Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Xero Follow-Up

Xero published its full year report today, so it is time to update our figures. The following table summarises the salient metrics:


2014
2015
2016
2017F
Revenue
143m
207m
295m
410m
COGS
30%
24%
23%

R & D
50%
48%
41%

General
20%
15%
13%

Marketing
75%
72%
56%

Total
175%
159%
133%



Once again, the figures are headed in the right direction. Cash burn is still $71m, with $114m left in the bank, implying a steady runrate of 1.5 years. 

As a matter of comparison, let's look at Intuit's 2016 metrics:

Revenue USD$4.7billion up 12% from 2015 (note: XRO growth is 44%)
COGS 16% of revenue
R & D 19% of revenue
General 11% of revenue
Marketing 28% of revenue
Total 74% of revenue

The current market cap for XRO is roughly NZ$3.2 billion. Still too rich for my taste. As a matter of comparison, Intuit's market cap is currently USD$33 billion, trading on a historical PE of 33.

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