| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 2/6 |
| Future Growth | 6/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
CRWD Stock Overview
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-delivered solutions for endpoint and cloud workload protection in the United States, Australia, Germany, India, Israel, Romania, and the United Kingdom.
CrowdStrike Holdings Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$164.73 |
| 52 Week High | US$298.48 |
| 52 Week Low | US$163.11 |
| Beta | 1.38 |
| 1 Month Change | -20.65% |
| 3 Month Change | -41.87% |
| 1 Year Change | -26.30% |
| 3 Year Change | n/a |
| 5 Year Change | n/a |
| Change since IPO | 184.02% |
Recent News & Updates
CrowdStrike: At The Forefront Of Its Competitors; But Valuation Remains On The High End
The slowdown in revenue growth rate during the quarter has caused the share price to tumble from its all-time high due to price multiple contraction. CrowdStrike is gaining market share at an unprecedented pace due to its growing consumers’ mindshare and highly efficient sales team. Based on our valuations estimate, CrowdStrike is still trading at a premium despite the decline in share price.
CrowdStrike Stock: The Endpoint Security Leader Is On Fire Sale Now
CrowdStrike is one of the leading players in the next-gen endpoint security market. Its stock has been battered recently, alongside its high-growth SaaS peers. However, we think this has created a fire sale opportunity for investors with a long-term perspective.
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CrowdStrike: Buying The Dip, Here Is Why
CrowdStrike is an expensive stock for a reason and the recent pull-back offers an opportune moment to initiate a position in this industry winner. Incredibly ability to retain customers and drive growth within its existing customer base are strong signs of a positive future for CrowdStrike. A founder-led company taking its point of departure in what the legacy providers weren't capable of. Trading 30% down from previous high something it hasn't done since the Covid-19 market crash. Q3-22 was yet another impressive quarter with strong top-line growth and positive free cash flow.
Shareholder Returns
| CRWD | US Software | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -6.8% | -2.1% | -4.0% |
| 1Y | -26.3% | 9.6% | 6.6% |
Return vs Industry: CRWD underperformed the US Software industry which returned 9.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CRWD underperformed the US Market which returned 6.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CRWD volatility | |
|---|---|
| CRWD Average Weekly Movement | 7.6% |
| Software Industry Average Movement | 8.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 15.7% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 2.4% |
Stable Share Price: CRWD is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CRWD's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,543 | George Kurtz | https://www.crowdstrike.com |
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-delivered solutions for endpoint and cloud workload protection in the United States, Australia, Germany, India, Israel, Romania, and the United Kingdom. The company offers its Falcon platform through a software as a service subscription-based model that covers various security markets, including corporate endpoint security, cloud security, managed security services, security and IT operations, threat intelligence, identity protection, and log management. The company primarily sells subscriptions to its Falcon platform and cloud modules through its direct sales team that leverages its network of channel partners.
CrowdStrike Holdings Fundamentals Summary
| CRWD fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$37.78b |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$211.82m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.29b |
29.4x
P/S Ratio-178.4x
P/E RatioIs CRWD overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CRWD income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.29b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$337.33m |
| Gross Profit | US$948.18m |
| Expenses | US$1.16b |
| Earnings | -US$211.82m |
Last Reported Earnings
Oct 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.92 |
| Gross Margin | 73.76% |
| Net Profit Margin | -16.48% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 77.0% |
How did CRWD perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is CrowdStrike Holdings undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
44.7%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CRWD ($164.73) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($297.64)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CRWD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CRWD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Software industry average.
PE vs Market: CRWD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CRWD's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CRWD is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (39.8x) compared to the US Software industry average (4.9x).
Future Growth
How is CrowdStrike Holdings forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 30 analysts?
45.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CRWD is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: CRWD is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: CRWD's is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: CRWD's revenue (25.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CRWD's revenue (25.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CRWD's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (21.2%)
Past Performance
How has CrowdStrike Holdings performed over the past 5 years?
-5.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CRWD is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: CRWD is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CRWD is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 5.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare CRWD's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: CRWD is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (20.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CRWD has a negative Return on Equity (-21.85%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Financial Health
How is CrowdStrike Holdings's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CRWD's short term assets ($2.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.2B).
Long Term Liabilities: CRWD's short term assets ($2.4B) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CRWD has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if CRWD's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable CRWD has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: CRWD is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 76.6% per year.
Dividend
What is CrowdStrike Holdings's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate CRWD's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate CRWD's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CRWD's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if CRWD's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of CRWD's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
6.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
George Kurtz (50 yo)
10.17yrs
Tenure
US$20,518,011
Compensation
Mr. George R. Kurtz has been an Independent Director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company since June 24, 2019. Mr. Kurtz is a co-founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of CrowdStrike, Inc. since J...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: George's total compensation ($USD20.52M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD11.42M).
Compensation vs Earnings: George's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: CRWD's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: CRWD's board of directors are considered experienced (8.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: CRWD insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 3.7%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
- Ticker: CRWD
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2011
- Industry: Systems Software
- Sector: Software
- Implied Market Cap: US$37.779b
- Shares outstanding: 229.34m
- Website: https://www.crowdstrike.com
Number of Employees
Location
- CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
- 206 East 9th Street
- Suite 1400
- Austin
- Texas
- 78701
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/01/21 23:56 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/01/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.