Is Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) A Great Value Stock?

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Based on the improved performance metrics which we recently added to our stock screens, Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) could be a great value stock:

Alphabet Inc is a holding company, with Google, the Internet media giant, as a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google’s other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart homes products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet’s moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), faster Internet access to homes (Google Fiber), self-driving cars (Waymo), and more. Alphabet’s operating margin has been 25%-30%, with Google at 30% and other bets operating at a loss.

A quick look at the share price history for the company (below) over the past twelve months shows that the price is down 9%.

GOOGL Chart

GOOGL data by YCharts

Even though the company has a market cap of $1.420 Trillion and a price of $2,154, here’s why the company could be a great value stock:

Acquirer’s Multiple YChart

GOOGL EV to EBIT Chart

GOOGL EV to EBIT data by YCharts

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Implied Value To Price

0.60

IV/P or Intrinsic Value to Price: This column compares the stock’s Implied Value (Earning PowerIncremental Growth plus Shareholder Yield)to the current price. The number represents the value offered for each dollar invested. IV/P greater than one (1) indicates that each dollar invested receives more than $1 of Intrinsic Value. IV/P less than one indicates less than $1 of Intrinsic Value for each dollar invested. The IV/P is necessarily a rough estimate. These stocks benefit from mean reversion in multiples, and no mean reversion in fundamentals. Where the market is applying a lower Acquirers Multiple to a stock’s Expected Return, it may indicate an undervalued opportunity. This is a profitability-at-a-reasonable price screen. Historically, getting more an IV/P lower than about 0.6–each dollar invested buys 60 cents or less of Intrinsic Value–is overvalued.

Acquirer’s Multiple

16.10

Acquirers Multiple: Ranking on this column shows the stocks with the lowest multiples in the universes. These are deep value stocks that may benefit from mean reversion in the underlying businesses. This is the traditional deep value screen.

Expected Return (%)

27.50

E(r) or Expected Return (%): The sum of a stock’s Earning PowerIncremental Growth and Shareholder Yield. This is a variation of Bruce Greenwald’s calculation. It assumes no mean reversion in multiples or fundamentals.

Return On Assets (5YAvg%)

23

ROA or Return on Assets: Ranking on this column shows the stocks with the highest five-year average operating income returns on total assets. These are the most profitable companies in the universes over the last five years.

Incremental Growth (%)

0.90

Incremental Growth (%): This is the reinvestment rate (capital expenditures less depreciation divided by total assets) multiplied by ROA. It can be positive–if cap ex exceeds depreciation–or negative–if cap ex falls short of depreciation. Companies with a high reinvestment rate and a high ROA will score higher on the Incremental Growth metric. Low or negative reinvestment rates and a low ROA will score lower on the Incremental Growth metric.

FCF Yield (%)

4.86

FCF Yield or Free Cash Flow Yield: Trailing Twelve-Month Free Cash Flow  divided by Market Capitalization. Another traditional deep value screen. These stocks benefit from mean reversion in fundamentals and multiples.

Shareholder Yield (%)

3.70

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