Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:$FB) requires no introduction. It is an online social network giant, perhaps unrivaled by competitors within the industry. Facebook’s stock price history over the past year indicates an increase of 36%, but this is overvalued.
Let’s take a look at the company’s latest balance sheets to reveal why:
- Total cash and cash equivalents of $35.452 billion
- $0 billion in total debt
- Total net cash position of $35.452 billion
- Subtracting the net cash total from its total market cap of $489.967 billion, we have an Enterprise Value of $454.515 billion
- $15.401 billion in operating earnings
- Facebook is trading on an acquirer’s multiple of 30, or 30 times operating earnings
- The average acquirer’s multiple is 7.4
Further, while taking a closer look at Facebook’s latest cash flow statements, it’s indicated that the company generated a two month operating cash flow of $19.384 billion with a %5.079 billion in Capex. This means that Facebook generated a $14.305 billion free cash flow, or a FCF/EV yield of a mere 3%.
There’s no doubt that Facebook is a top competitor in generating revenue with its current amount of $33.173 billion (ttm) and net income of $13.155 billion (ttm). But those impressive numbers should not trump a reasonable evaluation.
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