FIVN Five9, Inc.
$31.20
Platform & Compounding FCF 85%
Two-stage FCF DCF
Mild · Conviction

Fair Value

Trading 9.3% below fair value

You pay $31.20
Bear $21.52
Fair $34.41
Bull $48.68
Bear $21.52 -31.0% 9% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Fair $34.41 +10.3% 15% stage 1 growth, 12% discount
Bull $48.68 +56.0% 20% stage 1 growth, 12% discount

Adjust Assumptions

15.0%
12.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (15% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 38%
Implied Market Multiple 24.8x
Market is pricing in (growth) 13.8% vs 15.0% base

Analyst Consensus (External Reference)

Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.

Average Target (41 analysts) $23.33
Divergence from AlphaVal 47%

Summary

Using a two-stage FCF DCF with 15% growth decelerating over 15 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case intrinsic value is $34.41 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 $23.33 (from 41 analysts). Our estimate is 47% 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