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Palantir: Still Undervalued After The Rally

Sundry Photography Investment thesis Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) is one of the hottest stocks year-to-date. Investing after a massive rally like PLTR demonstrated this year is risky, but my valu

Palantir: Still Undervalued After The Rally

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Investing after a massive rally like PLTR demonstrated this year is risky, but my valu","content":"<html><head></head><body><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/74e98accb4bbd2fb7441becfa31fd3b2\" tg-width=\"750\" tg-height=\"500\"/></p><h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Summary</h2><ul><li><p>Palantir demonstrated a stellar revenue increase over the past five years, and recent quarterly financial statements suggest solid growth momentum is still in place.</p></li><li><p>The latest earnings indicated a massive bullish signal because the company delivered its first-ever positive free cash flow quarter and my analysis suggests room for profitability improvement is huge.</p></li><li><p>My valuation analysis suggests the stock is more than 20% undervalued.</p></li></ul><h2>Investment thesis</h2><p>Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) is one of the hottest stocks year-to-date. Investing after a massive rally like PLTR demonstrated this year is risky, but my valuation analysis suggests the stock is significantly undervalued. The level of uncertainty regarding underlying assumptions is high, but even under very conservative growth expectations, the stock still looks undervalued. First quarter financial performance was an important milestone and a bullish signal that the company can generate solid free cash flow. My analysis suggests there is still huge room for further margin expansion in the upcoming quarters. The stock is a strong buy even after a 140% year-to-date rally, in my opinion.</p><h2>Company information</h2><p>Palantir is a software company specializing in data analysis and integration for clients across different sectors. According to the latest 10-K report, the company offers three software platforms: Gotham, Foundry, and Apollo. Gotham and Foundry enable institutions to transform massive amounts of information into an integrated data asset that reflects their operations. Apollo is a cloud-agnostic layer that coordinates the delivery of new features and security updates, helping to ensure the continuous operation of critical systems and allowing customers to run their software in virtually any environment.</p><p>The company&#39;s fiscal year ends on December 31. PLTR disaggregates its revenue into two reportable segments: Government [clients] and Commercial. In FY 2022, about 57% of the company&#39;s revenue is attributable to the Government segment.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cb896161b32a31ba773a203812aec739\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"93\"/></p><p>Palantir&#39;s latest 10-K report</p><p></p><h2>Financials</h2><p>Palantir went public in 2020, so we have just a five year-horizon to analyze the long-term financial performance. The company&#39;s revenue increased more than three-fold over the five years. I like that profitability metrics improved significantly as the company&#39;s business scaled up.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/65a46f82a094bc6441219875c8113e81\" tg-width=\"638\" tg-height=\"278\"/></p><p>Author&#39;s calculations</p><p></p><p>The company&#39;s operating expenses are high mainly because of very high SG&amp;A, especially the stock-based compensation [SBC]. During the IPO year, the SBC was massive, about 20% higher than the company&#39;s annual revenue. These expenses moderated since then but still represented about 30% of annual revenue in FY 2022. SG&amp;A represented about two-thirds of the company&#39;s sales, meaning there is still much room to optimize costs as the business scales up. From the operating expenses perspective, I like that the company allocates a significant portion of its sales to R&amp;D, meaning the management is working on fueling additional revenue growth with new features or products.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/486df01691a35b86d823cede9c49669e\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p></p><p>The company&#39;s quarterly earnings history is relatively short, but we can see that revenue growth experiences strong momentum and is consistently double-digit. On the other hand, we can see that YoY revenue growth is decelerating. As revenue growth decelerates, the management should be very attentive to managing costs. And they do. In Q1 of FY 2023, the company demonstrated a positive operating margin for the first time. I like that the company did not sacrifice its R&amp;D and optimized SG&amp;A. Gross margin also shows resilience during the harsh environment, which is good for investors.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d9503acc4218790f2a48035c017b337b\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"307\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p></p><p>As a conservative investor, I pay much attention to the free cash flow [FCF] margin. During Q1, the company generated a positive levered FCF ex-SBC with a solid about 13% FCF margin. It is a massive bullish sign because we saw above that SG&amp;A still represented more than 60% of the company&#39;s sales. Therefore, there is vast room for profitability improvement as the business scales up in my opinion.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1da27a4e0aace0730e25afb18bf1fb26\" tg-width=\"363\" tg-height=\"168\"/></p><p>Author&#39;s calculations</p><p></p><p>The company&#39;s balance sheet is in excellent shape, with about $3 billion in cash and a solid net cash position. Overall, leverage ratios are very modest, and liquidity looks like a fortress. Based on the balance sheet, I believe the company has enough financial strength to weather any storm.</p><h2>Valuation</h2><p>The stock rallied more than 140% year-to-date, significantly outperforming the broad market. The company&#39;s strong Q1 earnings report with its first-ever positive operating profit triggered the stock price. The chart below shows that the major part of the rally began after the Q1 earnings release in early May.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/788f5f0697f6177b34754f17f14815a9\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"290\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p></p><p>Seeking Alpha Quant assigns PLTR a relatively low &#34;D+&#34; valuation grade meaning there is tiny, if any, upside potential. This is because the valuation multiples of Palantir are very high. On the other hand, we can see that valuation ratios are moderating if compared to 5-year averages.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/700d9dc7c606ac9366558dca4072045e\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"524\"/></p><p>Seeking Alpha</p><p></p><p>Multiples analysis is unfair for a growth company like Palantir, in my view, which just recently started delivering positive FCF. In my opinion, a discounted cash flow [DCF] approach is the best option for a growth company like Palantir. Valueinvesting.io suggests Palantir&#39;s WACC is 10%, which I use as a discount rate. I have revenue consensus estimates up to FY 2027 and project a 20% revenue growth after it. Overall, over a decade, revenue is expected to compound at 22% CAGR. This might look way too aggressive. On the other hand, the company is a pioneer and its opportunities are a blue ocean with vast growth opportunities. Moreover, we are currently at the beginning of the AI era, which is considered a Fifth Industrial Revolution by many. The company has a solid track record of revenue growth over the past five years, and it continues to invest substantial resources in R&amp;D. Therefore, I consider a 22% revenue CAGR reasonable. For FCF margin, I start with 12.78% for FY 2023, which is Q1&#39;s levered FCF margin ex-SBC. I expect the FCF margin to expand by 150 basis points early as the revenue increases rapidly.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/365296a2fd2bfb89f45fd915d73a30aa\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"245\"/></p><p>Author&#39;s calculations</p><p></p><p>As you can see above, the fair value is about $41 billion under the given assumptions. This means the stock is more than 20% undervalued even after a massive year-to-date rally. PLTR bears might argue that a 20% revenue CAGR might be too optimistic. For more conservative potential investors, let me simulate the second scenario with a 15% revenue CAGR for the years beyond FY 2027.</p><p></p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f1d1d24f86d404acfbbe5ac9289b7518\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"241\"/></p><p>Author&#39;s calculations</p><p></p><p>According to my calculations, the stock is still undervalued even with a substantially slower revenue growth estimation. Therefore, the margin of safety looks solid.</p><h2>Risks to consider</h2><p>As an aggressive growth company, Palantir faces significant risks of failing to deliver expected revenue growth. Revenue demonstrating deceleration signals will significantly adversely affect the company&#39;s market capitalization. Failing to achieve sustainability in FCF margin expansion will also hit the stock price. Therefore, investors should remember that changes in underlying assumptions can massively move the fair stock price.</p><p>Palantir technology operates in a highly technologically sophisticated industry. The company has to sustain its competitive advantages over competitors to ensure the market share is safe. The company mitigates this risk by substantial investments in R&amp;D. But investing in R&amp;D is also risky since some of the bets might not pay off. Therefore, the company should continue to keep its brightest engineers.</p><h2>Bottom line</h2><p>To conclude, I believe that PLTR stock is a strong buy. The upside potential outweighs the potential risks. I believe that the last quarter was a significant pivot since the company delivered its first positive operating profit and levered FCF. 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Investing after a massive rally like PLTR demonstrated this year is risky, but my valuation analysis suggests the stock is significantly undervalued. The level of uncertainty regarding underlying assumptions is high, but even under very conservative growth expectations, the stock still looks undervalued. First quarter financial performance was an important milestone and a bullish signal that the company can generate solid free cash flow. My analysis suggests there is still huge room for further margin expansion in the upcoming quarters. The stock is a strong buy even after a 140% year-to-date rally, in my opinion.Company informationPalantir is a software company specializing in data analysis and integration for clients across different sectors. According to the latest 10-K report, the company offers three software platforms: Gotham, Foundry, and Apollo. Gotham and Foundry enable institutions to transform massive amounts of information into an integrated data asset that reflects their operations. Apollo is a cloud-agnostic layer that coordinates the delivery of new features and security updates, helping to ensure the continuous operation of critical systems and allowing customers to run their software in virtually any environment.The company's fiscal year ends on December 31. PLTR disaggregates its revenue into two reportable segments: Government [clients] and Commercial. In FY 2022, about 57% of the company's revenue is attributable to the Government segment.Palantir's latest 10-K reportFinancialsPalantir went public in 2020, so we have just a five year-horizon to analyze the long-term financial performance. The company's revenue increased more than three-fold over the five years. I like that profitability metrics improved significantly as the company's business scaled up.Author's calculationsThe company's operating expenses are high mainly because of very high SG&A, especially the stock-based compensation [SBC]. During the IPO year, the SBC was massive, about 20% higher than the company's annual revenue. These expenses moderated since then but still represented about 30% of annual revenue in FY 2022. SG&A represented about two-thirds of the company's sales, meaning there is still much room to optimize costs as the business scales up. From the operating expenses perspective, I like that the company allocates a significant portion of its sales to R&D, meaning the management is working on fueling additional revenue growth with new features or products.Data by YChartsThe company's quarterly earnings history is relatively short, but we can see that revenue growth experiences strong momentum and is consistently double-digit. On the other hand, we can see that YoY revenue growth is decelerating. As revenue growth decelerates, the management should be very attentive to managing costs. And they do. In Q1 of FY 2023, the company demonstrated a positive operating margin for the first time. I like that the company did not sacrifice its R&D and optimized SG&A. Gross margin also shows resilience during the harsh environment, which is good for investors.Seeking AlphaAs a conservative investor, I pay much attention to the free cash flow [FCF] margin. During Q1, the company generated a positive levered FCF ex-SBC with a solid about 13% FCF margin. It is a massive bullish sign because we saw above that SG&A still represented more than 60% of the company's sales. Therefore, there is vast room for profitability improvement as the business scales up in my opinion.Author's calculationsThe company's balance sheet is in excellent shape, with about $3 billion in cash and a solid net cash position. Overall, leverage ratios are very modest, and liquidity looks like a fortress. Based on the balance sheet, I believe the company has enough financial strength to weather any storm.ValuationThe stock rallied more than 140% year-to-date, significantly outperforming the broad market. The company's strong Q1 earnings report with its first-ever positive operating profit triggered the stock price. The chart below shows that the major part of the rally began after the Q1 earnings release in early May.Seeking AlphaSeeking Alpha Quant assigns PLTR a relatively low \"D+\" valuation grade meaning there is tiny, if any, upside potential. This is because the valuation multiples of Palantir are very high. On the other hand, we can see that valuation ratios are moderating if compared to 5-year averages.Seeking AlphaMultiples analysis is unfair for a growth company like Palantir, in my view, which just recently started delivering positive FCF. In my opinion, a discounted cash flow [DCF] approach is the best option for a growth company like Palantir. Valueinvesting.io suggests Palantir's WACC is 10%, which I use as a discount rate. I have revenue consensus estimates up to FY 2027 and project a 20% revenue growth after it. Overall, over a decade, revenue is expected to compound at 22% CAGR. This might look way too aggressive. On the other hand, the company is a pioneer and its opportunities are a blue ocean with vast growth opportunities. Moreover, we are currently at the beginning of the AI era, which is considered a Fifth Industrial Revolution by many. The company has a solid track record of revenue growth over the past five years, and it continues to invest substantial resources in R&D. Therefore, I consider a 22% revenue CAGR reasonable. For FCF margin, I start with 12.78% for FY 2023, which is Q1's levered FCF margin ex-SBC. I expect the FCF margin to expand by 150 basis points early as the revenue increases rapidly.Author's calculationsAs you can see above, the fair value is about $41 billion under the given assumptions. This means the stock is more than 20% undervalued even after a massive year-to-date rally. PLTR bears might argue that a 20% revenue CAGR might be too optimistic. For more conservative potential investors, let me simulate the second scenario with a 15% revenue CAGR for the years beyond FY 2027.Author's calculationsAccording to my calculations, the stock is still undervalued even with a substantially slower revenue growth estimation. Therefore, the margin of safety looks solid.Risks to considerAs an aggressive growth company, Palantir faces significant risks of failing to deliver expected revenue growth. Revenue demonstrating deceleration signals will significantly adversely affect the company's market capitalization. Failing to achieve sustainability in FCF margin expansion will also hit the stock price. Therefore, investors should remember that changes in underlying assumptions can massively move the fair stock price.Palantir technology operates in a highly technologically sophisticated industry. The company has to sustain its competitive advantages over competitors to ensure the market share is safe. The company mitigates this risk by substantial investments in R&D. But investing in R&D is also risky since some of the bets might not pay off. Therefore, the company should continue to keep its brightest engineers.Bottom lineTo conclude, I believe that PLTR stock is a strong buy. The upside potential outweighs the potential risks. I believe that the last quarter was a significant pivot since the company delivered its first positive operating profit and levered FCF. 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