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Agilent Technologies (Agilent Technologies) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

: 4.55 (As of Jan. 2024)
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In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Agilent Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $4.55. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 29.17.


The historical rank and industry rank for Agilent Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

A' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.69   Med: 33.47   Max: 189.73
Current: 29.24


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Agilent Technologies was 189.73. The lowest was 9.69. And the median was 33.47.


A's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
59.7% of 67 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 24.4 vs A: 29.24

Agilent Technologies's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.18. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $4.20. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 31.60.

Agilent Technologies's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.29. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $5.12. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 25.92.


Agilent Technologies Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agilent Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Agilent Technologies Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.54 1.90 4.23 3.16 3.88

Agilent Technologies Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.40 3.75 3.61 3.88 4.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Agilent Technologies Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Agilent Technologies's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Agilent Technologies Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Agilent Technologies's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 1,236
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 266
Change In Deferred Tax -60
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 201
Change In Working Capital 95
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 294

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Agilent Technologies's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,236 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Agilent Technologies's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $266 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Agilent Technologies's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $-60 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $201 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Agilent Technologies's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $201 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Agilent Technologies's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $95 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Agilent Technologies's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was 294.000 Mil.

Agilent Technologies's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 1236 +266+-60
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-200.81888822822+95)/294.000
=4.55

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=132.73/4.55
=29.17

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Agilent Technologies (Agilent Technologies) Business Description

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Address
5301 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95051
Originally spun out of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved into a leading life sciences and diagnostics firm. Today, Agilent's measurement technologies serve a broad base of customers with its three operating segments: life science and applied tools, cross lab (consisting of consumables and services related to life science and applied tools), and diagnostics and genomics. Over half of its sales are generated from the biopharmaceutical, chemical, and advanced materials end markets, but it also supports clinical lab, environmental, forensics, food, academic, and government-related organizations. The company is geographically diverse, with operations in the U.S. and China representing the largest country concentrations.
Executives
Philip Binns officer: Senior Vice President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Rodney Gonsalves officer: V.P., Corporate Controller 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Henrik Ancher-jensen officer: Sr. Vice President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Michael R. Mcmullen officer: CEO and President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
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Boon Hwee Koh director C/O AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
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Daniel K Podolsky director 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Padraig Mcdonnell officer: Senior Vice President 5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95051