Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 3/6 |
Future Growth | 5/6 |
Past Performance | 3/6 |
Financial Health | 4/6 |
Dividends | 0/6 |
FFIV Stock Overview
F5, Inc. provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions for the security, performance, and availability of network applications, servers, and storage systems.
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Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | US$158.47 |
52 Week High | US$249.00 |
52 Week Low | US$147.47 |
Beta | 1.18 |
1 Month Change | -2.38% |
3 Month Change | -24.49% |
1 Year Change | -16.49% |
3 Year Change | 8.82% |
5 Year Change | 24.72% |
Change since IPO | 2,030.69% |
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Shareholder Returns
FFIV | US Communications | US Market | |
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7D | 5.2% | 3.4% | 6.6% |
1Y | -16.5% | -15.0% | -18.5% |
Return vs Industry: FFIV underperformed the US Communications industry which returned -15% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FFIV exceeded the US Market which returned -18.5% over the past year.
Price Volatility
FFIV volatility | |
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FFIV Average Weekly Movement | 6.3% |
Communications Industry Average Movement | 8.1% |
Market Average Movement | 8.0% |
10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.6% |
10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: FFIV is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: FFIV's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1996 | 6,420 | Francois Locoh-Donou | https://www.f5.com |
F5, Inc. provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions for the security, performance, and availability of network applications, servers, and storage systems. The company’s multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions enable its customers to develop, deploy, operate, secure, and govern applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It offers application security and delivery products, including BIG-IP appliances and VIPRION chassis and related software modules and software-only Virtual Editions; Local Traffic Manager and DNS Services; Advanced Firewall Manager and Policy Enforcement Manager that leverage the unique performance characteristics of its hardware and software architecture; Application Security Manager and Access Policy Manager; NGINX Plus and NGINX Controller; Shape Defense and Enterprise Defense; Secure Web Gateway, and Silverline DDoS and Application security offerings; and online fraud and abuse prevention solutions.
F5 Fundamentals Summary
FFIV fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | US$9.58b |
Earnings (TTM) | US$350.12m |
Revenue (TTM) | US$2.65b |
27.4x
P/E Ratio3.6x
P/S RatioIs FFIV overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
FFIV income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | US$2.65b |
Cost of Revenue | US$511.01m |
Gross Profit | US$2.14b |
Other Expenses | US$1.79b |
Earnings | US$350.12m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
Earnings per share (EPS) | 5.79 |
Gross Margin | 80.75% |
Net Profit Margin | 13.19% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 15.0% |
How did FFIV perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is FFIV undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
3/6Valuation Score 3/6
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for FFIV?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
What is FFIV's n/a Ratio? | |
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n/a Ratio | 0x |
n/a | n/a |
Market Cap | US$9.58b |
Key Statistics | |
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Enterprise Value/Revenue | 3.5x |
Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 16.9x |
PEG Ratio | 1.1x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does FFIV's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
FFIV PE Ratio vs Peers |
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Company | PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
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Peer Average | 27.7x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: FFIV is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.4x) compared to the peer average (27.7x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does FFIV's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the U.S. Communications Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: FFIV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.4x) compared to the US Communications industry average (21.9x)
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is FFIV's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
Fair Ratio | |
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Current PE Ratio | 27.4x |
Fair PE Ratio | 26.5x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: FFIV is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.5x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of FFIV when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: FFIV ($158.47) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($601.48)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FFIV is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: FFIV is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.1x)
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Future Growth
How is F5 forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 17 analysts?
Future Growth Score
5/6Future Growth Score 5/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
24.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: FFIV's forecast earnings growth (24.2% per year) is above the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: FFIV's earnings (24.2% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14% per year).
High Growth Earnings: FFIV's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: FFIV's revenue (9.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (8.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: FFIV's revenue (9.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: FFIV's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (27.4%)
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Past Performance
How has F5 performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
3/6Past Performance Score 3/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-7.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FFIV has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FFIV's current net profit margins (13.2%) are higher than last year (11.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FFIV's earnings have declined by 7.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FFIV's earnings growth over the past year (25.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (-7.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: FFIV earnings growth over the past year (25.7%) underperformed the Communications industry 35.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FFIV's Return on Equity (14.6%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is F5's financial position?
Financial Health Score
4/6Financial Health Score 4/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FFIV's short term assets ($1.7B) do not cover its short term liabilities ($1.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: FFIV's short term assets ($1.7B) exceed its long term liabilities ($906.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FFIV has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if FFIV's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FFIV's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (165.9%).
Interest Coverage: FFIV earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is F5 current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FFIV's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FFIV'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 FFIV's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FFIV's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as FFIV has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Francois Locoh-Donou (50 yo)
5.17yrs
Tenure
US$11,469,726
Compensation
Mr. Francois Locoh-Donou has been Chief Executive Officer and President at F5, Inc. (formally known as F5 Networks, Inc.) since April 2017. Mr. Locoh-Donou is a Co-Founder and Chairman of Cajou Espoir, a c...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Francois's total compensation ($USD11.47M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD8.44M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Francois's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: FFIV's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: FFIV's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: FFIV insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
F5, Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: F5, Inc.
- Ticker: FFIV
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1996
- Industry: Communications Equipment
- Sector: Tech
- Implied Market Cap: US$9.583b
- Shares outstanding: 60.47m
- Website: https://www.f5.com
Number of Employees
Location
- F5, Inc.
- 801 5th Avenue
- Seattle
- Washington
- 98104-1663
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/06/25 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/24 00:00 |
Earnings | 2022/03/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/09/30 |
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.