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PagerDuty, Inc.
$14.14
High-Growth Software
80%
Revenue × Terminal Margin DCF
Moderate
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Conviction
Fair Value
Trading 19.2% below fair value
Bear
$20.94
+48.1%
8% rev growth, 25% terminal margin
Fair
$17.50
+23.8%
1% rev growth, 33% terminal margin
Bull
$19.43
+37.4%
1% rev growth, 38% terminal margin
Adjust Assumptions
1.0%
33.0%
12.0%
Key Value Driver
Revenue growth (1%) × margin expansion to 33%
Terminal Value % of EV
42%
Implied Market Multiple
2.5x
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above.
Average Target (23 analysts)
$12.50
Divergence from AlphaVal
40%
Summary
Projecting 1% revenue growth with FCF margins expanding from 38% to 33% over 10 years, discounted at 12%, the base-case value is $17.50 per share.
Warnings
Gross margin of 85% means each dollar of revenue is highly profitable. As the company grows, overhead costs should shrink as a share of revenue, boosting overall profits.
Wall Street's average price target is $12.50 (from 23 analysts). Our estimate is 40% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- Current FCF misleads — the model values future margins, not today's cash
- SBC dilution is the hidden tax: 2-4% annual share growth compounds fast
- Revenue deceleration is inevitable — the question is when and how steep