Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
Item | Description | The company |
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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. | Salesforce Inc. EBITDA decreased from 2022 to 2023 but then increased from 2023 to 2024 exceeding 2022 level. |
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |
Enterprise value (EV) | 271,458) |
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 9,163) |
Valuation Ratio | |
EV/EBITDA | 29.63 |
Benchmarks | |
EV/EBITDA, Competitors1 | |
Accenture PLC | 20.82 |
Adobe Inc. | 27.40 |
Autodesk Inc. | 47.69 |
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | 51.97 |
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 239.71 |
International Business Machines Corp. | 17.61 |
Intuit Inc. | 38.46 |
Microsoft Corp. | 23.35 |
Oracle Corp. | 26.45 |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 91.05 |
ServiceNow Inc. | 119.18 |
Synopsys Inc. | 51.41 |
EV/EBITDA, Sector | |
Software & Services | 31.12 |
EV/EBITDA, Industry | |
Information Technology | 36.26 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31).
1 Click competitor name to see calculations.
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
Jan 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2023 | Jan 31, 2022 | Jan 31, 2021 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||
Enterprise value (EV)1 | 290,863) | 181,834) | 196,365) | 187,123) | 146,907) | 118,576) | |
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 | 9,163) | 4,733) | 5,046) | 5,517) | 2,951) | 2,091) | |
Valuation Ratio | |||||||
EV/EBITDA3 | 31.74 | 38.42 | 38.91 | 33.92 | 49.78 | 56.71 | |
Benchmarks | |||||||
EV/EBITDA, Competitors4 | |||||||
Accenture PLC | — | 17.26 | 14.25 | 23.31 | 17.46 | 15.60 | |
Adobe Inc. | — | 34.07 | 22.32 | 35.44 | 43.06 | 41.16 | |
Autodesk Inc. | 37.67 | 36.84 | 53.83 | 79.27 | 69.31 | 335.51 | |
Cadence Design Systems Inc. | — | 55.61 | 42.11 | 39.61 | 45.75 | 31.64 | |
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. | 262.20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
International Business Machines Corp. | — | 14.41 | 22.17 | 12.53 | 12.28 | 10.23 | |
Intuit Inc. | 38.55 | 38.71 | 36.22 | 51.96 | 35.70 | 34.27 | |
Microsoft Corp. | 23.66 | 22.92 | 20.17 | 24.59 | 21.74 | 17.21 | |
Oracle Corp. | 21.81 | 21.80 | 17.12 | 13.78 | 11.54 | 11.83 | |
Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 84.17 | 85.08 | 515.16 | — | 349.95 | 117.16 | |
ServiceNow Inc. | — | 96.48 | 104.30 | 147.45 | 220.91 | 187.17 | |
Synopsys Inc. | — | 54.59 | 36.73 | 53.43 | 42.24 | 26.98 | |
EV/EBITDA, Sector | |||||||
Software & Services | — | 24.84 | 22.25 | 25.32 | 22.51 | 18.25 | |
EV/EBITDA, Industry | |||||||
Information Technology | — | 23.77 | 18.68 | 20.68 | 19.72 | 14.63 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-01-31).
3 2024 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 290,863 ÷ 9,163 = 31.74
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
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EV/EBITDA | Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. | Salesforce Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio decreased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024. |