Jacobs Engineering Group Inc Valuation – January 2016 Update $JEC

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ModernGraham Valuation of JEC

Stage 1: Is this company suitable for the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor?

What kind of Intelligent Investor are you?

Defensive Investor; must pass 6 out of the following 7 tests.
1. Adequate Size of the Enterprise Market Cap > $2Bil $4,610,224,001 Pass
2. Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition Current Ratio > 2 1.66 Fail
3. Earnings Stability Positive EPS for 10 years prior Pass
4. Dividend Record Dividend Payments for 10 years prior Fail
5. Earnings Growth Increase of 33% in EPS in past 10 years using 3 year averages at beginning and end -12.30% Fail
6. Moderate PEmg Ratio PEmg < 20 13.63 Pass
7. Moderate Price to Assets PB Ratio < 2.5 OR PB*PEmg < 50 1.07 Pass
Score
Enterprising Investor; must pass 4 out of the following 5 tests, or be suitable for the Defensive Investor.
1. Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition Current Ratio > 1.5 1.66 Pass
2. Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition Debt to NCA < 1.1 0.45 Pass
3. Earnings Stability Positive EPS for 5 years prior Pass
4. Dividend Record Currently Pays Dividend Fail
5. Earnings Growth EPSmg greater than 5 years ago Pass

Stage 2: Determination of Intrinsic Value

JEC value chart January 2016

EPSmg $2.75
MG Growth Estimate 0.17%
MG Value $24.30
Opinion Overvalued
MG Value based on 3% Growth $39.87
MG Value based on 0% Growth $23.37
Market Implied Growth Rate 2.56%
Current Price $37.46
% of Intrinsic Value 154.16%

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc qualifies for the Enterprising Investor but not the more conservative Defensive Investor.  The Defensive Investor is concerned with the low current ratio, insufficient earnings growth over the last ten years along with the lack of dividends.  The Enterprising Investor is only initially concerned by the lack of dividends.  As a result, all Enterprising Investors following the ModernGraham approach based on Benjamin Graham’s methods should feel comfortable proceeding with further research into the company.

As for a valuation, the company appears to be overvalued growing its EPSmg (normalized earnings) from $2.72 in 2012 to an estimated $2.75 for 2016.  This level of demonstrated earnings growth does not support the market’s implied estimate of 2.56% annual earnings growth over the next 7-10 years.  As a result, the ModernGraham valuation model, based on Benjamin Graham’s formula, returns an estimate of intrinsic value below the price.

The next part of the analysis is up to individual investors, and requires discussion of the company’s prospects.  What do you think?  What value would you put on Jacobs Engineering Group Inc (JEC)?  Where do you see the company going in the future?  Is there a company you like better?  Leave a comment on our Facebook page or mention @ModernGraham on Twitter to discuss.

Stage 3: Information for Further Research

JEC charts January 2016

Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) -$1.72
Graham Number $48.18
PEmg 13.63
Current Ratio 1.66
PB Ratio 1.07
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Number of Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth 0

 

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Most Recent Balance Sheet Figures

Balance Sheet Information Sep2015
Total Current Assets $3,282,976,000
Total Current Liabilities $1,981,166,000
Long-Term Debt $584,434,000
Total Assets $7,785,926,000
Intangible Assets $3,402,197,000
Total Liabilities $3,494,181,000
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 122,723,000

Earnings Per Share History

Next Fiscal Year Estimate $2.96
Sep2015 $2.40
Sep2014 $2.48
Sep2013 $3.23
Sep2012 $2.94
Sep2011 $2.60
Sep2010 $1.96
Sep2009 $3.21
Sep2008 $3.38
Sep2007 $2.35
Sep2006 $1.64
Sep2005 $1.12
Sep2004 $1.01
Sep2003 $1.00
Sep2002 $0.99
Sep2001 $0.81
Sep2000 $0.48
Sep1999 $0.62
Sep1998 $0.52
Sep1997 $0.45
Sep1996 $0.39

Earnings Per Share – ModernGraham History

Next Fiscal Year Estimate $2.75
Sep2015 $2.67
Sep2014 $2.75
Sep2013 $2.86
Sep2012 $2.72
Sep2011 $2.64
Sep2010 $2.61
Sep2009 $2.73
Sep2008 $2.30
Sep2007 $1.65
Sep2006 $1.25
Sep2005 $1.03
Sep2004 $0.94
Sep2003 $0.86
Sep2002 $0.76
Sep2001 $0.62
Sep2000 $0.52

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