NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) Report Analysis
NetApp published its Q1 report on 2022-06-16 with positive results, but no significant factors particularly remarkable relative to its peers. It is highly likely that it will be mostly tethered to market performance and sector movements for the near term. Therefore, they earned a total score of 61 out of 100 and a HOLD recommendation.
NetApp reported earnings results for the full year ended April 30, 2022. For the full year, the company reported revenue was USD 6,318 million compared to USD 5,744 million a year ago. Net income was USD 937 million compared to USD 730 million a year ago. Basic earnings per share from continuing operations was USD 4.2 compared to USD 3.29 a year ago. Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations was USD 4.09 compared to USD 3.23 a year ago.
Business Description
NetApp provides cloud-led and data-centric services to manage and share data on-premises, and private and public clouds worldwide. It operates in two segments, Hybrid Cloud and Public Could. The company offers intelligent data management software, such as NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Snapshot, NetApp SnapCenter Backup Management, NetApp SnapMirror Data Replication, NetApp SnapLock Data Compliance, NetApp ElementOS software, and NetApp SANtricity software; and storage infrastructure solutions, including NetApp All-Flash FAS series, NetApp Fabric Attached Storage, NetApp FlexPod, NetApp E/EF series, NetApp StorageGRID, and NetApp SolidFire. It also provides cloud storage and data services comprising NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Azure NetApp Files, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, NetApp Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud, NetApp Cloud Sync, NetApp Cloud Tiering, NetApp Cloud Backup, NetApp Cloud Data Sense, and NetApp Cloud Volumes Edge Cache; and cloud operations services, such as NetApp Cloud Insights, Spot Ocean Kubernetes Suite, Spot Security, Spot Eco, and Spot CloudCheckr. In addition, the company offers application-aware data management service under the NetApp Astra name; and professional and support services, such as strategic consulting, professional, managed, and support services. Further, it provides assessment, design, implementation, and migration services. The company serves the energy, financial service, government, technology, internet, life science, healthcare service, manufacturing, media, entertainment, animation, video postproduction, and telecommunication markets through a direct sales force and an ecosystem of partners. NetApp was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Sector Overview
NetApp is included in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals according to GICS (global industry classification standard). The Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry is part of the Information Technology sector. It includes manufacturers of mobile phones, PCs, servers, electronic computer components and peripherals. NetApp's industry and sector affiliation are expected to negatively affect their likelihood to overperform the market in the upcoming period, as other sectors appear more likely to benefit from the macroeconomic environment we see now.
Parameter | Value | Change | Score | |
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Return on Equity | 123.0 | -17.3% | 52 | |
Net Cashflow | -416.0 | -214.6% | 77 | |
Capital Expenditure | -226.0 | -233.7% | 37 | |
Asset Turnover | 0.7 | -4.3% | 53 | |
Free Cashflow | 4.4 | -15.4% | 58 |
* All values are TTM
The below chart reflects NetApp's birds-eye view on its performance with respect to its peers, the company's fillings as reported or to a similar industry, market cap, and country of origin. While NetApp's peer average final assessment score stands on 72.0, NetApp's score is 61.
When trying to optimize the timing of an investment, it's critical to analyze whether the stock looks overbought or oversold, and in which direction the momentum is moving. NetApp's stock is now priced above its 5-day, but below its 50-day and 200-day moving average, while its MACD (moving average convergence divergence) indicates that the stock's price movement momentum is weakening. Historically, this is a positive setup in the near-term. Meanwhile, looking at the Stochastic Oscillator and RSI (relative strength index), NetApp's stock indicates that it's likely oversold. Overall, these technical indicators signal negative momentum. Therefore, this stock received a cumulative TA (technical analysis) score of 52.
NetApp appears likely to maintain its strong balance sheet metrics and momentum going forward. NetApp has done an excellent job managing its liabilities. NetApp's liabilities stood at 9188.0 in the current filing, which represents a 6.6% change from the previous report. These numbers show that management has successfully encouraged growth while managing liabilities, especially relative to their peers. Therefore, we rated their liabilities movement with a score of 78. Also, NetApp assets on their balance sheet, moved to 10026.0, which is a 5.5% change from the last period. This performance is interesting in comparison to its peers and competitors. The company's asset component, therefore, received a grade of 67. That said, one metric, Book Value Factors, stood out as particularly concerning. NetApp publishes concerning book value factor metrics in this report. price to book ratio (P/B) now sits at 16.7 and represents -23.3% change from the previous report. This characteristic can affect companies in the same industry and market capitalization by up to 8.8%. The company's book value factors were lackluster and showed that management hasn't figured out how to overperform expectations. Consequently, their book value factors movement received a grade of 52. Consequently, their balance sheet earned a rank of 62.
Parameter | Value | Change | Score |
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Assets | 10,026.0 | 5.5% | 67 |
Liabilities | 9,188.0 | 6.6% | 78 |
Price to Book | 16.7 | -23.3% | 52 |
Cash & Equivalents | 4,112.0 | -1.4% | 67 |
Equity | 838.0 | -5.0% | 60 |
The below chart describes NetApp's performance as reflected on its balance sheet with respect to its peers. While NetApp received a balance sheet score of 62, the average of its peers stands on 72.0.
Name | Market Cap | Liabilities Movement | Asset Change | Equity/Intangibles Adjustments | Cash & Equivalents | Book Value Momentum | Balance Sheet | mc_sort | Hidden |
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Apple Inc. | 2.3T | 50 | 80 | 60 | 46 | 56 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 15.9B | 60 | 80 | 58 | 46 | 52 | 56 | 1 | 1 |
Western Digital Corporation | 14.9B | 60 | 77 | 55 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 2 | 1 |
Xerox Holdings Corporation | 2.5B | 67 | 77 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 62 | 3 | 1 |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 2.2B | 89 | 62 | 93 | 70 | 90 | 93 | 4 | 1 |
Corsair Gaming, Inc. | 1.4B | 50 | 72 | 64 | 38 | 63 | 52 | 5 | 1 |
Stratasys Ltd. | 1.3B | 58 | 81 | 47 | 88 | 54 | 57 | 6 | 1 |
Avid Technology, Inc. | 1.2B | 52 | 82 | 43 | 45 | 59 | 49 | 7 | 1 |
Dell Technologies Inc. | 37.2B | 56 | 80 | 57 | 44 | 55 | 54 | 8 | 1 |
HP Inc. | 36.5B | 71 | 73 | 97 | 91 | 92 | 95 | 9 | 1 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 18.4B | 52 | 78 | 73 | 46 | 67 | 63 | 10 | 1 |
Pure Storage, Inc. | 8.0B | 42 | 82 | 62 | 66 | 57 | 55 | 11 | 1 |
3D Systems Corporation | 1.3B | 57 | 80 | 46 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 12 | 1 |
IonQ, Inc. | 957.0M | 38 | 74 | 53 | 37 | 49 | 37 | 13 | 1 |
Nano Dimension Ltd. | 834.0M | 96 | 85 | 59 | 48 | 60 | 82 | 14 | 1 |
Canaan Inc. | 600.4M | 76 | 62 | 88 | 67 | 83 | 81 | 15 | 1 |
CompoSecure, Inc. | 441.4M | 58 | 64 | 66 | 44 | 82 | 59 | 16 | 1 |
Eastman Kodak Company | 419.9M | 67 | 70 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 58 | 17 | 1 |
Coolpad Group Limited | 275.6M | 48 | 86 | 47 | 63 | 45 | 53 | 18 | 1 |
Turtle Beach Corporation | 227.4M | 39 | 80 | 69 | 86 | 67 | 67 | 19 | 1 |
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | 190.3M | 65 | 83 | 43 | 40 | 56 | 54 | 20 | 1 |
NetApp's income statement showed strong financials, specifically Revenue Efficiency and EBITDA. NetApp reported highly encouraging numbers for its revenue efficiency. This characteristic can affect companies in the same industry and market capitalization by up to 18.5%. Their industry-leading revenue efficiency makes a strong case for upward pressure on its's stock price. As a result, its revenue efficiency earned a score of 76. Also, NetApp reported impressive EBITDA this period. At filing, EBITDA was reported as 1440.0, representing 0.2% change from the previous period. Companies in the same industry and market capitalization are typically affected by this parameter by up to 13.2%. Their EBITDA metrics are even more impressive relative to their peers and competitors, and its likely the stock price has room to grow to reflect its intrinsic value accurately. The company's EBITDA movement, therefore, received a grade of 63. That said, one metric, Return Factors, stood out as strongly negative. In this filing, NetApp reported a return on equity (ROE) ratio of 123.0, which represents a growth of -17.3%. This metric might have a 3.1 percent impact on companies in the same industry and with the same market capitalization. The company's return factor metrics return on equity and return on assets are even more concerning when compared to their peers. Therefore, their return factors component earned a score of 52. their income statement received an overall score of 70.
Parameter | Value | Change | Score |
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EBITDA | 1,440.0 | 0.2% | 63 |
Total Revenues | 6,318.0 | 2.0% | 76 |
Return on Equity | 123.0 | -17.3% | 52 |
The below chart describes NetApp's performance as reflected on its income statement with respect to its peers. While NetApp received a income statement score of 70 , the average of its peers stands on 69.0.
Name | Market Cap | Revenue Momentum | Earning Movement | Return Factors Momentum | Income Statement | mc_sort | Hidden |
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Apple Inc. | 2.3T | 76 | 67 | 79 | 74 | 0 | 1 |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 15.9B | 83 | 69 | 90 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
Western Digital Corporation | 14.9B | 80 | 83 | 71 | 82 | 2 | 1 |
Xerox Holdings Corporation | 2.5B | 88 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 3 | 1 |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 2.2B | 43 | 95 | 95 | 69 | 4 | 1 |
Corsair Gaming, Inc. | 1.4B | 97 | 41 | 39 | 71 | 5 | 1 |
Stratasys Ltd. | 1.3B | 61 | 48 | 81 | 58 | 6 | 1 |
Avid Technology, Inc. | 1.2B | 79 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 7 | 1 |
Dell Technologies Inc. | 37.2B | 68 | 65 | 82 | 69 | 8 | 1 |
HP Inc. | 36.5B | 81 | 61 | 64 | 73 | 9 | 1 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 18.4B | 85 | 56 | 61 | 73 | 10 | 1 |
Pure Storage, Inc. | 8.0B | 46 | 97 | 96 | 71 | 11 | 1 |
3D Systems Corporation | 1.3B | 91 | 38 | 42 | 67 | 12 | 1 |
IonQ, Inc. | 957.0M | 37 | 47 | 61 | 43 | 13 | 1 |
Nano Dimension Ltd. | 834.0M | 37 | 46 | 73 | 45 | 14 | 1 |
Canaan Inc. | 600.4M | 38 | 93 | 77 | 64 | 15 | 1 |
CompoSecure, Inc. | 441.4M | 51 | 69 | 53 | 58 | 16 | 1 |
Eastman Kodak Company | 419.9M | 75 | 61 | 49 | 68 | 17 | 1 |
Coolpad Group Limited | 275.6M | 98 | 58 | 63 | 80 | 18 | 1 |
Turtle Beach Corporation | 227.4M | 96 | 41 | 42 | 69 | 19 | 1 |
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | 190.3M | 92 | 42 | 73 | 72 | 20 | 1 |
NetApp's recently published cash flow conveys disappointing growth, particularly with respect to Capital Expenditure and Asset Turnover. metrics. NetApp's management was ineffective in materially improving CapEx, which now sits at -226.0 and represents a -233.7% change from the previous report. This performance is all the more uninspiring relative to their peers and competitors. Therefore, their CapEx movement component earned a score of 37. Also, NetApp's asset turnover metrics were concerning and highlighted potential issues management is having effectively turning assets into sales efficiently. At filing, their asset turnover metrics were 0.7, representing a -4.3% change from the previous period. Companies in the same sector and market capitalization will usually be affected by up to 10.7 percent by this parameter. The company's asset turnover metrics seem especially problematic relative to their peers. Correspondingly, their asset turnover movement received a grade of 53. That said, one metric, Net Cash Flow, stood out as strongly positive. NetApp's strong net cash flow numbers, which were -416.0 in this filing, showed a -214.6% change from the last period. Their net cash flow metrics are especially remarkable relative to their peers. The company's net cash flow, therefore, received a grade of 77. their cash flow, therefore, earned a score of 55.
Parameter | Value | Change | Score |
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Net Cashflow | -416.0 | -214.6% | 77 |
Capital Expenditure | -226.0 | -233.7% | 37 |
Asset Turnover | 0.7 | -4.3% | 53 |
Free Cashflow | 4.4 | -15.4% | 58 |
The below chart describes NetApp's performance as reflected on its cash flow with respect to its peers. While NetApp received a cash flow score of 55, the average of its peers stands on 68.0.
Name | Market Cap | Cashflow Momentum | Free Cashflow Growth | Capital Expenditure Growth | Assets Factors Momentum | Cash Flow | mc_sort | Hidden |
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Apple Inc. | 2.3T | 76 | 75 | 68 | 91 | 84 | 0 | 1 |
Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 15.9B | 64 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 1 | 1 |
Western Digital Corporation | 14.9B | 65 | 82 | 54 | 70 | 70 | 2 | 1 |
Xerox Holdings Corporation | 2.5B | 59 | 64 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 3 | 1 |
Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 2.2B | 51 | 51 | 90 | 68 | 62 | 4 | 1 |
Corsair Gaming, Inc. | 1.4B | 50 | 37 | 48 | 46 | 40 | 5 | 1 |
Stratasys Ltd. | 1.3B | 83 | 37 | 77 | 51 | 55 | 6 | 1 |
Avid Technology, Inc. | 1.2B | 58 | 59 | 45 | 94 | 74 | 7 | 1 |
Dell Technologies Inc. | 37.2B | 68 | 50 | 68 | 85 | 72 | 8 | 1 |
HP Inc. | 36.5B | 56 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 9 | 1 |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 18.4B | 77 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 66 | 10 | 1 |
Pure Storage, Inc. | 8.0B | 94 | 91 | 64 | 97 | 95 | 11 | 1 |
3D Systems Corporation | 1.3B | 58 | 40 | 61 | 65 | 55 | 12 | 1 |
IonQ, Inc. | 957.0M | 69 | 66 | 54 | 98 | 82 | 13 | 1 |
Nano Dimension Ltd. | 834.0M | 69 | 70 | 74 | 55 | 70 | 14 | 1 |
Canaan Inc. | 600.4M | 67 | 69 | 73 | 46 | 57 | 15 | 1 |
CompoSecure, Inc. | 441.4M | 77 | 76 | 46 | 48 | 58 | 16 | 1 |
Eastman Kodak Company | 419.9M | 84 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 17 | 1 |
Coolpad Group Limited | 275.6M | 59 | 74 | 79 | 43 | 58 | 18 | 1 |
Turtle Beach Corporation | 227.4M | 87 | 38 | 87 | 51 | 60 | 19 | 1 |
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated | 190.3M | 38 | 38 | 59 | 72 | 53 | 20 | 1 |
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