FIVN Five9, Inc.
$21.32
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Moderate · Conviction

Fair Value

Trading 23.6% below fair value

You pay $21.32
Bear $17.38
Fair $27.92
Bull $39.60
Bear $17.38 -18.5% 9% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $27.92 +31.0% 15% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $39.60 +85.7% 20% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (15% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 38%
Implied Market Multiple 19.8x
Market is pricing in (growth) 10.7% vs 15.0% base

Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $23.00 from 41 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $27.92 per share.

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay equals 376% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
Wall Street's average price target is $23.00 (from 41 analysts). Our estimate is 31% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions