TripAdvisor Inc Valuation – January 2019 $TRIP
Company Profile (excerpt from Reuters): TripAdvisor, Inc., incorporated on July 20, 2011, is an online travel company which owns and operates a portfolio of online travel brands. TripAdvisor, the Company’s brand, is a travel site. The Company operates through two segments: Hotel and Non-Hotel. The Company’s platform also enables users to compare real-time pricing and availability for these experiences, as well as to book hotels, flights, cruises, vacation rentals, tours, activities and attractions, and restaurants, on either a TripAdvisor site or application, or a travel partner site or application. As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s TripAdvisor-branded Websites included tripadvisor.com in the United States and localized versions of the TripAdvisor Website in 48 markets and 28 languages around the world. As of December 31, 2017, the Company featured approximately 600 million reviews and opinions on 7.5 million places to stay, places to eat and things to do, including 1,060,000 hotels and accommodations and 835,000 vacation rentals, 4.6 million restaurants and 915,000 activities and attractions around the world.
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ModernGraham Valuation of TRIP – January 2019
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 | $7,712,066,189 | Pass | |
| 2. Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition | Current Ratio > 2 | 2.04 | Pass | |
| 3. Earnings Stability | Positive EPS for 10 years prior | Fail | ||
| 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 | 9.09% | Fail | |
| 6. Moderate PEmg Ratio | PEmg < 20 | 84.28 | Fail | |
| 7. Moderate Price to Assets | PB Ratio < 2.5 OR PB*PEmg < 50 | 5.48 | Fail | |
| 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 | 2.04 | Pass | |
| 2. Sufficiently Strong Financial Condition | Debt to NCA < 1.1 | 0.00 | Pass | |
| 3. Earnings Stability | Positive EPS for 5 years prior | Fail | ||
| 4. Dividend Record | Currently Pays Dividend | Fail | ||
| 5. Earnings Growth | EPSmg greater than 5 years ago | Fail | ||
Stage 2: Determination of Intrinsic Value
| EPSmg | $0.66 |
| MG Growth Estimate | -4.25% |
| MG Value | $1.25 |
| Opinion | Overvalued |
| MG Grade | F |
| MG Value based on 3% Growth | $9.64 |
| MG Value based on 0% Growth | $5.65 |
| Market Implied Growth Rate | 37.89% |
| Current Price | $56.02 |
| % of Intrinsic Value | 4487.97% |
Tripadvisor Inc Common Stock does not satisfy the requirements of either the Enterprising Investor or the more conservative Defensive Investor. The Defensive Investor is concerned with the insufficient earnings stability or growth over the last ten years, and the poor dividend history, and the high PEmg and PB ratios. The Enterprising Investor has concerns regarding the lack of earnings stability or growth over the last five years, and the lack of dividends. As a result, all value investors following the ModernGraham approach should explore other opportunities at this time or proceed cautiously with a speculative attitude.
As for a valuation, the company appears to be Overvalued after seeing its EPSmg (normalized earnings) decline from $1.34 in 2014 to an estimated $0.66 for 2018. This level of demonstrated earnings growth does not support the market’s implied estimate of 37.89% annual earnings growth over the next 7-10 years. As a result, the ModernGraham valuation model, based on the Benjamin Graham value investing formula, returns an estimate of intrinsic value below the price.
At the time of valuation, further research into Tripadvisor Inc Common Stock revealed the company was trading above its Graham Number of $12.95. The company does not pay a dividend. Its PEmg (price over earnings per share – ModernGraham) was 84.28, which was above the industry average of 38.01. Finally, the company was trading above its Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) of $1.25.
Tripadvisor Inc Common Stock scores quite poorly in the ModernGraham grading system, with an overall grade of F.
Stage 3: Information for Further Research
| Net Current Asset Value (NCAV) | $1.25 |
| Graham Number | $12.95 |
| PEmg | 84.28 |
| Current Ratio | 2.04 |
| PB Ratio | 5.48 |
| Current Dividend | $0.00 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
| Number of Consecutive Years of Dividend Growth | 0 |
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Most Recent Balance Sheet Figures
| Balance Sheet Information | 9/1/2018 |
| Total Current Assets | $926,000,000 |
| Total Current Liabilities | $453,000,000 |
| Long-Term Debt | $0 |
| Total Assets | $2,192,000,000 |
| Intangible Assets | $889,000,000 |
| Total Liabilities | $750,000,000 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) | 141,000,000 |
Earnings Per Share History
| EPS History | |
| Next Fiscal Year Estimate | $0.76 |
| Dec2017 | -$0.14 |
| Dec2016 | $0.82 |
| Dec2015 | $1.36 |
| Dec2014 | $1.55 |
| Dec2013 | $1.41 |
| Dec2012 | $1.37 |
| Dec2011 | $1.32 |
Earnings Per Share – ModernGraham History
| EPSmg History | |
| Next Fiscal Year Estimate | $0.66 |
| Dec2017 | $0.74 |
| Dec2016 | $1.23 |
| Dec2015 | $1.42 |
| Dec2014 | $1.34 |
| Dec2013 | $1.10 |
| Dec2012 | $0.81 |
| Dec2011 | $0.44 |
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