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Competitive Comparison of Hudson City Bancorp's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Hudson City Bancorp's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:
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Hudson City Bancorp's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Hudson City Bancorp's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
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Hudson City Bancorp 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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Hudson City Bancorp (NAS:HCBK) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
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Hudson City Bancorp (Hudson City Bancorp) Business Description
Hudson City Bancorp Inc is a Delaware corporation organized in 1999. It serves as the holding company of its only subsidiary, Hudson City Savings Bank. The asset of Hudson City Bancorp is its investment in Hudson City Savings Bank. The Company is a community and consumer-oriented retail savings bank offering traditional deposit products, residential real estate mortgage loans and consumer loans. The Company conducts its operations out of its corporate offices in Paramus in Bergen County, New Jersey and through 135 branches in the New York metropolitan area. It operates 97 branches located in 17 counties throughout the State of New Jersey. In New York State, it operates 10 branch offices in Westchester County, 12 branch offices in Suffolk County, 1 branch office each in Putnam and Rockland Counties and 5 branch offices in Richmond County "Staten Island". It also operates 9 branch offices in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Company's traditional consumer products are conforming one- to four-family residential mortgages, time deposits, checking and savings accounts appeal to a broad customer base. In addition, it purchases mortgages and mortgage-backed securities and other securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises as well as other investments permitted by applicable laws and regulations. The Company faces intense competition both in making loans and attracting deposits in the market areas it serve. It competes with loans comes from commercial banks, savings institutions, mortgage banking firms, credit unions, finance companies, insurance companies and brokerage firms. The Company's loans are subject to federal and state laws and regulations.
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