On the four Ms, Ansys Inc. earns 85 for management and 94 for moat. The management score rests on a return on invested capital of 8.1% and a gross margin of 89.0% — figures that describe a business turning capital into profit efficiently. Debt sits at 0.14x equity.
Three independent anchors set the price worth paying. Growth is modelled at 10.9% a year, the rate measured from the filings. The exit multiple assumed is 21.8x. That produces an intrinsic value of $102.51, a 10-CAP price of $99.89 and a payback time price of $130.99, with the value zone set at the highest of the three, $130.99. Today's price of $374.30 is 186% above it.
A wonderful business at the wrong price is still the wrong price. Ansys Inc. scores well on the business and poorly on the entry point, which is the most common shape in a long bull market.
| Price | $374.30 |
| Market cap | $32.9B |
| P/E ratio | 55.5x |
| Return on invested capital | 8.1% |
| Gross margin | 89.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.14x |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.6% |
| Growth rate used | 10.9% |
| Growth rate measured | 11.0% |
| Exit multiple assumed | 21.8x |
| Company | Moat | Buy price |
| Roper Technologies (ROP) | 82 | $326.75 |
| Constellation Software Inc (CNSWF) | 86 | $1,999.72 |
| Autodesk (ADSK) | 84 | $200.26 |
| Veeva Systems (VEEV) | 100 | $157.74 |
Every number above is built on assumptions that can be changed. In Moatly you can move the growth rate, the exit multiple and the margin of safety and watch every figure recalculate, so you are testing your own view of Ansys Inc. rather than accepting ours.