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Dayforce Inc DAY

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$50.84 −0.42 (0.82%)
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Dayforce Continues to Build Momentum in Enterprise Market

Dayforce offers payroll and human capital management solutions via its flagship Dayforce platform, secondary platform Powerpay, and legacy Bureau products. The company has taken share of the expansive and growing HCM market through the appeal of its agile cloud-based solutions that offer an alternative to legacy on-premises solutions or solutions cobbled together using multiple databases or platforms. Dayforce derives most of its revenue from Dayforce, which is geared to larger enterprises wishing to streamline human resources operations across multiple jurisdictions and leverage the platform’s scalable infrastructure.

Price vs Fair Value

DAY is trading at a 498% premium.
Price
$51.26
Fair Value
$61.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$359.80
5-Star Price
$98.70
Economic Moat
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Capital Allocation
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Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

We expect greater uptake of add-on modules and ancillary functionality such as Dayforce Wallet to entrench Dayforce’s software further in a client’s business, increasing client stickiness.

Bears

We expect fierce competitive pressures and powerful clients to limit pricing growth and force Dayforce to maintain high investment in software development and innovation.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$51.26
Day Range
$50.7151.32
52-Week Range
$48.6575.53
Bid/Ask
$50.31 / $55.25
Market Cap
$8.03 Bil
Volume/Avg
1.6 Mil / 1.8 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
31.69
Price/Sales
5.18
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield

Company Profile

Dayforce provides payroll and human capital management solutions targeting clients with 100-100,000 employees. Following the 2012 acquisition of Dayforce, Dayforce pivoted away from its legacy on-premises Bureau business to become a cloud HCM provider. As of fiscal 2022, about 80% of group revenue was derived from the flagship Dayforce platform geared toward enterprise clients. The remaining revenue is about evenly split between cloud platform Powerpay, targeting small businesses in Canada, and legacy Bureau products.
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Stock Style Box
Small Growth
Total Number of Employees
9,084

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
DAY
PCTY
ADP
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
31.6920.5826.47
Price/Book Value
3.336.7820.98
Price/Sales
5.185.555.18
Price/Cash Flow
23.3617.1217.90
Price/Earnings
DAY
PCTY
ADP

Financial Strength

Metric
DAY
PCTY
ADP
Quick Ratio
0.090.140.12
Current Ratio
1.071.131.01
Interest Coverage
3.1413.46
Quick Ratio
DAY
PCTY
ADP

Profitability

Metric
DAY
PCTY
ADP
Return on Assets (Normalized)
2.74%8.69%6.59%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
11.16%39.73%94.48%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
7.93%37.09%52.00%
Return on Assets
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PCTY
ADP
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