PayPal Holdings Inc., FCFF calculation

US$ in millions

12 months ended:	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Net income	2,419)	4,169)	4,202)	2,459)	2,057)
Net noncash charges	3,848)	3,273)	2,604)	2,687)	2,804)
Changes in assets and liabilities	(454)	(1,102)	(952)	(585)	622)
Net cash provided by operating activities	5,813)	6,340)	5,854)	4,561)	5,483)
Cash paid for interest, net of tax¹	201)	182)	158)	64)	60)
Purchases of property and equipment	(706)	(908)	(866)	(704)	(823)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment	5)	5)	120)	17)	3)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)	5,313)	5,619)	5,266)	3,938)	4,723)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

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Item	Description	The company
FCFF	Free cash flow to the firm is the cash flow available to the PayPal Holdings Inc. suppliers of capital after all operating expenses have been paid and necessary investments in working and fixed capital have been made.	PayPal Holdings Inc. FCFF increased from 2020 to 2021 but then slightly decreased from 2021 to 2022 not reaching 2020 level.

PayPal Holdings Inc., interest paid, net of tax calculation

US$ in millions

12 months ended:	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Effective Income Tax Rate (EITR)
EITR¹	28.10%	21.00%	17.00%	18.00%	12.50%
Interest Paid, Net of Tax
Cash paid for interest, before tax	280)	231)	190)	78)	69)
Less: Cash paid for interest, tax²	79)	49)	32)	14)	9)
Cash paid for interest, net of tax	201)	182)	158)	64)	60)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

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² 2022 Calculation
Cash paid for interest, tax = Cash paid for interest × EITR
= 280 × 28.10% = 79

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PayPal Holdings Inc., current EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)	37,147)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)	5,313)
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF	6.99
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors¹
Accenture PLC	20.24
Adobe Inc.	30.22
International Business Machines Corp.	14.29
Intuit Inc.	37.49
Microsoft Corp.	53.29
Oracle Corp.	36.54
Palo Alto Networks Inc.	38.65
Salesforce Inc.	28.14
ServiceNow Inc.	56.37
Synopsys Inc.	56.04
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services	44.03
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology	43.50

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31).

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If the company EV/FCFF is lower then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/FCFF is higher then the EV/FCFF of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

PayPal Holdings Inc., historical EV/FCFF calculation, comparison to benchmarks

	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Enterprise value (EV)¹	55,025)	108,217)	278,044)	112,347)	79,413)
Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF)²	5,313)	5,619)	5,266)	3,938)	4,723)
Valuation Ratio
EV/FCFF³	10.36	19.26	52.80	28.53	16.81
Benchmarks
EV/FCFF, Competitors⁴
Accenture PLC	16.99	24.76	17.90	18.49	17.18
Adobe Inc.	20.82	33.61	40.43	40.48	31.36
International Business Machines Corp.	16.47	13.10	9.35	12.86	—
Intuit Inc.	32.85	48.64	37.90	33.30	27.69
Microsoft Corp.	32.31	38.37	33.99	26.37	23.99
Oracle Corp.	31.60	16.36	14.99	14.03	11.11
Palo Alto Networks Inc.	29.29	32.74	26.50	20.44	22.33
Salesforce Inc.	35.97	44.91	39.63	41.21	—
ServiceNow Inc.	40.86	60.13	83.74	67.96	—
Synopsys Inc.	30.82	38.59	42.88	33.32	37.07
EV/FCFF, Sector
Software & Services	29.16	31.90	27.10	23.26	—
EV/FCFF, Industry
Information Technology	27.01	27.93	24.12	19.69	—

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31).

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³ 2022 Calculation
EV/FCFF = EV ÷ FCFF
= 55,025 ÷ 5,313 = 10.36

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Valuation ratio	Description	The company
EV/FCFF	Enterprise value to free cash flow to the firm is whole company valuation indicator.	PayPal Holdings Inc. EV/FCFF ratio decreased from 2020 to 2021 and from 2021 to 2022.

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