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Bytes Technology Group (JSE:BYI) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 3.11 (As of Feb. 2023)


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What is Bytes Technology Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Bytes Technology Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was R3.11. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 44.29.


The historical rank and industry rank for Bytes Technology Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:BYI' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.86   Med: 29.71   Max: 48.04
Current: 39.22


During the past 6 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Bytes Technology Group was 48.04. The lowest was 18.86. And the median was 29.71.


JSE:BYI's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
69.34% of 1034 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.24 vs JSE:BYI: 39.22

Bytes Technology Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R2.43. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was R4.06. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 33.95.

Bytes Technology Group's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was R2.68. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was R4.50. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 30.62.


Bytes Technology Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bytes Technology Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Bytes Technology Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Bytes Technology Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Bytes Technology Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Bytes Technology Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bytes Technology Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bytes Technology Group's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Bytes Technology Group Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Bytes Technology Group's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 874
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 54
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 16
Change In Working Capital -187
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 248

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Bytes Technology Group's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was R874 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Bytes Technology Group's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was R54 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Bytes Technology Group's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was R0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R16 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Bytes Technology Group's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = R16 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Bytes Technology Group's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2023 was R-187 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Bytes Technology Group's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Feb. 2023 was 248.243 Mil.

Bytes Technology Group's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Feb. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 874.163 +53.634+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-16.4074+-187.393)/248.243
=3.11

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=137.73/3.11
=44.29

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Bytes Technology Group (JSE:BYI) Business Description

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Randalls Way, Bytes House, Leatherhead, Surrey, GBR, KT22 7TW
Bytes Technology Group PLC provides IT solutions and services, offering software, hardware and cloud services. It enables effective and cost-efficient technology sourcing, adoption and management across software, security and cloud services. The company's brands include Bytes Software Services (BSS) and Phoenix Software. It generates a majority of its revenue from Software.

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