Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) DCF Valuation & Fundamental Primer
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) currently trades at $28.45 with an enterprise value of $4.25B. Our proprietary institutional model rates Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. at 80/100 (Grade: A · High-Quality Compounder). The current market price prices in an implied 5-year revenue CAGR of 20.3% vs. historical growth of 16.8% (Fairly Priced to Fundamentals).
Institutional fundamental teardown of Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) covering SEC 10-K/10-Q cash flow conversion, SBC dilution friction, and Reverse-DCF valuation hurdles.
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) 3-Scenario DCF Valuation Range
Stress-test ALGM's 5-year growth, target FCF margin, WACC, terminal methodology, and SBC/dilution friction in real time.
Split between 5-Year Explicit Cash Flows and Discounted Terminal Value
2D Institutional Valuation Sensitivity Heatmap
Implied share price & upside/downside spread across 25 valuation states (Current Price: $28.45).
| WACC \ Terminal | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5% | $27.73 -3% | $29.34 +3% | $31.23 +10% | $33.46 +18% | $36.14 +27% |
| 9.3% | $25.09 -12% | $26.37 -7% | $27.83 -2% | $29.53 +4% | $31.52 +11% |
| 10.0% | $22.93 -19% | $23.95 -16% | $25.12 -12% | $26.44 -7% | $27.98 -2% |
| 10.8% | $21.12 -26% | $21.96 -23% | $22.90 -20% | $23.96 -16% | $25.17 -12% |
| 11.5% | $19.59 -31% | $20.28 -29% | $21.05 -26% | $21.92 -23% | $22.89 -20% |
Institutional Software Quality Scorecard (80/100 · Grade A)
Strong fundamentals, above-average cash generation, and robust competitive positioning.
Elite deferred revenue float; FCF exceeds operating income by >20%
Elevated equity dilution; SBC consumes substantial operating cash flow
High-quality software margins with healthy balanced growth and profitability
Zero-debt fortress balance sheet with abundant net cash liquidity
Core Investment Strengths & Moats
- High-grade cash conversion: FCF is 211% of EBIT driven by upfront annual collections
- Healthy unit economics: 74.0% gross margin
- Fortress capital structure: Zero debt and $399.2M in pure net cash
Key Operational & Dilution Risks
- Substantial SBC dilution drag: SBC is 17.0% of revenue ($149.1M)
Reverse-DCF Solver: What Growth is Priced Into ALGM?
Market implies 20.3% annual revenue growth over next 5 years (38.6% dilution-adjusted), in line with company run-rate.
Headline Reverse-DCF ignores Stock-Based Compensation (17.0% of revenue) and annual share dilution (1.8%/yr). Accounting for both requires 38.6% 5-year revenue CAGR to justify $28.45/sh on a true per-share economic cash flow basis.
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) 5-Year Fundamental Forecast
| Statement Line Item | TTM Audited Base | TTM | Y1 | Y2 | Y3 | Y4 | Y5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $877.3M | $877.3M | $1.02B | $1.20B | $1.40B | $1.63B | $1.91B |
| Gross Profit | $649.2M | $649.2M | $758.3M | $885.7M | $1.03B | $1.21B | $1.41B |
| Operating Income (EBIT) | $82.5M | $82.5M | $96.3M | $112.5M | $131.4M | $153.5M | $179.3M |
| Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) | $149.1M | $149.1M | $174.2M | $203.5M | $237.7M | $277.6M | $324.2M |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow (FCF) | $173.7M | $173.7M | $202.9M | $237.0M | $276.8M | $323.3M | $377.6M |
| SBC-Adjusted True Cash Flow | $24.6M | $24.6M | $28.7M | $33.5M | $39.1M | $45.7M | $53.4M |
Software & Cloud Services Peer Comparables & Rule of 40 Regression
Rule of 40 vs. EV / Revenue Multiple Regression
OLS Fit: EV/Rev = -20.4 + 0.63 × (Rule of 40) · R² = 75%Stocks below the gold regression line trade at a discount relative to their Rule of 40 compounding efficiency.
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | TTM Revenue | Gross Margin | FCF Margin | Rule of 40 | SBC % Rev | EV / Rev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. | ALGM | $5.26B | $877.3M | 74.0% | 19.8% | 36.6% | 17.0% | 5.5× |
| ServiceNow | NOW | $152.61B | $10.98B | 79.2% | 31.1% | 54.2% | 15.9% | 13.9× |
| Workday, Inc. | WDAY | $50.35B | $8.00B | 75.0% | 27.4% | 43.9% | 19.0% | 6.4× |
| Salesforce | CRM | $217.10B | $37.90B | 77.2% | 32.8% | 42.8% | 8.4% | 5.8× |
| Datadog | DDOG | $46.05B | $2.68B | 80.8% | 31.1% | 57.7% | 21.3% | 17.4× |
| Snowflake Inc. | SNOW | $71.79B | $3.63B | 66.5% | 25.2% | 57.7% | 40.8% | 20.0× |
| Hubspot | HUBS | $19.89B | $2.63B | 85.0% | 21.3% | 52.7% | 19.2% | 7.7× |
| Peer Cohort Median Benchmark (N=6) | 78.2% | 29.2% | 53.5% | 19.1% | 10.8× | |||
EV / Revenue Multiple Compression Stress Test
| Multiple Scenario | EV / Revenue | Implied Enterprise Value | Implied Equity Value | Implied Share Price | Delta vs Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Multiple | 5.5× | $4.86B | $5.26B | $28.45 | 0.0% |
| -20% Multiple Compression | 4.4× | $3.89B | $4.29B | $23.19 | -20.0% |
| -35% Multiple Compression | 3.6× | $3.16B | $3.56B | $19.25 | -35.0% |
| Software Baseline Floor (5.0× EV/Rev) | 5.0× | $4.39B | $4.79B | $25.87 | -9.8% |
Frequently Asked Questions: Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) Valuation
What is Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM)'s intrinsic DCF valuation and implied share price?
Based on audited SEC 10-K/10-Q filings and a 5-year 3-statement discounted cash flow (DCF) model, Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) has a Base Case implied value of $25.12 per share (with a Bear Case of $12.69 and a Bull Case of $41.64), compared to its current price of $28.45. The model discounts projected free cash flows at a 10.0% WACC and a 2.5% terminal growth rate.
What is Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM)'s Rule of 40 score and Free Cash Flow margin?
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. achieves a Rule of 40 score of 36.6%, combining a 16.8% revenue growth run-rate with a 19.8% TTM free cash flow margin on $877.3M in trailing twelve-month revenue. In the Software & Cloud Services peer cohort, the median Rule of 40 benchmark is 53.5%.
What revenue growth rate is priced into ALGM stock according to Reverse-DCF analysis?
At $28.45 per share (Enterprise Value of $4.86B), our Reverse-DCF solver indicates the market is pricing in a 5-year implied revenue CAGR of 20.3%, compared to Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.'s historical CAGR of 16.8%. Overall market expectations are rated as "Fairly Priced to Fundamentals".
How does Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. compare to Software & Cloud Services software peers?
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM) earns an institutional Software Quality Score of 80/100 (Grade A — High-Quality Compounder). Across its Software & Cloud Services peer group (NOW, WDAY, CRM, DDOG, SNOW), the cohort trades at a median EV/TTM Revenue multiple of 10.8× and a median gross margin of 78.2%.
How does Stock-Based Compensation (SBC) impact Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (ALGM)'s valuation?
Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. recorded $149.1M in TTM stock-based compensation (17.0% of revenue). When treating SBC as a cash-equivalent compensation expense, Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.'s SBC-adjusted free cash flow yield is 0.5%, scoring 10/25 on our Shareholder Dilution Friction pillar.
