Stock Analysis on Net

Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since December 3, 2021.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)

Microsoft Excel

Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)

Autodesk Inc., EBITDA calculation

US$ in thousands

Microsoft Excel
12 months ended: Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2019 Jan 31, 2018 Jan 31, 2017 Jan 31, 2016
Net income (loss) 1,208,200 214,500 (80,800) (566,900) (582,100) (330,500)
Add: Income tax expense (661,500) 80,300 38,100 9,600 58,300 310,200
Earnings before tax (EBT) 546,700 294,800 (42,700) (557,300) (523,800) (20,300)
Add: Interest and investment expense, net 51,100 54,000 52,100 34,500 29,700 33,900
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 597,800 348,800 9,400 (522,800) (494,100) 13,600
Add: Depreciation, amortization, and accretion 123,800 127,300 95,200 108,400 139,200 145,800
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 721,600 476,100 104,600 (414,400) (354,900) 159,400

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-01-31).

Item Description The company
EBITDA To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital. Autodesk Inc. EBITDA increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021.

Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current

Autodesk Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV) 56,757,512
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) 721,600
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA 78.66
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors1
Accenture PLC 17.90
Adobe Inc. 26.77
International Business Machines Corp. 14.35
Intuit Inc. 43.07
Microsoft Corp. 28.66
Oracle Corp. 21.53
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 101.87
Salesforce Inc. 28.84
ServiceNow Inc. 92.59
Synopsys Inc. 50.91
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Software & Services 33.30
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology 29.83

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31).

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


Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical

Autodesk Inc., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Jan 31, 2021 Jan 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2019 Jan 31, 2018 Jan 31, 2017 Jan 31, 2016
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Enterprise value (EV)1 57,203,385 33,000,282 35,094,003 28,953,264 18,062,633 12,098,015
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 721,600 476,100 104,600 (414,400) (354,900) 159,400
Valuation Ratio
EV/EBITDA3 79.27 69.31 335.51 75.90
Benchmarks
EV/EBITDA, Competitors4
Accenture PLC 23.31 17.46 15.60 13.79
Adobe Inc. 35.44 43.06 41.16 37.27
International Business Machines Corp. 12.53 12.28 10.23
Intuit Inc. 51.96 35.70 34.27 31.25
Microsoft Corp. 24.59 21.74 17.21 15.67
Oracle Corp. 13.78 11.54 11.83 9.50
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 349.95 117.16
Salesforce Inc. 33.92 49.78 56.71
ServiceNow Inc. 147.45 220.91 187.17
Synopsys Inc. 53.43 42.24 26.98 21.34
EV/EBITDA, Sector
Software & Services 24.66 22.06 17.87
EV/EBITDA, Industry
Information Technology 20.37 19.53 14.42

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2016-01-31).

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3 2021 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 57,203,385 ÷ 721,600 = 79.27

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Valuation ratio Description The company
EV/EBITDA Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. Autodesk Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio decreased from 2019 to 2020 but then slightly increased from 2020 to 2021.