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Share of $500bn AI market drops to 60% in 10 years

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September 09 2024

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October 04 2024

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Summary of Aswath Damodaran's Nvidia narrative and valuation. Damodaran is notoriously conservative and previously sold half his stake in Nvidia.

Catalysts:

  • Nvidia's AI chips remain the central growth driver.
  • Continued demand in auto chips presents potential, though small.
  • Growth in gaming and crypto chips, though less impactful.
  • Nvidia's lead in AI architecture supports rapid market expansion.

Assumptions:

  • Revenue growth will decelerate but remain robust due to AI scaling.
  • Margins may compress slightly due to competition but stay strong.
  • Earnings could see slower growth as scaling pressures increase.

Risks:

  • AI growth may plateau, challenging high expectations.
  • Increasing competition and regulation in AI and chip markets could erode profitability.
  • Dependent on TSMC and exposed to China risks

Valuation

Damodaran uses a discounted cash flow to arrive at a fair value of $87. I've used the same inputs from his model for Revenue and Earnings which means a future PE multiple of 18.4x in 10 years with a discount rate of 8.49%.

Revenue: $422 billion in 10 years

  • Gaming/Other: $92bn
  • AI: $300bn (60% market share of a $500bn market in 10 years)
  • Auto: $30b

Total: $422bn

Gross Margins

  • 70-75% in 2024 Q2
  • 65% in 2034 due to rising costs from TSMC

Operating Margins

  • 61.9% operating margin, 67.0% adjusted margin in 2024 Q2
  • Projected to fall to 60% by 2034

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