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F5 Networks Inc Stock Research

FFIV

145.69USD+2.43(+1.70%)Market Closed

Market Summary

USD145.69+2.43
Market Closed
1.70%

FFIV Alerts

FFIV Stock Price

FFIV RSI Chart

FFIV Valuation

Market Cap

8.8B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

29.1

Price/Sales (Trailing)

3.23

EV/EBITDA

16.57

Price/Free Cashflow

18.49

FFIV Price/Sales (Trailing)

FFIV Profitability

EBT Margin

13.64%

Return on Equity

11.66%

Return on Assets

5.92%

Free Cashflow Yield

5.41%

FFIV Fundamentals

FFIV Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

2.7B

Revenue Y/Y

1.93%

Revenue Q/Q

0.05%

FFIV Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

301.0M

Earnings Y/Y

-22.61%

Earnings Q/Q

-18.96%

Price Action

52 Week Range

133.68215.28
(Low)(High)

Last 7 days

3.2%

Last 30 days

1.2%

Last 90 days

1.5%

Trailing 12 Months

-30.3%

FFIV Financial Health

Current Ratio

1.12

FFIV Investor Care

Buy Backs (1Y)

1.14%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

4.96

Peers (Alternatives to F5 Networks)

View All Peers In Detail
NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
214.1B
53.2B
8.14% -3.87%
18.94
4.03
3.13% -4.42%
51.5B
4.4B
21.15% 20.78%
38.09
11.76
48.62% 60.84%
47.9B
9.1B
8.65% 18.60%
35.16
5.26
11.52% 9.48%
16.4B
1.8B
1.67% -5.86%
47.15
9.16
-2.33% -35.05%
MID-CAP
11.1B
5.3B
12.74% -6.75%
23.6
2.1
11.95% 86.39%
8.8B
2.7B
1.15% -30.28%
29.1
3.23
1.62% -10.71%
3.7B
1.8B
2.21% -44.66%
129.17
2.02
7.24% -92.58%
2.6B
3.0B
6.89% -30.66%
-19.72
0.87
18.78% -488.35%
2.5B
1.2B
4.65% 56.59%
50.63
2.09
9.22% 22.38%
2.4B
1.2B
0.56% -32.65%
31.77
1.96
-0.83% 25466.67%
SMALL-CAP
1.3B
9.2B
-10.28% -19.16%
-1.03
0.14
7.47% -178.19%
1.2B
413.3M
-0.59% 56.51%
50.02
2.9
29.25% 102.15%
535.1M
932.5M
2.38% -25.00%
-7.76
0.57
-20.17% -239.69%
484.0M
296.9M
-13.09% -25.04%
23.96
1.63
-11.60% -46.02%
157.8M
131.6M
-14.73% -35.03%
-31.9
1.2
32.72% 28.95%

Financials for F5 Networks

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
* denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Revenue0.5%2,7092,6962,6782,6552,666
Gross Profit-0.3%2,1502,1562,1572,1442,153
Operating Expenses0.9%1,7691,7521,7341,7321,762
  S&GA Expenses-0.1%926927923933949
  R&D Expenses2.2%555543530524529
EBITDA-3.3%492509534526-
EBITDA Margin-3.8%0.18*0.19*0.20*0.20*-
Earnings Before Taxes-4.1%370385409402382
EBT Margin-4.6%0.14*0.14*0.15*0.15*-
Interest Expenses21.5%10.008.006.005.005.00
Net Income-6.6%301322344350337
Net Income Margin-7.0%0.11*0.12*0.13*0.13*-
Free Cahsflow15.8%474409453564-
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
* denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Assets-3.6%5,0865,2765,0215,0775,087
  Current Assets-10.3%1,7151,9121,6891,7351,688
    Cash Equivalents-20.1%606758542587516
  Inventory-13.4%59.0068.0044.0028.0021.00
  Net PPE-0.3%168168172179185
  Goodwill0.0%2,2592,2592,2602,2602,260
  Current Liabilities-16.7%1,5331,8401,7691,7731,432
    LT Debt, Current-100.0%-35035535919.00
    LT Debt, Non CurrentNaN%---345-
Shareholder's Equity4.6%2,5822,4692,3232,3972,405
  Retained Earnings3.0%2,4772,4042,3152,3382,281
Shares Outstanding0.4%60.0060.0060.0060.0061.00
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q4
Cashflow From Operations15.2%510443485596598
  Share Based Compensation-0.4%248249250250249
Cashflow From Investing47.6%322218-44.25-312-507
Cashflow From Financing-54.3%-735-476-477-227-602
  Buy Backs-17.0%415500500350625

Risks for FFIV

What is the probability of a big loss on FFIV?

75.8%


Probability that F5 Networks stock will be more than 20% underwater in next one year

41.9%


Probability that F5 Networks stock will be more than 30% underwater in next one year.

6.9%


Probability that F5 Networks stock will be more than 40% underwater in next one year.
*Calculated based on probability distribution of losses observed in actual data in the last 5 years.

How does FFIV drawdown profile look like?

Y-axis is the maximum loss one would have experienced if F5 Networks was unfortunately bought at previous high price.

Drawdowns

Returns for FFIV

Cumulative Returns on FFIV

5.0%


10-Year Cumulative Returns

4.7%


7-Year Cumulative Returns

0.2%


5-Year Cumulative Returns

11.0%


3-Year Cumulative Returns

What are the long-term rolling returns for FFIV?

FIve years rolling returns for F5 Networks.

Annualized Returns

Which funds bought or sold FFIV recently?

View All Details
Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
2023-03-28
SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
added
0.46
-25,710
6,658,290
0.35%
2023-03-28
Acrisure Capital Management, LLC
new
-
212,538
212,538
0.23%
2023-03-23
MetLife Investment Management, LLC
reduced
-1.16
-45,550
2,242,490
0.02%
2023-03-23
ETF MANAGERS GROUP, LLC
added
3.03
999,724
47,231,700
2.21%
2023-03-17
American Portfolios Advisors
unchanged
-
-839
14,618
-%
2023-03-10
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
added
60.47
1,301,800
3,503,800
-%
2023-03-06
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.
reduced
-0.34
-1,000
84,000
-%
2023-02-28
Voya Investment Management LLC
reduced
-70.39
-25,131,200
10,446,800
0.01%
2023-02-27
Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P.
added
65.62
45,090
114,090
-%
2023-02-24
National Pension Service
unchanged
-
-80,543
3,502,650
0.01%

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Latest Funds Activity

Are funds buying FFIV calls or puts?
Calls
Puts
Are funds bullish or bearish(Calls - Puts)?
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own FFIV
No. of Funds

F5 Networks News

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The Business Journals

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ValueWalk

The Business Journals

F5 to acquire app delivery company Lilac Cloud.

The Business Journals,
2 months ago

Schedule 13G FIlings of F5 Networks

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm Type
Feb 14, 2023
hotchkis & wiley capital management llc
8.53%
5,147,865
SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2023
vanguard group inc
11.68%
7,048,486
SC 13G/A
Feb 06, 2023
wellington management group llp
8.48%
5,121,093
SC 13G/A
Jan 24, 2023
blackrock inc.
9.4%
5,683,332
SC 13G/A
Feb 11, 2022
hotchkis & wiley capital management llc
5.29%
3,241,618
SC 13G
Feb 04, 2022
wellington management group llp
10.06%
6,158,549
SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2022
blackrock inc.
8.1%
4,952,683
SC 13G/A
Nov 10, 2021
wellington management group llp
10.57%
6,411,044
SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2021
vanguard group inc
10.69%
6,585,366
SC 13G/A
Feb 04, 2021
wellington management group llp
6.74%
4,149,354
SC 13G

FFIV Fair Value

F5 Networks fair value in different scenarios

The table shows the Fair Value estimates for F5 Networks for various scenarios. Disclaimer: These are just estimations from a model. None of the models are good at predicting the future. Please dont buy or sell stocks based on these outputs.
Fair ValueVery PessimisticPessimisticBase CaseOptimisticVery Optimistic
Very Low Inflation

47.23

-67.58%

66.66

-54.25%

90.01

-38.22%

113.81

-21.88%

135.54

-6.97%
Current Inflation

43.84

-69.91%

60.66

-58.36%

80.17

-44.97%

100.13

-31.27%

118.33

-18.78%
Very High Inflation

39.58

-72.83%

53.33

-63.39%

68.51

-52.98%

84.18

-42.22%

98.43

-32.44%

Historical F5 Networks Fair Value Estimates


Very Pessimistic Case
Pessimistic Case
Fair Value
Optimistic Case
Very Optimistic Case
Closing Stock Price

Recent SEC filings of F5 Networks

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Date Filed Form Type Document
Mar 16, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
8-K
Current Report
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 10, 2023
4
Insider Trading

Latest Insider Trading transactions for FFIV

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
2023-03-14
WHITE ANA MARIA
sold
-23,577
138
-170
evp and chief people officer
2023-03-08
MEHTA NIKHIL RAMESH
acquired
-
-
1,272
-
2023-03-08
MYERS MARIE
acquired
-
-
1,272
-
2023-03-08
Budnik Marianne
acquired
-
-
728
-
2023-03-08
Dreyer Michael L
acquired
-
-
1,272
-
2023-03-08
Shivananda Sripada
acquired
-
-
1,272
-
2023-03-08
PHILLIPS JAMES MALCOLM JR
acquired
-
-
1,272
-
2023-03-08
Buse Elizabeth
acquired
-
-
1,272
-
2023-03-08
MONTOYA MICHAEL F
acquired
-
-
1,272
-
2023-03-08
Klein Peter S
acquired
-
-
1,272
-

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François Locoh-Donou
6460
F5, Inc. provides multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions for the security, performance, and availability of network applications, servers, and storage systems. The company's multi-cloud application security and delivery solutions enable its customers to develop, deploy, operate, secure, and govern applications in any architecture, from on-premises to the public cloud. It offers application security and delivery products, including BIG-IP appliances and VIPRION chassis and related software modules and software-only Virtual Editions; Local Traffic Manager and DNS Services; Advanced Firewall Manager and Policy Enforcement Manager that leverage the unique performance characteristics of its hardware and software architecture; Application Security Manager and Access Policy Manager; NGINX Plus and NGINX Controller; Shape Defense and Enterprise Defense; Secure Web Gateway, and Silverline DDoS and Application security offerings; and online fraud and abuse prevention solutions. The company also provides a range of professional services, including consulting, training, installation, maintenance, and other technical support services. F5, Inc. sells its products to large enterprise businesses, public sector institutions, governments, and service providers through distributors, value-added resellers, managed service providers, and systems integrators in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. It has partnerships with public cloud providers, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. The company was formerly known as F5 Networks, Inc. and changed its name to F5, Inc. in November 2021. F5, Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

FFIV Income Statement

2022-09-30
Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2021
Sep. 30, 2020
Net revenues   
Net revenues$ 2,695,845$ 2,603,416$ 2,350,822
Cost of net revenues   
Cost of net revenues539,627493,146407,887
Gross profit2,156,2182,110,2701,942,935
Operating expenses   
Sales and marketing926,591929,983843,178
Research and development543,368512,627441,324
General and administrative274,558273,635258,366
Restructuring charges7,90907,800
Total1,752,4261,716,2451,550,668
Income from operations403,792394,025392,267
Other (expense) income, net(18,399)(7,088)4,130
Income before income taxes385,393386,937396,397
Provision for income taxes63,23355,69688,956
Net income$ 322,160$ 331,241$ 307,441
Net income per share - basic (USD per share)$ 5.34$ 5.46$ 5.05
Weighted average shares - basic (shares)60,27460,70760,911
Net income per share - diluted (USD per share)$ 5.27$ 5.34$ 5.01
Weighted average shares - diluted (shares)61,09762,05761,378
Product [Member]   
Net revenues   
Net revenues$ 1,317,117$ 1,247,084$ 1,025,856
Cost of net revenues   
Cost of net revenues319,713286,293215,275
Service [Member]   
Net revenues   
Net revenues1,378,7281,356,3321,324,966
Cost of net revenues   
Cost of net revenues$ 219,914$ 206,853$ 192,612

FFIV Balance Sheet

2022-09-30
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2021
ASSETS  
Cash and cash equivalents$ 758,012$ 580,977
Short-term investments126,554329,630
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,020 and $3,696469,979340,536
Inventories68,36522,055
Other current assets489,314337,902
Total current assets1,912,2241,611,100
Property and equipment, net168,182191,164
Operating lease right-of-use assets227,475244,934
Long-term investments9,544132,778
Deferred tax assets183,365128,193
Goodwill2,259,2822,216,553
Other assets, net516,122472,558
Total assets5,276,1944,997,280
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Accounts payable113,17862,096
Accrued liabilities309,819341,487
Deferred revenue1,067,182968,669
Current portion of long-term debt349,77219,275
Total current liabilities1,839,9511,391,527
Deferred tax liabilities2,7812,414
Deferred revenue, long-term624,398521,173
Operating lease liabilities, long-term272,376296,945
Long-term debt0349,772
Other long-term liabilities67,71075,236
Total long-term liabilities967,2651,245,540
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Shareholders’ equity  
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding00
Common stock, no par value; 200,000 shares authorized, 59,860 and 60,652 shares issued and outstanding91,048192,458
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(26,176)(20,073)
Retained earnings2,404,1062,187,828
Total shareholders’ equity2,468,9782,360,213
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$ 5,276,194$ 4,997,280