Technology One (ASX:TNE): Valuation Check After R&D Spend, Margin Gains and UK/Education Expansion

Recent coverage around Technology One (ASX:TNE) has focused on its substantial research and development spending, improving margins, and rising dividends, while the company also expands further into large addressable markets such as the UK and the education sector.

See our latest analysis for Technology One.

Despite that upbeat operational story, the 1 month share price return of minus 22.7 percent and 3 month share price return of minus 27.2 percent show momentum has cooled. However, the 5 year total shareholder return of about 247 percent still points to a strong long term compounding story.

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With profits rising faster than revenue and the share price now sitting well below analyst targets, the key question is whether Technology One is temporarily on sale or whether the market is simply pricing in all that future growth.

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 21.7% Undervalued

Compared with the last close at A$27.31, the most followed narrative points to a higher fair value, framing Technology One as materially mispriced today.

The analysts have a consensus price target of A$36.276 for Technology One based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of A$45.7, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just A$18.0.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see what kind of revenue runway, margin lift, and future earnings multiple are being baked into that optimistic fair value? The full narrative explains the growth, profitability, and valuation factors that underpin this upside view, step by step, so you can judge whether those expectations are reasonable.

Result: Fair Value of $34.87 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, sustained ARR growth, rapid SaaS plus adoption, and strong cash generation could support margins and earnings, softening any valuation reset and challenging this undervalued view.

Find out about the key risks to this Technology One narrative.

Another Angle On Value

While the narrative implies Technology One is 21.7 percent undervalued, our earnings based comparison paints a different picture. The current P E of 64.8 times towers over the global software average of 26.9 times and a fair ratio of 39 times, suggesting limited margin for disappointment if growth wobbles.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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