Lafarge (XPAR:LGNV) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : -47.10% (As of Jun. 2015)

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What is Lafarge 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

Lafarge's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2015 was €-0.62.

During the past 12 months, Lafarge's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -60.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -47.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -45.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -19.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Lafarge was 85.40% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was -7.85% per year.

Competitive Comparison of Lafarge's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge'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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Lafarge's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Lafarge 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.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

Lafarge (XPAR:LGNV) 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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Lafarge (XPAR:LGNV) Business Description

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Lafarge SA is a French limited liability company governed by French law and was founded in France in 1833 and was incorporated in 1884 under the name "J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge". The Company provides building materials. It is engaged in producing & selling cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, mostly under the "Lafarge" brand name. Its building products and solutions are used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. At year-end 2013, Company cement production operated, in 56 countries, 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 221 million tons. It also manages cement trading activities. The Company aggregates and concrete are used as raw materials for concrete, masonry, asphalt, and other industrial processes, and as base materials for roads, landï¬lls, and building. As of December 31, 2013, Company had approximately 437 production facilities for aggregates in 23 countries. The Company's Ready-mix concrete had 1,026 concrete plants in 33 countries as of December 31, 2014. The Company also produces asphalt in North America and the United Kingdom, and sells either as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with contracted paving. The Company operates in Western Europe, North America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia.

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