PAYX Intrinsic Value

Intrinsic Value of PAYX Overview

Key Highlights:
As of Mar 11, 2025 PAYX Relative Value is $64.8, which is overvalued by 55.8%, compared to current share price of $146.5.
As of Mar 11, 2025 PAYX DCF Value is $64.9, which is overvalued by 55.7%, compared to current share price of $146.5.
Methodology
Price per share, $
Current share price
146.5

PAYX Historical Intrinsic Value

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PAYX Valuation Metrics

LTM
NTM
1Y Forward
2Y Forward
EV/Revenue
9.7x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
EV/Gross Profit
13.6x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
EV/EBIT
23.6x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
EV/EBITDA
21.6x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
EV/FCF
33.6x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
EV/OCF
30.2x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/Revenue
10.0x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/Gross Profit
13.9x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/EBIT
24.1x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/EBITDA
22.1x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/FCF
34.3x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/OCF
30.9x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/E
31.1x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
P/BV
13.6x (as of Mar 11, 2025)
PEG 1Y
4.9x (as of Mar 11, 2025)

PAYX DCF Model

Free Cash Flow to Firm Model
NOPAT Model
Free Cash Flow to Equity Model
Net Income Model
Millions
Billions
May'20 ActualMay'21 ActualMay'22 ActualMay'23 ActualMay'24 ActualMay'25 EstimateMay'26 EstimateMay'27 EstimateMay'28 EstimateMay'29 EstimateMay'30 EstimateMay'31 EstimateMay'32 EstimateMay'33 EstimateMay'34 EstimateMay'35 Terminal
% growth
4,040.5
7.1%
4,056.8
0.4%
4,611.7
13.7%
5,007.1
8.6%
5,278.3
5.4%
5,516.2
4.5%
5,818.8
5.5%
6,150.1
5.7%
6,471.8
5.2%
6,780.5
4.8%
7,072.6
4.3%
7,344.7
3.8%
7,593.3
3.4%
7,815.3
2.9%
8,007.6
2.5%
8,167.8
2.0%
1,460.5
36.1%
1,460.7
36.0%
1,840.0
39.9%
2,033.1
40.6%
2,174.1
41.2%
2,138.6
38.8%
2,255.9
38.8%
2,384.3
38.8%
2,509.1
38.8%
2,628.7
38.8%
2,742.0
38.8%
2,847.5
38.8%
2,943.8
38.8%
3,029.9
38.8%
3,104.5
38.8%
3,166.6
38.8%
NOPAT
% effective tax rate
1,116.0
27.6%
1,117.8
27.6%
1,404.6
30.5%
1,545.8
30.9%
1,656.9
31.4%
1,629.9
29.5%
1,719.3
29.5%
1,817.2
29.5%
1,912.2
29.5%
2,003.4
29.5%
2,089.7
29.5%
2,170.1
29.5%
2,243.6
29.5%
2,309.2
29.5%
2,366.0
29.5%
2,413.3
29.5%
% of revenue
209.7
5.2%
192.0
4.7%
191.8
4.2%
176.6
3.5%
176.5
3.3%
202.8
3.7%
213.9
3.7%
226.1
3.7%
237.9
3.7%
249.3
3.7%
260.0
3.7%
270.0
3.7%
279.2
3.7%
287.3
3.7%
294.4
3.7%
300.3
3.7%
% of revenue
(127.0)
(3.1%)
(114.6)
(2.8%)
(132.6)
(2.9%)
(143.0)
(2.9%)
(161.4)
(3.1%)
(161.6)
(2.9%)
(170.5)
(2.9%)
(180.2)
(2.9%)
(189.6)
(2.9%)
(198.6)
(2.9%)
(207.2)
(2.9%)
(215.2)
(2.9%)
(222.5)
(2.9%)
(229.0)
(2.9%)
(234.6)
(2.9%)
(239.3)
(2.9%)
(133.7)
(3.3%)
(294.7)
(7.3%)
(368.4)
(8.0%)
(317.9)
(6.3%)
(280.4)
(5.3%)
(361.3)
(6.5%)
(381.1)
(6.5%)
(402.8)
(6.5%)
(423.9)
(6.5%)
(444.1)
(6.5%)
(463.2)
(6.5%)
(481.1)
(6.5%)
(497.4)
(6.5%)
(511.9)
(6.5%)
(524.5)
(6.5%)
(535.0)
(6.5%)
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
% of revenue
1,065.0
26.4%
900.5
22.2%
1,095.4
23.8%
1,261.5
25.2%
1,391.6
26.4%
1,309.8
23.7%
1,381.6
23.7%
1,460.3
23.7%
1,536.7
23.7%
1,610.0
23.7%
1,679.3
23.7%
1,743.9
23.7%
1,802.9
23.7%
1,855.7
23.7%
1,901.3
23.7%
1,939.4
23.7%
% of FCFF used in calculation
22.2%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Discount period
0.50
1.50
2.50
3.50
4.50
5.50
6.50
7.50
8.50
9.50
Discount factor
0.96
0.88
0.81
0.74
0.68
0.63
0.58
0.53
0.49
0.45
Discounted FCFF (DFCFF)
278.7
1,217.5
1,182.8
1,144.0
1,101.7
1,056.3
1,008.2
958.1
906.4
853.6

PAYX DCF Value

DCF Value Calculation

as of Mar 11, 2025
Sum of DFCFF
% share of EV
9,707.2M
43.1%
Terminal Value (TV)
28.5B
Discounted TV
% share of EV
12.8B
56.9%
Total Debt
866.3M
Shares outstanding
365.4M
FX rate
1.0
56.7% overvalued

Equity Value Bridge

PAYX Earnings Power Value and Enterprise Value

Annual
LTM
Enterprise Value Breakdown
EPV and MIVoG as % of EV

PAYX Reverse DCF

Implied FCF growth
Implied Revenue growth

Reverse DCF Assumptions and Outputs

as of Nov 30, 2024
Long-Term growth rate
2.0%
FX rate
1.0
Last share price
145.3
Implied FCF growth 1-10Y
12.0%

Implied Free Cash Flow growth vs Historical average vs Industry growth

Competing with PAYX Intrinsic Value

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Ben Graham Revised fair value
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Earnings Power Value (EPV), % of EV
Market-Implied Value of Growth (MIVoG), % of EV
Reverse DCF (implied FCF growth)
Reverse DCF (implied Revenue growth)
$53.5B
$52.3B
$63.5
56.7% overvalued
$63.4
57.0% overvalued
$63.6
56.6% overvalued
$55.1
62.4% overvalued
$42.2
71.2% overvalued
37.9%
62.1%
12.0%
11.2%
$120.4B
$122.5B
$119.2
59.2% overvalued
$113.5
61.0% overvalued
$125.0
57.3% overvalued
$130.6
55.3% overvalued
$105.4
64.0% overvalued
31.9%
68.1%
7.0%
7.8%
$5,557.0M
$5,253.0M
$63.5
17.2% undervalued
$68.0
25.0% undervalued
$59.0
9.0% undervalued
$24.6
54.5% overvalued
$63.6
17.4% undervalued
18.4%
81.6%
7.3%
16.6%
$3,951.3M
$1,990.1M
$27.4
49.8% undervalued
N/A
$27.4
49.8% undervalued
$61.0
234.0% undervalued
$67.5
269.7% undervalued
27.9%
72.1%
(6.1%)
(6.6%)
$3,663.5M
$3,381.5M
$102.9
40.9% undervalued
$147.7
102.0% undervalued
$58.2
20.3% overvalued
$65.5
10.4% overvalued
$72.1
1.3% overvalued
43.8%
56.2%
6.2%
7.0%
$3,564.8M
$3,407.5M
$88.6
31.6% undervalued
$91.0
35.0% undervalued
$86.1
28.0% undervalued
$110.3
64.0% undervalued
$140.6
109.0% undervalued
67.7%
32.3%
1.5%
2.3%
$3,459.5M
$2,839.5M
$124.9
39.4% undervalued
$130.6
46.0% undervalued
$119.2
33.1% undervalued
$116.3
29.7% undervalued
$87.8
2.1% overvalued
35.2%
64.8%
(13.6%)
(0.9%)
$2,853.5M
$3,575.9M
$203.8
240.2% undervalued
$207.6
247.0% undervalued
$199.9
233.8% undervalued
$91.5
52.8% undervalued
$109.4
82.7% undervalued
62.3%
37.7%
(6.1%)
(1.8%)
$1,787.1M
$1,185.7M
$12.0
10.2% overvalued
N/A
$12.0
10.2% overvalued
Negative
355.1% overvalued
Negative
211.2% overvalued
80.4%
19.6%
0.5%
6.4%
$1,026.1M
$894.5M
$27.4
30.7% overvalued
$8.1
80.0% overvalued
$46.7
18.1% undervalued
$23.7
40.1% overvalued
$26.3
33.6% overvalued
40.8%
59.2%
(100.0%)
32.7%
$966.4M
$969.1M
$57.9
12.1% undervalued
$47.0
9.0% overvalued
$68.8
33.3% undervalued
$96.4
86.7% undervalued
$52.6
2.0% undervalued
58.6%
41.4%
(2.0%)
(1.6%)

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FAQ

What is the DCF value of Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)?

As of today, DCF Value of Paychex, Inc. is $63.4, which is overvalued by 56.7%, compared to the current market share price of $146.5

How was the DCF Value calculated?

Step 1: Calculating Intrinsic Enterprise Value DCF Value was calculated by estimating Paychex, Inc. future free cash flow and then discounting it, using a chosen discount rate to determine Intrinsic Enterprise Value of $0.0B Step 2: Balance Sheet Adjustments Intrinsic Equity Value is calculated by subtracting Balance Sheet items (Cash & Equivalents, Short-term investments and Total Debt) from previously calculated Intrinsic Enterprise Value. This Intrinsic Equity Value is then divided by the total number of outstanding shares of 0 to determine DCF Value of $63.4

What is the Relative value of Paychex, Inc. (PAYX)?

As of today, Relative Value of Paychex, Inc. is $63.6, which is overvalued by 56.6%, compared to the current market share price of $146.5

How was the Relative Value calculated?

Relative Value was calculated by applying various valuation multiples (EV/Revenue, EV/EBITDA, P/E etc.) to Paychex, Inc. financials to determine Relative Value of $63.6

What is Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) discount rate?

Paychex, Inc. current Cost of Equity is 8.8%, while its WACC stands at 8.8%. Cost of Equity is used to value equity, while discounting free cash flow to equity holders (such as Net Income or Free Cash Flow to Equity). Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) is used to value the entire firm, while discounting cash flows available to both debt and equity holders (NOPAT or Free Cash Flow to the Firm)

How is Cost of Equity for Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) calculated?

The Cost of Equity represents the return a company must offer investors to compensate for the risk of investing in its stock. It's calculated using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which combines the risk-free rate, the stock's beta, and the equity risk premium (ERP). This model considers the inherent risk of investing in the stock compared to a risk-free investment and the market's overall risk. Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate + Beta x Effective Risk Premium (ERP) 8.8% = 4.3% + 1.0 x 4.6%

How is WACC for Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) calculated?

WACC, or Weighted Average Cost of Capital, is a calculation that reflects the average rate of return a company is expected to pay its security holders to finance its assets. It is a critical measure in financial analysis for valuing a company's entire operations. The WACC formula combines the costs of equity and debt, weighted by their respective proportions in the company's capital structure. WACC = Cost of Equity x Equity Weight in Total Capital + Cost of Debt x (1 - Effective Tax Rate) Debt Weight in Total Capital 8.8% = 8.8% x 0.1% + 14.9% x (1 - 24.0%) x 99.9%