FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.
As of today, Watsco's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is $679 Mil, and Market Cap is $17,516 Mil. Therefore, Watsco's FCF Yield % for today is 3.88%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Watsco's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
WSO'
s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.94 Med: 4.5 Max: 8.13
Current: 3.88
During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of Watsco was 8.13%. The lowest was 1.94%. And the median was 4.50%.
WSO's FCF Yield % is ranked worse than 67.12% of 146
companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 5.36
vs WSO: 3.88
Watsco's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.26%.
Watsco FCF Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Watsco's FCF Yield % 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.
For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Watsco's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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.
Watsco's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry
For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Watsco's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Watsco's FCF Yield % falls into.
Watsco FCF Yield % Calculation
FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.
Watsco's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as
* 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.
Watsco FCF Yield % Explanation
Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.
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Watsco is the largest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products distributor in North America. The company primarily operates in the United States (91% of 2022 revenue) with significant exposure in the Sunbelt states. Watsco also has operations in Canada (5% of sales) and Latin America and the Caribbean (4% of sales). The company's customer base consists of more than 120,000 dealers and contractors that serve the replacement and new construction HVACR markets for residential and light commercial applications.
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