Palo Alto Networks Stock Operating Margin

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		Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
	Operating Profit Margin	0.09	0.09

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Palo Alto Networks Company Operating Margin Analysis

Palo Alto's Operating Margin shows how much operating income a company makes on each dollar of sales. It is one of the profitability indicators which helps analysts to understand whether the firm is successful or not making money from everyday operations.

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Current Palo Alto Operating Margin

0.12 %

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Palo Operating Margin Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for Palo Alto is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of Palo Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Operating Margin. Since Palo Alto's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of Palo Alto's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of Palo Alto's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Intangible Assets	Net Tangible Assets	Total Permanent Equity	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Short Term Investments	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Long Term Debt Total	Short Long Term Debt	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.84	0.99	0.37	0.31	0.93	0.98	0.99	0.95	0.55	0.93	0.65	0.75	0.12	0.8	0.67	0.97	0.64	0.72	0.43	0.92	0.68	0.55	0.91	-0.61	0.81
Total Stockholder Equity	0.84		0.82	-0.13	0.71	0.65	0.82	0.75	0.69	0.1	0.8	0.24	0.38	0.51	0.58	0.37	0.71	0.36	0.42	0.31	0.93	0.39	0.08	0.69	-0.35	0.85
Current Deferred Revenue	0.99	0.82		0.4	0.29	0.94	0.99	0.99	0.94	0.6	0.9	0.63	0.73	0.13	0.77	0.62	0.97	0.63	0.7	0.41	0.93	0.63	0.58	0.88	-0.69	0.81
Net Debt	0.37	-0.13	0.4		-0.6	0.52	0.36	0.49	0.49	0.78	0.29	0.73	0.76	-0.64	0.38	0.49	0.58	0.6	0.57	0.02	0.1	0.48	0.86	0.44	-0.57	0.1
Retained Earnings	0.31	0.71	0.29	-0.6		0.06	0.35	0.17	0.05	-0.34	0.18	-0.4	-0.27	0.64	-0.1	-0.25	0.13	-0.29	-0.28	-0.17	0.55	-0.18	-0.42	0.14	-0.1	0.5
Accounts Payable	0.93	0.65	0.94	0.52	0.06		0.93	0.95	0.95	0.72	0.88	0.7	0.76	0.05	0.81	0.69	0.93	0.79	0.78	0.45	0.8	0.67	0.76	0.84	-0.67	0.7
Net Receivables	0.98	0.82	0.99	0.36	0.35	0.93		0.97	0.9	0.6	0.86	0.56	0.66	0.17	0.7	0.56	0.94	0.57	0.63	0.36	0.95	0.58	0.55	0.84	-0.72	0.82
Total Liab	0.99	0.75	0.99	0.49	0.17	0.95	0.97		0.98	0.65	0.91	0.74	0.81	-0.01	0.81	0.72	0.98	0.69	0.76	0.45	0.86	0.72	0.66	0.92	-0.65	0.76
Total Current Assets	0.95	0.69	0.94	0.49	0.05	0.95	0.9	0.98		0.64	0.93	0.81	0.84	-0.05	0.89	0.81	0.95	0.77	0.85	0.56	0.78	0.8	0.69	0.92	-0.52	0.68
Short Term Debt	0.55	0.1	0.6	0.78	-0.34	0.72	0.6	0.65	0.64		0.42	0.63	0.62	-0.46	0.48	0.38	0.65	0.58	0.55	0.36	0.38	0.34	0.86	0.5	-0.81	0.2
Common Stock	0.93	0.8	0.9	0.29	0.18	0.88	0.86	0.91	0.93	0.42		0.68	0.74	0.19	0.94	0.73	0.88	0.75	0.82	0.6	0.83	0.7	0.47	0.86	-0.4	0.77
Property Plant Equipment	0.65	0.24	0.63	0.73	-0.4	0.7	0.56	0.74	0.81	0.63	0.68		0.94	-0.53	0.79	0.91	0.76	0.73	0.89	0.47	0.34	0.89	0.77	0.81	-0.3	0.36
Intangible Assets	0.75	0.38	0.73	0.76	-0.27	0.76	0.66	0.81	0.84	0.62	0.74	0.94		-0.39	0.77	0.87	0.86	0.78	0.9	0.35	0.47	0.85	0.74	0.88	-0.42	0.55
Net Tangible Assets	0.12	0.51	0.13	-0.64	0.64	0.05	0.17	-0.01	-0.05	-0.46	0.19	-0.53	-0.39		-0.03	-0.26	-0.07	-0.09	-0.17	0.01	0.43	-0.25	-0.5	-0.07	0.08	0.46
Total Permanent Equity	0.8	0.58	0.77	0.38	-0.1	0.81	0.7	0.81	0.89	0.48	0.94	0.79	0.77	-0.03		0.79	0.77	0.82	0.89	0.73	0.62	0.73	0.55	0.79	-0.29	0.55
Long Term Debt	0.67	0.37	0.62	0.49	-0.25	0.69	0.56	0.72	0.81	0.38	0.73	0.91	0.87	-0.26	0.79		0.72	0.68	0.88	0.45	0.4	0.98	0.61	0.84	-0.09	0.49
Good Will	0.97	0.71	0.97	0.58	0.13	0.93	0.94	0.98	0.95	0.65	0.88	0.76	0.86	-0.07	0.77	0.72		0.7	0.76	0.33	0.82	0.73	0.69	0.92	-0.67	0.75
Short Term Investments	0.64	0.36	0.63	0.6	-0.29	0.79	0.57	0.69	0.77	0.58	0.75	0.73	0.78	-0.09	0.82	0.68	0.7		0.87	0.48	0.43	0.63	0.75	0.68	-0.34	0.45
Capital Surpluse	0.72	0.42	0.7	0.57	-0.28	0.78	0.63	0.76	0.85	0.55	0.82	0.89	0.9	-0.17	0.89	0.88	0.76	0.87		0.61	0.49	0.81	0.64	0.84	-0.29	0.58
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.43	0.31	0.41	0.02	-0.17	0.45	0.36	0.45	0.56	0.36	0.6	0.47	0.35	0.01	0.73	0.45	0.33	0.48	0.61		0.36	0.36	0.18	0.42	-0.07	0.22
Long Term Investments	0.92	0.93	0.93	0.1	0.55	0.8	0.95	0.86	0.78	0.38	0.83	0.34	0.47	0.43	0.62	0.4	0.82	0.43	0.49	0.36		0.41	0.28	0.73	-0.62	0.87
Long Term Debt Total	0.68	0.39	0.63	0.48	-0.18	0.67	0.58	0.72	0.8	0.34	0.7	0.89	0.85	-0.25	0.73	0.98	0.73	0.63	0.81	0.36	0.41		0.59	0.85	-0.08	0.5
Short Long Term Debt	0.55	0.08	0.58	0.86	-0.42	0.76	0.55	0.66	0.69	0.86	0.47	0.77	0.74	-0.5	0.55	0.61	0.69	0.75	0.64	0.18	0.28	0.59		0.58	-0.59	0.19
Net Invested Capital	0.91	0.69	0.88	0.44	0.14	0.84	0.84	0.92	0.92	0.5	0.86	0.81	0.88	-0.07	0.79	0.84	0.92	0.68	0.84	0.42	0.73	0.85	0.58		-0.43	0.8
Net Working Capital	-0.61	-0.35	-0.69	-0.57	-0.1	-0.67	-0.72	-0.65	-0.52	-0.81	-0.4	-0.3	-0.42	0.08	-0.29	-0.09	-0.67	-0.34	-0.29	-0.07	-0.62	-0.08	-0.59	-0.43		-0.46
Capital Stock	0.81	0.85	0.81	0.1	0.5	0.7	0.82	0.76	0.68	0.2	0.77	0.36	0.55	0.46	0.55	0.49	0.75	0.45	0.58	0.22	0.87	0.5	0.19	0.8	-0.46

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A good Operating Margin is required for a company to be able to pay for its fixed costs or payout its debt, which implies that the higher the margin, the better. This ratio is most effective in evaluating the earning potential of a company over time when comparing it against a firm's competitors.

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Palo Pretax Profit Margin

Pretax Profit Margin

0.13

At this time, Palo Alto's Pretax Profit Margin is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Based on the recorded statements, Palo Alto Networks has an Operating Margin of 0.1198%. This is 101.36% lower than that of the Software sector and significantly higher than that of the Information Technology industry. The operating margin for all United States stocks is 102.17% lower than that of the firm.

Palo Operating Margin Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Palo Alto's direct or indirect competition against its Operating Margin to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Palo Alto could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Palo Alto by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Palo Alto is currently under evaluation in operating margin category among its peers.

Palo Alto Current Valuation Drivers

We derive many important indicators used in calculating different scores of Palo Alto from analyzing Palo Alto's financial statements. These drivers represent accounts that assess Palo Alto's ability to generate profits relative to its revenue, operating costs, and shareholders' equity. Below are some of Palo Alto's important valuation drivers and their relationship over time.

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Market Cap	21.4B	24.8B	38.5B	50.0B	45.0B	47.3B
Enterprise Value	21.9B	25.3B	40.1B	51.8B	46.7B	49.0B

Palo Alto ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Palo Alto's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Palo Alto's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Palo Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.75
	Return On Asset	0.0322
	Profit Margin	0.32 %
	Operating Margin	0.12 %
	Current Valuation	121.33 B
	Shares Outstanding	656.2 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.86 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	80.76 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	11.39 M
	Price To Earning	(55.17) X
	Price To Book	20.92 X
	Price To Sales	15.22 X
	Revenue	8.03 B
	Gross Profit	3.78 B
	EBITDA	1.28 B
	Net Income	2.58 B
	Cash And Equivalents	3.63 B
	Cash Per Share	12.15 X
	Total Debt	1.41 B
	Current Ratio	0.77 X
	Book Value Per Share	15.90 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	3.26 B
	Short Ratio	4.75 X
	Earnings Per Share	3.85 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.10 X
	Target Price	204.24
	Number Of Employees	15.29 K
	Beta	1.12
	Market Capitalization	122.17 B
	Total Asset	19.99 B
	Retained Earnings	1.35 B
	Working Capital	(833 M)
	Current Asset	1.77 B
	Current Liabilities	846.8 M
	Net Asset	19.99 B

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