5Y29.11%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC / PANW FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to PANW.
What is the valuation status of PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) stock?
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for PANW stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) is 53.54 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 15.03.
What is the financial health of PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) stock?
The financial health rating of PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC (PANW) is 5 / 10.