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Cass Information Systems (Cass Information Systems) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 15.30 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Cass Information Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-24), Cass Information Systems's current share price is $43.76. Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.86. Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 15.30.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

CASS' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.1   Med: 23.71   Max: 37.28
Current: 15.31

During the past years, Cass Information Systems's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 37.28. The lowest was 12.10. And the median was 23.71.

CASS's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
56.7% of 358 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 18.46 vs CASS: 15.31

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Cass Information Systems's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.447. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.86 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Cass Information Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.

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Cass Information Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Cass Information Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.30 16.47 15.41 16.49 15.92

Cass Information Systems Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.17 13.71 12.99 15.92 16.85

Competitive Comparison of Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Cass Information Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=43.76/2.86
=15.30

* 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.

Cass Information Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Cass Information Systems's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.447/131.7762*131.7762
=0.447

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Cass Information Systems Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.506 100.560 0.663
201409 0.528 100.428 0.693
201412 0.312 99.070 0.415
201503 0.541 99.621 0.716
201506 0.351 100.684 0.459
201509 0.518 100.392 0.680
201512 0.415 99.792 0.548
201603 0.404 100.470 0.530
201606 0.607 101.688 0.787
201609 0.467 101.861 0.604
201612 0.567 101.863 0.734
201703 0.317 102.862 0.406
201706 0.991 103.349 1.264
201709 0.377 104.136 0.477
201712 0.645 104.011 0.817
201803 1.125 105.290 1.408
201806 0.370 106.317 0.459
201809 0.839 106.507 1.038
201812 0.612 105.998 0.761
201903 1.073 107.251 1.318
201906 0.639 108.070 0.779
201909 0.867 108.329 1.055
201912 0.103 108.420 0.125
202003 1.219 108.902 1.475
202006 0.924 108.767 1.119
202009 0.487 109.815 0.584
202012 0.510 109.897 0.612
202103 1.087 111.754 1.282
202106 0.280 114.631 0.322
202109 0.568 115.734 0.647
202112 0.157 117.630 0.176
202203 0.922 121.301 1.002
202206 1.082 125.017 1.141
202209 0.642 125.227 0.676
202212 0.667 125.222 0.702
202303 0.529 127.348 0.547
202306 0.234 128.729 0.240
202309 0.683 129.860 0.693
202312 0.189 129.419 0.192
202403 0.447 131.776 0.447

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Cass Information Systems  (NAS:CASS) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Cass Information Systems (Cass Information Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12444 Powerscourt Drive, Suite 550, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63131
Cass Information Systems Inc is a provider of payment and information processing services to large manufacturing, distribution and retail enterprises across the United States. The company provides transportation invoice rating, payment processing, auditing, accounting, and transportation information. It is also a processor and payer of energy invoices, including electricity, gas, waste, and other facility-related expenses. It operates in two segments: Information Services and Banking Services. The firm generates maximum revenue from the Information Services segment.
Executives
Martin H. Resch officer: President & CEO 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Frank Wicks director 3050 SPRUCE STREET, ST LOUIS MO 63103
James J Lindemann director 13001 HOLLENBERG DRIVE, BRIDGETON MO 63044
Randall L Schilling director 13001 HOLLENBERG DRIVE, BRIDGETON MO 63044
Ralph W Clermont director 5570 DTC PARKWAY, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Joseph D Rupp director QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION, 1800 W LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77027
Michael James Normile officer: CFO 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Ann Walter Marr director 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Wendy J. Henry director 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Gary B Langfitt officer: COO-Utility Info Services 13001 HOLLENBERG DR, BRIDGETON MO 63044
Matthew Steven Schuckman officer: Executive Vice President 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Sally H Roth director 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Dwight D Erdbruegger officer: President 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131
Robert J Mathias officer: President, Cass Bank ACKRUTI, MIDC CROSS ROAD NO. 21, ANDHERI(E) MUMBAI K7 400093
Cavellier James M Jr officer: CIO 12444 POWERSCOURT DRIVE, SUITE 550, ST. LOUIS MO 63131