Q2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: QTWO)

Sector: Technology Industry: Software - Application CIK: 0001410384
Market Cap 4.30 Bn
P/B 6.91
P/E 135.62
P/S 5.59
ROIC (Qtr) 1.86
Div Yield % 0.00
Rev 1y % (Qtr) 15.25
Total Debt (Qtr) 539.08 Mn
Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.87

About

Q2 Holdings, Inc., also known as QTWO, is a prominent player in the financial technology industry, specializing in digital banking and lending solutions for financial institutions, financial technology companies, and alternative finance companies. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company has established a strong presence in the financial services sector, offering a wide range of digital banking, lending, and relationship pricing solutions, along with an open technology platform, the Q2 Innovation Studio. Q2's digital banking platform is designed...

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Price action

Investment thesis

Bull case

  • Operating cash flow of 180.80M provides exceptional 33.88x coverage of interest expenses 5.34M, showing strong debt service capability.
  • Robust free cash flow of 153.62M exceeds capital expenditure of 27.18M by 5.65x, indicating strong organic growth funding capability.
  • Free cash flow of 153.62M provides exceptional 28.78x coverage of interest expense 5.34M, showing strong debt service ability.
  • R&D investment of 149.42M represents healthy 0.75x of deferred revenue 198.93M, indicating strong future innovation pipeline.
  • Strong cash position of 474.53M provides 2.15x coverage of other current liabilities 220.50M, indicating excellent liquidity.

Bear case

  • Operating cash flow of 180.80M barely covers its investment activities of (34.79M), with a coverage ratio of -5.20, indicating heavy reliance on external financing for growth which may not be sustainable in a tighter credit environment.
  • Investment activities of (34.79M) provide weak support for R&D spending of 149.42M, which is -0.23x, suggesting potentially insufficient investment in innovation relative to other capital deployment.
  • Operating cash flow of 180.80M provides insufficient coverage of deferred revenue obligations of 198.93M, which is 0.91x, raising concerns about future service delivery capabilities.
  • The company's operating cash flow of 180.80M shows concerning coverage of stock compensation expenses of 86.53M, with a 2.09 ratio indicating potential earnings quality issues.
  • Operating earnings of 41.22M show weak coverage of depreciation charges of 56.88M, with a 0.72 ratio indicating high capital intensity and potential reinvestment needs.

Peer comparison

Companies in the Software - Application
S.No. Ticker Company Market Cap P/E P/S Total Debt (Qtr)
1 SAP Sap Se 288.31 Bn 34.60 6.72 10.73 Bn
2 CRM Salesforce, Inc. 248.32 Bn 34.38 6.16 11.14 Bn
3 SHOP Shopify Inc. 212.27 Bn 119.19 19.85 1.12 Bn
4 INTU Intuit Inc. 180.73 Bn 43.89 9.30 6.78 Bn
5 UBER Uber Technologies, Inc 178.38 Bn 10.72 3.60 12.19 Bn
6 NOW ServiceNow, Inc. 146.98 Bn 84.91 11.60 2.40 Bn
7 ADBE Adobe Inc. 144.48 Bn 20.77 6.23 6.64 Bn
8 ADP Automatic Data Processing Inc 108.20 Bn 26.16 5.18 9.77 Bn

Industry comparisons

Current Valuation Value Ind Avg Percentile
EV to Assets EV to Assets 3.10 2.65
EV to Cash from Ops. EV/CFO 24.48 13.37
EV to Debt EV to Debt 8.21 57.69
EV to EBIT EV/EBIT 107.39 19.12
EV to EBITDA EV/EBITDA 56.50 15.00
EV to Free Cash Flow [EV/FCF] EV/FCF 28.81 14.69
EV to Market Cap EV to Market Cap 1.03 -92.28
EV to Revenue EV/Rev 5.75 4.60
Price to Book Value [P/B] P/B 6.91 4.26
Price to Earnings [P/E] P/E 135.62 -136.90
Dividend Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Dividend Coverage Ratio Dividend Coverage Ratio 0.00 -3.95
Dividend Payout Ratio % Div Payout % (Qtr) 0.00 4.25
Dividend per Basic Share Div per Share (Qtr) 0.00 0.15
FCF Dividend Payout Ratio % FCF Div Payout % (Qtr) 0.00 2.52
Interest Coverage Int. cover (Qtr) 7.72 -52.32
Growth Metrics Value Ind Avg Percentile
Capex Growth (1y) % Capex 1y % (Qtr) 8.17 -259.78
Cash and Equivalents Growth (1y) % Cash & Equiv 1y % (Qtr) 47.30 9,763.58
Dividend Growth (1y) % Dividend Growth (1y) % 0.00 1.61
EBIAT Growth (1y) % EBIAT 1y % (Qtr) 171.77 -263.15
EBITDA Growth (1y) % EBITDA 1y % (Qtr) 549.71 56.46
EBIT Growth (1y) % EBIT 1y % (Qtr) 194.41 -225.15
EBT Growth (1y) % EBT 1y % (Qtr) 173.50 -86.10
EPS Growth (1y) % EPS 1y % (Qtr) 154.17 123.84
FCF Growth (1y) % FCF 1y % (Qtr) 54.09 -36.82
Gross Profit Growth (1y) % Gross Profit 1y % (Qtr) 20.97 95.08
Liquidity Ratios Value Ind Avg Percentile
Asset Utilization Ratio Asset Util Ratio (Qtr) 0.54 0.58
Cash Payout Ratio Cash Payout (Qtr) 0.00 0.02
Cash Ratio Cash Ratio (Qtr) 0.65 3.75
Current Ratio Curr Ratio (Qtr) 0.97 8.16
Debt to Equity Ratio Debt/Equity (Qtr) 0.87 0.17
Interest Cover Ratio Int Coverage (Qtr) 7.72 -52.32
Times Interest Earned Times Interest Earned (Qtr) 7.72 -52.32
Profitability Value Ind Avg Percentile
EBITDA Margin % EBITDA Margin % (Qtr) 12.70 -100.06
EBIT Margin % EBIT Margin % (Qtr) 5.36 -164.24
EBT Margin % EBT Margin % (Qtr) 4.66 -116.94
Gross Margin % Gross Margin % (Qtr) 53.40 58.20
Net Profit Margin % Net Margin % (Qtr) 4.10 -121.65