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To this mean, two principal software platforms have been developed","content":"<p><b>Summary</b></p><p><blockquote><b>总结</b></blockquote></p><p> <ul> <li>Palantir is a high-growth company that operates worldwide in both commercial and government segments.</li> <li>It has a powerful A.I. (Cognitive Computing) technology, however, having an A.I. seems to become a buzzword to justify skyrocket valuations.</li> <li>I initiate Palantir with a Bearish rating and a fair price of $14.45/share.</li> </ul> <b>Company Overview</b></p><p><blockquote><ul><li>Palantir是一家高增长公司，在全球商业和政府部门开展业务。</li><li>它拥有强大的人工智能。然而，（认知计算）技术拥有人工智能似乎已成为证明估值飙升合理性的流行语。</li><li>我以看跌评级和14.45美元/股的合理价格启动Palantir。</li></ul><b>公司概况</b></blockquote></p><p> Founded in 2003, Palantir (PLTR) started building a software platform for the intelligence community and later expanded to the commercial space. To this mean, two principal software platforms have been developed, Palantir Gotham and Palantir Foundry. Both serve as a central operating system and enable customers to integrate their data and operations.</p><p><blockquote>Palantir（PLTR）成立于2003年，开始为情报界构建软件平台，后来扩展到商业领域。为此，已经开发了两个主要的软件平台：Palantir Gotham和Palantir Foundry。两者都充当中央操作系统，使客户能够集成他们的数据和操作。</blockquote></p><p> <ol> <li>Gotham is a platform constructedprimarily for analysts at defense and intelligence agencies. Gotham enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants. The Gotham platform can also be used by commercial customers (e.g., by the financial services industry in connection with fraud investigations).</li> <li>Foundry is a platform used by organizations (e.g., Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF)) to manage a big amount of data involved in complex projects. It transforms the ways organizations operate by creating a central operating system for their data. Individual users can integrate and analyze the data they need in one place. The speed with which users can experiment and test new ideas is what makes the software stick.</li> <li>Apollo is a delivery software that powers Foundry and Gotham platforms and enables them to run in any environment. Apollo aims to provide the latest features in the hands of customers without disrupting operations.</li> </ol> The company operates worldwide and in particular in the U.S., U.K., France, and other parts of the world. Below I display its revenue breakdown by segment and by geography.</p><p><blockquote><ol><li>Gotham是一个主要为国防和情报机构分析师构建的平台。Gotham使用户能够识别隐藏在数据集中深处的模式，从信号情报来源到机密线人的报告。Gotham平台也可以被商业客户使用（例如，与欺诈调查相关的金融服务行业）。</li><li>Foundry是组织（如空中客车公司（OTCPK：EADSF））用来管理复杂项目中涉及的大量数据的平台。它通过为组织的数据创建一个中央操作系统来改变组织的运营方式。个人用户可以在一个地方集成和分析他们需要的数据。用户实验和测试新想法的速度是软件坚持下去的原因。</li><li>Apollo是一款交付软件，为Foundry和Gotham平台提供支持，使它们能够在任何环境中运行。Apollo的目标是在不中断运营的情况下为客户提供最新的功能。</li></ol>该公司在全球范围内开展业务，尤其是在美国、英国、法国和世界其他地区。下面我按细分市场和地理位置显示了其收入明细。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9d03eb66b96b4d77da5936226da87d10\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"238\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告的数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> Using the trailing twelve-month numbers, we can see that the government segment accounts for 58% (vs. 42% in 2018A) of Palantir's total revenue, while the commercial segment 48%(vs. 57% in 2018A).</p><p><blockquote>使用过去12个月的数据，我们可以看到政府部门占Palantir总收入的58%（2018A为42%），而商业部门占48%（2018A为57%）。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Company Analysis</b></p><p><blockquote><b>公司分析</b></blockquote></p><p> I initiate Palantir with a Bearish rating and a fair price of $14.45/share (vs. current price of $24.38/share). As we all know the discounted cash flow model is a valuable tool to assess a company's fair value, however, to be able to implement it we need to make a lot of assumptions. One of those assumptions we have to make is about the company's future growth. But how can we assess the company's future growth? There are different ways in which we accomplish this, but any of this is \"the one.\"</p><p><blockquote>我对Palantir的评级为看跌，合理价格为14.45美元/股（当前价格为24.38美元/股）。众所周知，贴现现金流模型是评估公司公允价值的一个有价值的工具，然而，为了能够实施它，我们需要做出很多假设。我们必须做出的假设之一是关于公司未来的增长。但我们如何评估公司未来的增长呢？我们有不同的方法来实现这一点，但任何一种都是“唯一的”。</blockquote></p><p> Usually, the first step we want to take is to assess whether the company possesses a sustainable economic moat. A sustainable economic moat is what distinguishes a leader from a laggard, and it tells us what kind of margin of safety we should require on the stock. The absence of an economic moat translates into a higher margin of safety. It is not an easy task to assess whether the company has one and different approaches can be used. In this case, I would like to do it by analyzing the company's free cash flow, margins, and return on equity. Below, I display the key indicators we need.</p><p><blockquote>通常，我们要采取的第一步是评估公司是否拥有可持续的经济护城河。可持续的经济护城河是领先者与落后者的区别，它告诉我们应该对股票要求什么样的安全边际。没有经济护城河意味着更高的安全边际。评估公司是否有一种不同的方法可以使用并不是一件容易的事情。在这种情况下，我想通过分析公司的自由现金流、利润率和股本回报率来做到这一点。下面，我展示了我们需要的关键指标。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ab3592c45dd11931534a65c171b42df2\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"304\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> From the numbers displayed above, you can immediately point out that something is not going in the right way. The gross margin (or production profitability) is fine and it is equal at 69.9% 2021TTM, however, the operating margin is not fine at all, and it is equal to -101.1% (we can observe the same picture looking at the net margin). In fact, if we look at the operating expenses as a % of revenues, we can find that this number is equal to 171%. Below I display the results.</p><p><blockquote>从上面显示的数字，你可以立即指出有些事情没有朝着正确的方向发展。毛利率（或生产盈利能力）很好，等于69.9%2021TTM，但是，营业利润率一点也不好，等于-101.1%（我们可以观察到同样的情况看净利润）。事实上，如果我们将运营费用视为收入的百分比，我们可以发现这个数字等于171%。下面我显示结果。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cb6af16f471180179056796c4f30820d\" tg-width=\"544\" tg-height=\"117\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>来源<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p></p><p> Next, as we can expect from these numbers, ROE is a negative number. A negative ROE tells us that the company is destroying value to its shareholders. What about free cash flow margin? We can observe, more or less, the same pattern as with operating margins. Further, by looking at the cash flow statement deeper we can find out a very clear pattern - the company brings in cash by issuing every year more shares. It is usually seen as a red flag when looking at the company cash flow statement we find out that the primary pump for the company's cash flow is not the cash flow from operating activities. Overall, any of these metrics seem to suggest that a company has a sustainable economic moat.</p><p><blockquote>接下来，正如我们从这些数字中可以预期的那样，ROE是一个负数。负净资产收益率告诉我们公司正在破坏股东的价值。自由现金流利润率呢？我们可以观察到或多或少与营业利润率相同的模式。此外，通过更深入地观察现金流量表，我们可以发现一个非常清晰的模式——公司通过每年发行更多股票来带来现金。当查看公司现金流量表时，我们发现公司现金流的主要来源不是经营活动产生的现金流，这通常被视为一个危险信号。总体而言，这些指标中的任何一个似乎都表明一家公司拥有可持续的经济护城河。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Discounted Cash Flow Model</b></p><p><blockquote><b>折现现金流量模型</b></blockquote></p><p> Now, let's turn to the discounted cash flow valuation part. Below, you can see the results with the relative assumptions I have made.</p><p><blockquote>现在，让我们转向贴现现金流估值部分。下面，你可以看到我所做的相对假设的结果。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/dfe7d504567011f28eb91b3e31fe1cd8\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"258\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> In the discounted cash flow model I used as the base year numbers the trailing twelve months numbers. For the top line (revenues), I assumed a growth rate of 49% for the next year, in line with the current revenue growth pattern and the new unfolding opportunities. For the Y2-Y5, I assumed a CAGR of 30%, this is what I believe is a reasonable growth rate. I allow the company to grow with a sales to capital ratio of 1.02 (90th percentile vs peers) and with a current WACC of 6.9%.</p><p><blockquote>在贴现现金流模型中，我使用过去12个月的数字作为基准年数字。对于营收（收入），我假设明年的增长率为49%，这与当前的收入增长模式和新的机遇一致。对于Y2-Y5，我假设复合年增长率为30%，这是我认为合理的增长率。我允许公司以1.02的销售额与资本比率（与同行相比为第90百分位）和当前6.9%的WACC实现增长。</blockquote></p><p> I assumed an operating margin for the next year equal to -67% and a target operating margin of 31.2% (85th percentile vs peers). If you are wondering who are the peers which I used to make my assumption, well, those are companies like Alteryx (AYX), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), Datadog (DDOG), etc.</p><p><blockquote>我假设明年的营业利润率为-67%，目标营业利润率为31.2%（与同行相比为第85百分位）。如果您想知道我曾经做出假设的同行是谁，那么，这些公司是Alteryx(AYX)、微软(MSFT)、甲骨文(ORCL)、Datadog(DDOG)等公司。</blockquote></p><p> A lot of investors seem to believe that there is a hidden value in Palantir and they put unrealistic assumptions to justify their findings. Even if there may be one, the dilution effect is keeping the stock from going higher. Investors don't seem to understand this and the company rides the wave by issuing more shares at an unjustified price.</p><p><blockquote>许多投资者似乎相信Palantir存在隐藏的价值，他们做出了不切实际的假设来证明他们的发现是正确的。即使可能有一个，稀释效应也会阻止股票走高。投资者似乎不明白这一点，该公司通过以不合理的价格发行更多股票来乘风破浪。</blockquote></p><p> The central value ($7.34/share) that you can see in my sensitivity analysis is what I found as a fair value using my DCF model, while the prices in the green area are prices that may be justified (even if it is hard to assume such a high CAGR, perhaps unrealistic). The sensitivity analysis is intentionally skewed to the right since there are more bulls than bears in the room.</p><p><blockquote>您可以在我的敏感性分析中看到的中心价值（7.34美元/股）是我使用DCF模型发现的公允价值，而绿色区域的价格是可能合理的价格（即使很难假设如此高的CAGR，也许不切实际）。敏感性分析故意向右倾斜，因为房间里的多头多于空头。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/689c747c7d01668b6d6978063ee0ce3f\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"227\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> Using my assumptions, I found that the fair value for the company according to the DCF model is $7.34/share. Now you may say, this is not the same fair value I stated at the beginning. Totally right, you caught me. The fair value that I assign to the company is equal to $14.45/share which is an algorithm-based estimate which accounts for different factors, among others: DCF-based fair value, momentum, etc.</p><p><blockquote>根据我的假设，我发现根据DCF模型，该公司的公允价值为7.34美元/股。现在你可能会说，这和我一开始说的公允价值不一样。完全正确，你抓住我了。我分配给公司的公允价值等于14.45美元/股，这是一个基于算法的估计，考虑了不同的因素，其中包括：基于DCF的公允价值、动量等。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Final Thoughts</b></p><p><blockquote><b>最后的想法</b></blockquote></p><p> Palantir is a high-growth company that operates worldwide in both commercial and government segments. It has a powerful A.I. (Cognitive Computing) technology, however, having an A.I. seems to become a buzzword to justify skyrocket valuations. The company seems to understand it and it rides the wave by diluting shareholders' equity. I don't like to see such moves from the company, and even if the company may offer some price appreciation, the risk is not worth the bet (unless you like gambling, do you?).</p><p><blockquote>Palantir是一家高增长公司，在全球商业和政府部门开展业务。它拥有强大的人工智能。然而，（认知计算）技术拥有人工智能似乎已成为证明估值飙升合理性的流行语。该公司似乎明白这一点，并通过稀释股东权益来乘风破浪。我不喜欢看到公司做出这样的举动，即使公司可能会提供一些价格升值，风险也不值得打赌（除非你喜欢赌博，不是吗？）.</blockquote></p><p></p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Palantir: A Dilution Adjusted Value<blockquote>Palantir：稀释调整值</blockquote></title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nPalantir: A Dilution Adjusted Value<blockquote>Palantir：稀释调整值</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">seekingalpha</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-06-11 17:23</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p><b>Summary</b></p><p><blockquote><b>总结</b></blockquote></p><p> <ul> <li>Palantir is a high-growth company that operates worldwide in both commercial and government segments.</li> <li>It has a powerful A.I. (Cognitive Computing) technology, however, having an A.I. seems to become a buzzword to justify skyrocket valuations.</li> <li>I initiate Palantir with a Bearish rating and a fair price of $14.45/share.</li> </ul> <b>Company Overview</b></p><p><blockquote><ul><li>Palantir是一家高增长公司，在全球商业和政府部门开展业务。</li><li>它拥有强大的人工智能。然而，（认知计算）技术拥有人工智能似乎已成为证明估值飙升合理性的流行语。</li><li>我以看跌评级和14.45美元/股的合理价格启动Palantir。</li></ul><b>公司概况</b></blockquote></p><p> Founded in 2003, Palantir (PLTR) started building a software platform for the intelligence community and later expanded to the commercial space. To this mean, two principal software platforms have been developed, Palantir Gotham and Palantir Foundry. Both serve as a central operating system and enable customers to integrate their data and operations.</p><p><blockquote>Palantir（PLTR）成立于2003年，开始为情报界构建软件平台，后来扩展到商业领域。为此，已经开发了两个主要的软件平台：Palantir Gotham和Palantir Foundry。两者都充当中央操作系统，使客户能够集成他们的数据和操作。</blockquote></p><p> <ol> <li>Gotham is a platform constructedprimarily for analysts at defense and intelligence agencies. Gotham enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants. The Gotham platform can also be used by commercial customers (e.g., by the financial services industry in connection with fraud investigations).</li> <li>Foundry is a platform used by organizations (e.g., Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF)) to manage a big amount of data involved in complex projects. It transforms the ways organizations operate by creating a central operating system for their data. Individual users can integrate and analyze the data they need in one place. The speed with which users can experiment and test new ideas is what makes the software stick.</li> <li>Apollo is a delivery software that powers Foundry and Gotham platforms and enables them to run in any environment. Apollo aims to provide the latest features in the hands of customers without disrupting operations.</li> </ol> The company operates worldwide and in particular in the U.S., U.K., France, and other parts of the world. Below I display its revenue breakdown by segment and by geography.</p><p><blockquote><ol><li>Gotham是一个主要为国防和情报机构分析师构建的平台。Gotham使用户能够识别隐藏在数据集中深处的模式，从信号情报来源到机密线人的报告。Gotham平台也可以被商业客户使用（例如，与欺诈调查相关的金融服务行业）。</li><li>Foundry是组织（如空中客车公司（OTCPK：EADSF））用来管理复杂项目中涉及的大量数据的平台。它通过为组织的数据创建一个中央操作系统来改变组织的运营方式。个人用户可以在一个地方集成和分析他们需要的数据。用户实验和测试新想法的速度是软件坚持下去的原因。</li><li>Apollo是一款交付软件，为Foundry和Gotham平台提供支持，使它们能够在任何环境中运行。Apollo的目标是在不中断运营的情况下为客户提供最新的功能。</li></ol>该公司在全球范围内开展业务，尤其是在美国、英国、法国和世界其他地区。下面我按细分市场和地理位置显示了其收入明细。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9d03eb66b96b4d77da5936226da87d10\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"238\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告的数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> Using the trailing twelve-month numbers, we can see that the government segment accounts for 58% (vs. 42% in 2018A) of Palantir's total revenue, while the commercial segment 48%(vs. 57% in 2018A).</p><p><blockquote>使用过去12个月的数据，我们可以看到政府部门占Palantir总收入的58%（2018A为42%），而商业部门占48%（2018A为57%）。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Company Analysis</b></p><p><blockquote><b>公司分析</b></blockquote></p><p> I initiate Palantir with a Bearish rating and a fair price of $14.45/share (vs. current price of $24.38/share). As we all know the discounted cash flow model is a valuable tool to assess a company's fair value, however, to be able to implement it we need to make a lot of assumptions. One of those assumptions we have to make is about the company's future growth. But how can we assess the company's future growth? There are different ways in which we accomplish this, but any of this is \"the one.\"</p><p><blockquote>我对Palantir的评级为看跌，合理价格为14.45美元/股（当前价格为24.38美元/股）。众所周知，贴现现金流模型是评估公司公允价值的一个有价值的工具，然而，为了能够实施它，我们需要做出很多假设。我们必须做出的假设之一是关于公司未来的增长。但我们如何评估公司未来的增长呢？我们有不同的方法来实现这一点，但任何一种都是“唯一的”。</blockquote></p><p> Usually, the first step we want to take is to assess whether the company possesses a sustainable economic moat. A sustainable economic moat is what distinguishes a leader from a laggard, and it tells us what kind of margin of safety we should require on the stock. The absence of an economic moat translates into a higher margin of safety. It is not an easy task to assess whether the company has one and different approaches can be used. In this case, I would like to do it by analyzing the company's free cash flow, margins, and return on equity. Below, I display the key indicators we need.</p><p><blockquote>通常，我们要采取的第一步是评估公司是否拥有可持续的经济护城河。可持续的经济护城河是领先者与落后者的区别，它告诉我们应该对股票要求什么样的安全边际。没有经济护城河意味着更高的安全边际。评估公司是否有一种不同的方法可以使用并不是一件容易的事情。在这种情况下，我想通过分析公司的自由现金流、利润率和股本回报率来做到这一点。下面，我展示了我们需要的关键指标。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ab3592c45dd11931534a65c171b42df2\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"304\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> From the numbers displayed above, you can immediately point out that something is not going in the right way. The gross margin (or production profitability) is fine and it is equal at 69.9% 2021TTM, however, the operating margin is not fine at all, and it is equal to -101.1% (we can observe the same picture looking at the net margin). In fact, if we look at the operating expenses as a % of revenues, we can find that this number is equal to 171%. Below I display the results.</p><p><blockquote>从上面显示的数字，你可以立即指出有些事情没有朝着正确的方向发展。毛利率（或生产盈利能力）很好，等于69.9%2021TTM，但是，营业利润率一点也不好，等于-101.1%（我们可以观察到同样的情况看净利润）。事实上，如果我们将运营费用视为收入的百分比，我们可以发现这个数字等于171%。下面我显示结果。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cb6af16f471180179056796c4f30820d\" tg-width=\"544\" tg-height=\"117\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>来源<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p></p><p> Next, as we can expect from these numbers, ROE is a negative number. A negative ROE tells us that the company is destroying value to its shareholders. What about free cash flow margin? We can observe, more or less, the same pattern as with operating margins. Further, by looking at the cash flow statement deeper we can find out a very clear pattern - the company brings in cash by issuing every year more shares. It is usually seen as a red flag when looking at the company cash flow statement we find out that the primary pump for the company's cash flow is not the cash flow from operating activities. Overall, any of these metrics seem to suggest that a company has a sustainable economic moat.</p><p><blockquote>接下来，正如我们从这些数字中可以预期的那样，ROE是一个负数。负净资产收益率告诉我们公司正在破坏股东的价值。自由现金流利润率呢？我们可以观察到或多或少与营业利润率相同的模式。此外，通过更深入地观察现金流量表，我们可以发现一个非常清晰的模式——公司通过每年发行更多股票来带来现金。当查看公司现金流量表时，我们发现公司现金流的主要来源不是经营活动产生的现金流，这通常被视为一个危险信号。总体而言，这些指标中的任何一个似乎都表明一家公司拥有可持续的经济护城河。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Discounted Cash Flow Model</b></p><p><blockquote><b>折现现金流量模型</b></blockquote></p><p> Now, let's turn to the discounted cash flow valuation part. Below, you can see the results with the relative assumptions I have made.</p><p><blockquote>现在，让我们转向贴现现金流估值部分。下面，你可以看到我所做的相对假设的结果。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/dfe7d504567011f28eb91b3e31fe1cd8\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"258\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> In the discounted cash flow model I used as the base year numbers the trailing twelve months numbers. For the top line (revenues), I assumed a growth rate of 49% for the next year, in line with the current revenue growth pattern and the new unfolding opportunities. For the Y2-Y5, I assumed a CAGR of 30%, this is what I believe is a reasonable growth rate. I allow the company to grow with a sales to capital ratio of 1.02 (90th percentile vs peers) and with a current WACC of 6.9%.</p><p><blockquote>在贴现现金流模型中，我使用过去12个月的数字作为基准年数字。对于营收（收入），我假设明年的增长率为49%，这与当前的收入增长模式和新的机遇一致。对于Y2-Y5，我假设复合年增长率为30%，这是我认为合理的增长率。我允许公司以1.02的销售额与资本比率（与同行相比为第90百分位）和当前6.9%的WACC实现增长。</blockquote></p><p> I assumed an operating margin for the next year equal to -67% and a target operating margin of 31.2% (85th percentile vs peers). If you are wondering who are the peers which I used to make my assumption, well, those are companies like Alteryx (AYX), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), Datadog (DDOG), etc.</p><p><blockquote>我假设明年的营业利润率为-67%，目标营业利润率为31.2%（与同行相比为第85百分位）。如果您想知道我曾经做出假设的同行是谁，那么，这些公司是Alteryx(AYX)、微软(MSFT)、甲骨文(ORCL)、Datadog(DDOG)等公司。</blockquote></p><p> A lot of investors seem to believe that there is a hidden value in Palantir and they put unrealistic assumptions to justify their findings. Even if there may be one, the dilution effect is keeping the stock from going higher. Investors don't seem to understand this and the company rides the wave by issuing more shares at an unjustified price.</p><p><blockquote>许多投资者似乎相信Palantir存在隐藏的价值，他们做出了不切实际的假设来证明他们的发现是正确的。即使可能有一个，稀释效应也会阻止股票走高。投资者似乎不明白这一点，该公司通过以不合理的价格发行更多股票来乘风破浪。</blockquote></p><p> The central value ($7.34/share) that you can see in my sensitivity analysis is what I found as a fair value using my DCF model, while the prices in the green area are prices that may be justified (even if it is hard to assume such a high CAGR, perhaps unrealistic). The sensitivity analysis is intentionally skewed to the right since there are more bulls than bears in the room.</p><p><blockquote>您可以在我的敏感性分析中看到的中心价值（7.34美元/股）是我使用DCF模型发现的公允价值，而绿色区域的价格是可能合理的价格（即使很难假设如此高的CAGR，也许不切实际）。敏感性分析故意向右倾斜，因为房间里的多头多于空头。</blockquote></p><p> <img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/689c747c7d01668b6d6978063ee0ce3f\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"227\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p> Source:<i>Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report</i></p><p><blockquote>资料来源：<i>作者使用最新10-K报告数据进行的估计</i></blockquote></p><p> Using my assumptions, I found that the fair value for the company according to the DCF model is $7.34/share. Now you may say, this is not the same fair value I stated at the beginning. Totally right, you caught me. The fair value that I assign to the company is equal to $14.45/share which is an algorithm-based estimate which accounts for different factors, among others: DCF-based fair value, momentum, etc.</p><p><blockquote>根据我的假设，我发现根据DCF模型，该公司的公允价值为7.34美元/股。现在你可能会说，这和我一开始说的公允价值不一样。完全正确，你抓住我了。我分配给公司的公允价值等于14.45美元/股，这是一个基于算法的估计，考虑了不同的因素，其中包括：基于DCF的公允价值、动量等。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Final Thoughts</b></p><p><blockquote><b>最后的想法</b></blockquote></p><p> Palantir is a high-growth company that operates worldwide in both commercial and government segments. It has a powerful A.I. (Cognitive Computing) technology, however, having an A.I. seems to become a buzzword to justify skyrocket valuations. The company seems to understand it and it rides the wave by diluting shareholders' equity. I don't like to see such moves from the company, and even if the company may offer some price appreciation, the risk is not worth the bet (unless you like gambling, do you?).</p><p><blockquote>Palantir是一家高增长公司，在全球商业和政府部门开展业务。它拥有强大的人工智能。然而，（认知计算）技术拥有人工智能似乎已成为证明估值飙升合理性的流行语。该公司似乎明白这一点，并通过稀释股东权益来乘风破浪。我不喜欢看到公司做出这样的举动，即使公司可能会提供一些价格升值，风险也不值得打赌（除非你喜欢赌博，不是吗？）.</blockquote></p><p></p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> 来源：<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4434192-palantir-a-dilution-adjusted-value\">seekingalpha</a></p>\n<p>为提升您的阅读体验，我们对本页面进行了排版优化</p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"PLTR":"Palantir Technologies Inc."},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4434192-palantir-a-dilution-adjusted-value","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1113838701","content_text":"Summary\n\nPalantir is a high-growth company that operates worldwide in both commercial and government segments.\nIt has a powerful A.I. (Cognitive Computing) technology, however, having an A.I. seems to become a buzzword to justify skyrocket valuations.\nI initiate Palantir with a Bearish rating and a fair price of $14.45/share.\n\nCompany Overview\nFounded in 2003, Palantir (PLTR) started building a software platform for the intelligence community and later expanded to the commercial space. To this mean, two principal software platforms have been developed, Palantir Gotham and Palantir Foundry. Both serve as a central operating system and enable customers to integrate their data and operations.\n\nGotham is a platform constructedprimarily for analysts at defense and intelligence agencies. Gotham enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants. The Gotham platform can also be used by commercial customers (e.g., by the financial services industry in connection with fraud investigations).\nFoundry is a platform used by organizations (e.g., Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF)) to manage a big amount of data involved in complex projects. It transforms the ways organizations operate by creating a central operating system for their data. Individual users can integrate and analyze the data they need in one place. The speed with which users can experiment and test new ideas is what makes the software stick.\nApollo is a delivery software that powers Foundry and Gotham platforms and enables them to run in any environment. Apollo aims to provide the latest features in the hands of customers without disrupting operations.\n\nThe company operates worldwide and in particular in the U.S., U.K., France, and other parts of the world. Below I display its revenue breakdown by segment and by geography.\n\nSource:Author's Estimates using data from the latest10-K report\nUsing the trailing twelve-month numbers, we can see that the government segment accounts for 58% (vs. 42% in 2018A) of Palantir's total revenue, while the commercial segment 48%(vs. 57% in 2018A).\nCompany Analysis\nI initiate Palantir with a Bearish rating and a fair price of $14.45/share (vs. current price of $24.38/share). As we all know the discounted cash flow model is a valuable tool to assess a company's fair value, however, to be able to implement it we need to make a lot of assumptions. One of those assumptions we have to make is about the company's future growth. But how can we assess the company's future growth? There are different ways in which we accomplish this, but any of this is \"the one.\"\nUsually, the first step we want to take is to assess whether the company possesses a sustainable economic moat. A sustainable economic moat is what distinguishes a leader from a laggard, and it tells us what kind of margin of safety we should require on the stock. The absence of an economic moat translates into a higher margin of safety. It is not an easy task to assess whether the company has one and different approaches can be used. In this case, I would like to do it by analyzing the company's free cash flow, margins, and return on equity. Below, I display the key indicators we need.\n\nSource:Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report\nFrom the numbers displayed above, you can immediately point out that something is not going in the right way. The gross margin (or production profitability) is fine and it is equal at 69.9% 2021TTM, however, the operating margin is not fine at all, and it is equal to -101.1% (we can observe the same picture looking at the net margin). In fact, if we look at the operating expenses as a % of revenues, we can find that this number is equal to 171%. Below I display the results.\n\nSourceAuthor's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report\nNext, as we can expect from these numbers, ROE is a negative number. A negative ROE tells us that the company is destroying value to its shareholders. What about free cash flow margin? We can observe, more or less, the same pattern as with operating margins. Further, by looking at the cash flow statement deeper we can find out a very clear pattern - the company brings in cash by issuing every year more shares. It is usually seen as a red flag when looking at the company cash flow statement we find out that the primary pump for the company's cash flow is not the cash flow from operating activities. Overall, any of these metrics seem to suggest that a company has a sustainable economic moat.\nDiscounted Cash Flow Model\nNow, let's turn to the discounted cash flow valuation part. Below, you can see the results with the relative assumptions I have made.\n\nSource:Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report\nIn the discounted cash flow model I used as the base year numbers the trailing twelve months numbers. For the top line (revenues), I assumed a growth rate of 49% for the next year, in line with the current revenue growth pattern and the new unfolding opportunities. For the Y2-Y5, I assumed a CAGR of 30%, this is what I believe is a reasonable growth rate. I allow the company to grow with a sales to capital ratio of 1.02 (90th percentile vs peers) and with a current WACC of 6.9%.\nI assumed an operating margin for the next year equal to -67% and a target operating margin of 31.2% (85th percentile vs peers). If you are wondering who are the peers which I used to make my assumption, well, those are companies like Alteryx (AYX), Microsoft (MSFT), Oracle (ORCL), Datadog (DDOG), etc.\nA lot of investors seem to believe that there is a hidden value in Palantir and they put unrealistic assumptions to justify their findings. Even if there may be one, the dilution effect is keeping the stock from going higher. Investors don't seem to understand this and the company rides the wave by issuing more shares at an unjustified price.\nThe central value ($7.34/share) that you can see in my sensitivity analysis is what I found as a fair value using my DCF model, while the prices in the green area are prices that may be justified (even if it is hard to assume such a high CAGR, perhaps unrealistic). The sensitivity analysis is intentionally skewed to the right since there are more bulls than bears in the room.\n\nSource:Author's Estimates using data from the latest 10-K report\nUsing my assumptions, I found that the fair value for the company according to the DCF model is $7.34/share. Now you may say, this is not the same fair value I stated at the beginning. Totally right, you caught me. The fair value that I assign to the company is equal to $14.45/share which is an algorithm-based estimate which accounts for different factors, among others: DCF-based fair value, momentum, etc.\nFinal Thoughts\nPalantir is a high-growth company that operates worldwide in both commercial and government segments. It has a powerful A.I. (Cognitive Computing) technology, however, having an A.I. seems to become a buzzword to justify skyrocket valuations. The company seems to understand it and it rides the wave by diluting shareholders' equity. 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