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Covestro AG (Covestro AG) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 7.36 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Covestro AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-26), Covestro AG's current share price is $47.85. Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.50. Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 7.36.

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

CVVTF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.01   Med: 8.33   Max: 8.96
Current: 8.33

During the past years, Covestro AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 8.96. The lowest was 8.01. And the median was 8.33.

CVVTF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
84.7% of 562 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 24.7 vs CVVTF: 8.33

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.

Covestro AG's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.435. 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 $6.50 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Covestro AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Covestro AG'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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Covestro AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Covestro AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Covestro AG Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Covestro AG'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.


Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Covestro AG 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.

Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=47.85/6.5
=7.36

* 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.

Covestro AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Covestro AG's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=0.435/123.7729*123.7729
=0.435

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 123.7729.

Covestro AG Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201212 0.000 97.957 0.000
201312 0.000 99.356 0.000
201406 0.000 99.543 0.000
201412 0.000 99.543 0.000
201503 0.696 99.717 0.864
201506 1.102 100.417 1.358
201509 2.012 100.417 2.480
201512 2.145 99.717 2.662
201603 0.423 100.017 0.523
201606 1.315 100.717 1.616
201609 3.580 101.017 4.386
201612 2.120 101.217 2.592
201703 1.114 101.417 1.360
201706 1.770 102.117 2.145
201709 3.873 102.717 4.667
201712 3.836 102.617 4.627
201803 2.257 102.917 2.714
201806 2.163 104.017 2.574
201809 3.528 104.718 4.170
201812 2.238 104.217 2.658
201903 -0.278 104.217 -0.330
201906 -0.340 105.718 -0.398
201909 1.463 106.018 1.708
201912 2.011 105.818 2.352
202003 -1.505 105.718 -1.762
202006 0.148 106.618 0.172
202009 2.325 105.818 2.720
202012 2.509 105.518 2.943
202103 1.960 107.518 2.256
202106 2.333 108.486 2.662
202109 2.321 109.435 2.625
202112 2.082 110.384 2.335
202203 0.099 113.968 0.108
202206 -2.542 115.760 -2.718
202209 0.173 118.818 0.180
202212 2.981 119.345 3.092
202303 -0.771 122.402 -0.780
202306 -0.057 123.140 -0.057
202309 1.733 124.195 1.727
202312 0.435 123.773 0.435

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.


Covestro AG  (OTCPK:CVVTF) 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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Covestro AG (Covestro AG) Business Description

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Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60, Leverkusen, NW, DEU, 51373
Covestro, formerly Bayer Material Science, was spun off from the Bayer Group in 2015. The firm is a market leader in polyurethanes and polycarbonates, products that the company discovered in the mid-20th century. It also has a sizable speciality chemicals business that is focused on coatings and adhesives. Demand for Covestro's products is driven primarily by cyclical end markets, such as automotive, construction, and furniture.

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