Is Extreme Networks (EXTR) Pricing Reflect Its 55% Discount To Estimated Intrinsic Value?

• This article examines whether Extreme Networks at US$16.14 is a bargain or a value trap by exploring what the current share price might be implying about the company.
• The stock has seen mixed returns, with a 3.1% decline over the last week, an 11.1% decline over the last month, a 2.4% decline year to date, a 7.7% decline over 1 year, a 16.1% decline over 3 years, and a 110.4% gain over 5 years.
• Recent coverage of Extreme Networks has focused on its position in the networking equipment space and how investors are reacting to shifting expectations for the sector. This backdrop helps explain why some market participants are reassessing the balance between potential growth and risk for the stock.
• On our valuation checks, Extreme Networks scores a 6 out of 6 for appearing undervalued. We will unpack this using different valuation approaches before finishing with a way to frame value that goes beyond the numbers alone.

Find out why Extreme Networks's -7.7% return over the last year is lagging behind its peers.

Approach 1: Extreme Networks Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis

A Discounted Cash Flow model estimates what a company might be worth by projecting its future cash flows and then discounting those back to today’s dollars. It is essentially asking what all those future cash flows are worth right now.

For Extreme Networks, the latest twelve month free cash flow (FCF) is about $99.6 million. Analysts and extrapolated estimates point to FCF of $359.5 million in 2035, with intermediate annual projections between 2026 and 2034 provided by a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity model. These figures are all in US$, and Simply Wall St extends the cash flow path beyond the explicit analyst window to complete the valuation.

Based on these cash flow projections, the DCF model arrives at an estimated intrinsic value of $36.25 per share. Against the current share price of $16.14, this implies an intrinsic discount of about 55.5%, which indicates that the shares appear materially undervalued on this model alone.

Result: UNDERVALUED

Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests Extreme Networks is undervalued by 55.5%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 885 more undervalued stocks based on cash flows.

Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for Extreme Networks.

Approach 2: Extreme Networks Price vs Sales

For companies that are already generating meaningful revenue, the P/S ratio is a useful cross check because it compares what investors are paying to the sales the business is producing, regardless of where margins sit at any given time.

In general, higher expected growth and lower perceived risk can support a higher “normal” P/S multiple, while slower expected growth or higher risk tends to justify a lower multiple. So the context around the number really matters.

Extreme Networks currently trades on a P/S of 1.83x. That sits below the Communications industry average of 2.17x and also below the peer group average of 3.35x. On the face of it, the stock is priced at a discount to both its sector and more direct peers.

Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio framework goes a step further by estimating what P/S you might expect for Extreme Networks after accounting for factors like earnings growth profile, industry, profit margins, market cap and risk characteristics. Because it blends all of these inputs, it can be more tailored than a simple peer or industry comparison.

On this basis, Extreme Networks’ Fair Ratio is 4.00x, which is meaningfully above the current 1.83x. This indicates that the shares appear undervalued on the preferred multiple.

Result: UNDERVALUED

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Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your Extreme Networks Narrative

Earlier we mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so let us introduce you to Narratives, a simple way for you to write the story behind your numbers by linking your view on Extreme Networks’ future revenue, earnings and margins to a forecast, then to a fair value, and finally to a clear decision by comparing that fair value with today’s price. All of this is available within Simply Wall St’s Community page, where Narratives are refreshed when new information like earnings or news arrives. For Extreme Networks, one investor might build a Narrative around the higher analyst price target of US$25.00 with assumptions such as revenue of US$1.3b by 2028, earnings of US$18.1m and a P/E of 219.0x, while another might anchor on the lower target of US$21.00 with more cautious assumptions. The platform keeps both stories and valuations updated for you as the facts change.

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