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54.27 (1y: +2%)
Market Cap 3.6 B P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 3.4 B P/B 16.30
PANW- NYSE (USA)
Palo Alto Networks Inc
Not Rated
Top Ranked Predictable Companies
$54.27
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a companyย’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt No Debt
PANW's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than
80% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 10000.00 vs. PANW: No Debt )
PANW' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
Equity to Asset 0.562
PANW's Equity to Asset is ranked higher than
52% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 0.52 vs. PANW: 0.562 )
PANW' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -1.72   Max: 0.56
Current: 0.56
-1.72
0.56
Interest Coverage No Debt
PANW's Interest Coverage is ranked higher than
78% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 10000.00 vs. PANW: No Debt )
PANW' s 10-Year Interest Coverage Range
Min: No Debt   Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
Z-Score: 10.08
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the companyย’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
ย•ย•3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rankย•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth

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industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) 1.50
PANW's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
61% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. PANW: 1.50 )
PANW' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -42.3   Max: 1.5
Current: 1.5
-42.3
1.5
Net-margin (%) 0.3
PANW's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
61% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 2.10 vs. PANW: 0.3 )
PANW' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -43.3   Max: 0.3
Current: 0.3
-43.3
0.3
ROE (%) 0.3
PANW's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
60% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 3.60 vs. PANW: 0.3 )
PANW' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: 0.3   Max: 0.3
Current: 0.3
ROA (%) 0.2
PANW's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
60% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 2.00 vs. PANW: 0.2 )
PANW' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -55.4   Max: 0.2
Current: 0.2
-55.4
0.2
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Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades

PANW Guru Trades in

Q3 2012

PANW Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Steven Cohen 4,224 sh (New)
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Q4 2012

PANW Guru Trades in Q4 2012

Steven Cohen Sold Out
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Q1 2013

PANW Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Steven Cohen 7,771 sh (New)
Pioneer Investments 35,848 sh (New)
David Swensen 76,020 sh (New)
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with PANW

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
David Swensen 2013-03-31 New Buy28.3%$47.23 - $61.13 $ 54.27-1%76020
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Ratios

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industry		 vs
history
P/B 16.30
PANW's P/B is ranked lower than
85% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 1.50 vs. PANW: 16.30 )
PANW' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 6.01   Max: 17.84
Current: 16.3
6.01
17.84
P/S 9.60
PANW's P/S is ranked lower than
91% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 0.90 vs. PANW: 9.60 )
PANW' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 8.55   Max: 24.23
Current: 9.6
8.55
24.23
PFCF 41.30
PANW's PFCF is ranked higher than
57% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 15.70 vs. PANW: 41.30 )
PANW' s 10-Year PFCF Range
Min: 36.83   Max: 117.9
Current: 41.3
36.83
117.9
EV-to-EBIT 142.9
PANW's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
54% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 16.46 vs. PANW: 142.9 )
PANW' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 0   Max: 0
Current: 142.9

Valuation & Return

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industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Cash 26.1
PANW's Price/Net Cash is ranked higher than
57% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 7.70 vs. PANW: 26.1 )
PANW' s 10-Year Price/Net Cash Range
Min: 7.8   Max: 7.8
Current: 26.1
Price/Net Current Asset Value 90.5
PANW's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked lower than
61% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 5.55 vs. PANW: 90.5 )
PANW' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 27   Max: 27
Current: 90.5
Price/Tangible Book 16.4
PANW's Price/Tangible Book is ranked lower than
59% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 1.70 vs. PANW: 16.4 )
PANW' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 4.9   Max: 4.9
Current: 16.4
Price/Median PS Value 0.8
PANW's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than
62% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 0.70 vs. PANW: 0.8 )
PANW' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 1.6   Max: 1.6
Current: 0.8
Price/Graham Number 17.2
PANW's Price/Graham Number is ranked lower than
53% of the 386 Companies
in the Global Communication Equipment industry.

( Industry Median: 1.30 vs. PANW: 17.2 )
PANW' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range
Min: 18.1   Max: 18.1
Current: 17.2

Business Description

Palo Alto Networks Inc was incorporated in March 2005 under the laws of the State of Delaware and commenced operations in April 2005. The Company offers a next-generation network security platform that allows enterprises, service providers, and government entities to secure their networks and safely enable the increasingly complex and rapidly growing number of applications running on their networks. The core of its platform is the Next-Generation Firewall that delivers natively integrated application, user, and content visibility and control through its proprietary operating system, hardware, and software architecture. The Company's platform is delivered in an appliance form factor and includes a suite of subscription services as well as support and maintenance. Its subscription services could be easily activated on any of its appliances without requiring additional hardware or processing resources, thereby providing a seamless implementation path for its end-customers. All of its appliances incorporate the Company's PAN-OS operating system and are based on the proprietary identification technologies, App-ID, User-ID, and Content-ID, which allow security policies to be defined within the context of applications, users, and content. As a result, the Company's end-customers achieve safe application enablement and advanced levels of security, while maintaining high network performance. The Company serves the enterprise network security market, which consists of Firewall/VPN, Unified Threat Management, Web Gateway, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, and Virtual Private Network technologies. The Company mainly sells its products and services to end-customers through distributors, resellers, and strategic partners, and infrequently directly to end-customers, who are supported by its sales and marketing organization, in the Americas, in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and in Asia Pacific and Japan.
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Industry: Communication Equipment
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