Similar to the price - to - book ratio,
the free cash flow ratio is easy to find on any finance site.
The stock's price to
free cash flow ratio is lower than those of all its major competitors except Pfizer, suggesting that not only are cash flows strong, but shareholders are getting good relative value for their investments.
That's true whether we're talking about the P / E ratio (first graphic below) or price - to -
free cash flow ratio (second graphic).
Cash flow is riding high at ON, and the corresponding price - to -
free cash flow ratio (same basic principle as the price - to - earnings ratio) makes the company look like a bargain.
Similar to the price - to - book ratio,
the free cash flow ratio is easy to find on any finance site.
Not exact matches
Koonar's looking for undervalued companies; McColl likes businesses that can grow their
free cash flow; Cooke wants to own operations that have low debt - to - equity
ratios.
(
Free cash flow on a per share basis is up 2 % year - over-year and stands at a strong $ 559 million for the quarter, despite a very high debt
ratio of about 78 %.)
Some investors prefer to use a modified price to
cash flow ratio based on something known as
free cash flow.
Free cash flow yield is an overall return evaluation ratio of a stock, which standardizes the free cash flow per share a company is expected to earn against its market price per sh
Free cash flow yield is an overall return evaluation
ratio of a stock, which standardizes the
free cash flow per share a company is expected to earn against its market price per sh
free cash flow per share a company is expected to earn against its market price per share.
The
ratio is calculated by taking the
free cash flow per share divided by the share price.
For stocks, the effective maturity is approximately equal to the
ratio of price to
free cash flow.
Currently, the
ratio of stock prices to
free cash flow is closer to 70.
A forward P / E
ratio of 16.5 times earnings isn't anything to write home about, even if the stock trades on a forward
free cash flow - to - enterprise value (market cap plus net debt) yield of 5.2 %.
IBM has the highest payout
ratio, as a percentage of trailing -12-month
free cash flow, among these six companies.
The simulated Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio seeks to find underpriced dividend growth gems that generate strong levels of
free cash flow and have solid balance sheets, translating into excellent Valuentum Dividend Cushion
ratios.
The Dividend Growth Newsletter portfolio seeks to find underpriced dividend growth gems that generate strong levels of
free cash flow and have pristine, fortress balance sheets, translating into excellent Valuentum Dividend Cushion
ratios.
Cash profits over the past 12 months amount to a respectable $ 24.4 million, which, weighed against the company's $ 820 million enterprise value, works out to an enterprise value - to - free - cash - flow ratio of about
Cash profits over the past 12 months amount to a respectable $ 24.4 million, which, weighed against the company's $ 820 million enterprise value, works out to an enterprise value - to -
free -
cash - flow ratio of about
cash -
flow ratio of about 34.
Sure, dividends may not increase every year and a cut or elimination is even possible but the odds are greatly reduced when you diversify among different companies and sectors and focus on dividend quality (
free cash flow, EPS and payout
ratios).
This is a revised version of the backtest on the
free cash flow to enterprise value
ratio backtest posted a
When diving into the valuation
ratios based on trailing earnings and
free cash flow, the energy sector offered a choice was between E&P and Integrated oil companies that had sustained large drops in their earnings, and Refiners who had an earnings yield close to 12 %, and had seen an uptick in earnings.
It's also worthwhile to divide the total yearly dividend by the per - share
free cash flow to get the FCF payout
ratio.
The lower a payout
ratio, the more secure a company's dividend will be in the face of economic shocks because they have more
free cash flow that can be used to pay the dividend if earnings drop.
Some of these factors include above average earnings per - share growth rates, above average return on equity, excess
free cash flow, low debt - to - equity
ratios, and shareholder friendly management.
Roche's
free cash flow payout
ratio is in strong shape.
It is similar to the P / E
ratio but
free cash flow is just operating
cash flow minus capital expenditures.
At the end, Morningstar calculates the
ratio of the current market price to the discounted value of the
free cash flows per share.
And here is the second try: Gross margins as a
ratio of Assets over 13 %,
free cash flow yield over 5 %, Long - term debt as a
ratio of
free cash flow greater than five, less than 20 % above the 52 - week low.
Since Buffett likes to focus on
free cash flow, the price - to -
free -
cash -
flow ratio is used in the * Buffett (Hagstrom) screen.
Macy's «only» has 12 years of consecutive dividend increases behind them, but they have recovering
free cash flow, a great debt profile, and a reasonable payout
ratio of 45 %, we think its worth considering for your portfolio.
They are paying their dividends out of
free cash flow and have good coverage
ratio's.
Some of these factors include above - average earnings per - share growth rates, above - average return on equity, excess -
free cash flow, low debt - to - equity
ratios, and shareholder - friendly management.
Now keep in mind that Hormel's current payout
ratios are in its sweet spot, meaning they provide the optimal mix of dividend growth, security, and retained earnings and
free cash flow with which to reinvest in the business.
The company has relatively low payout
ratios, sells recession - resistant products, generates excellent
free cash flow, and has a very healthy balance sheet.
We look at factors such as current and historical EPS and FCF payout
ratios, debt levels,
free cash flow generation, industry cyclicality, ROIC trends, and more.
The current EPS payout
ratio is 28.4 while the
free cash flow payout
ratio is 24.1, indicating that GLW can easily cover the current dividend and has plenty of room for dividend growth in the future.
This issue's focus is on firms with possible «hidden» earnings, indicated by a record of positive
free cash flow that is currently greater than earnings and that are trading with low price - to -
free -
cash -
flow ratios.
For most types of businesses, I prefer to see a debt to capital
ratio of no more than 50 %, healthy
free cash flow generation, and strong coverage
ratios (e.g. net debt / EBIT of less than 5x).
The team ranks the stocks in this universe based on a series of growth factors, such as the change in consensus earnings estimates over time, the company's history of meeting earnings targets, earnings quality and improvements on return on equity, as well as a series of value criteria, such as price - to - earnings
ratio and
free cash flow relative to enterprise value.
Excluding its finance division General Electric's dividend payout
ratio is 85 % of
free cash flow.
Some argue that you should also compare the
ratio to the
free cash flow as well.
The offer values OEG at a trailing 5.4 times EV / EBITDA
ratio, a P / E of 9.6 times and a 10 % +
free cash flow yield.
As well, look at
free cash flow, how much debt a company is carrying — a debt - to - EBITDA
ratio of three times is getting high, says Gibbs — and how they're spending their money.
I would imagine that by using the Tier 1 capital
ratio in the valuation, the issuance of preferred stock and payment of preferred dividends would affect the reinvestment in regulatory capital and hence the
free cash flow to equity.
Seeks to capture large cap stock mispricing opportunities due to market inefficiency, by continuously computing relative valuation of large cap stocks according to growth factors such as earnings growth rate, sales growth rate, p / e / g
ratios, asset turnover rate, operating margin, debt / equity
ratio,
free cash flow, relative price strength, etc..
The company's score is helped by its relatively low
free cash flow payout
ratio, which sits at 52 % over the last four quarters.
The other important safety factor is the company's fortress - like balance sheet, courtesy of its strong current
ratio (short - term assets / short - term liabilities), modest net debt position, and
free cash flow that comfortably covers the dividend nearly twice over.
As a group, they yield 3.25 % with relatively low payout
ratios, healthy balance sheets, and a stable and growing earnings and
free cash flow base that should allow for steady dividend increases over time.
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Stocks were selected and held only if they appeared undervalued based on
ratios like price to earnings, price to «owner earnings» (similar to
free cash flow), enterprise value to operating earnings, and price to tangible book.
While the
free cash flow payout
ratio has ranged from 29.6 % to 136.0 %.