What Could Drive AVGO Stock Higher?
Broadcom (AVGO) stock trades at $418.2 per share, a market cap of $2.0T, and 79.4 times trailing earnings. Is that a fair price, or is there more going on here?
Where AVGO Sits Today
- Valuation: P/E of 79.4 versus a 3-year average of 60.0 and a 3-year high of 146.9.
- Revenue: Revenue grew 25.2% over the last 12 months, with a 3-year CAGR of 26.2%.
- Net Margin: Running at 36.6% LTM, against a 3-year average of 29.5% and a 3-year peak of 39.3%.
While the table below shows the same picture in one place, you can internalize AVGO’s current state better with a more detailed financial picture.
| AVGO | |
|---|---|
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| P/E Ratio | 79.4 |
| P/E Ratio 3Y Avg | 60.0 |
| LTM* Revenue Growth | 25.2% |
| 3Y Avg Revenue Growth | 26.2% |
| LTM* Net Margin | 36.6% |
| 3Y Peak Net Margin | 39.3% |
| 3Y Avg Net Margin | 29.5% |
*LTM: Last Twelve Months
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Revenue Compounding Does The Work
AVGO has compounded revenue at a steady pace. We project 22.7% annually, factoring in a slight structural fade over time.
Even with these conservative guardrails, compounding moves the earnings base enough to deliver the upside here. Margins and multiples are not asked to stretch.
The 3-Year Math
A straightforward scenario, not a forecast. Here is what the numbers look like.
- Revenue grows at 22.7% annually (applying a slight haircut to the LTM 25.2% pace), and reaches $126.1B from $68.3B today.
- Net Margin eases from 36.6% to 34.5% as peak-level margins pull back toward the 3-year average of 29.5%.
- Earnings combine the two. The base moves to roughly $43.5B from $25.0B today, about a 74% jump.
- P/E eases from 79.4 to 71.5, a partial reversion from above-average levels back toward the 3-year average of 60.0.
Apply the projected multiple to the projected earnings base: stock price lands near $655.21, a market cap of $3.1T against $2.0T today. That is roughly 57% above where the stock trades now.
Revenue compounding might be the key to AVGO’s upside going forward. But did the same lever drive its recent move or was it something different?
What Has To Be True
Revenue needs to keep compounding near 22.7% annually. Sustained deceleration below this level shrinks the earnings base and aggressively pressures the multiple.
One thing to watch: AVGO’s multiple is currently above its 3-year average. The scenario builds in partial mean-reversion, but if the P/E compresses more violently than assumed, some upside evaporates.
The 3-year horizon is a convenience. Whether this plays out over 3 years or 5, the stock price is likely to respond in a similar direction, as long as the trajectory holds.
When One Stock Isn’t The Whole Answer
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