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International Business Machines (FRA:IBM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 10.58 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-19), International Business Machines's current share price is €154.68. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €14.62. International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 10.58.

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

FRA:IBM' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.57   Med: 10.21   Max: 19.52
Current: 10.69

During the past years, International Business Machines's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 19.52. The lowest was 6.57. And the median was 10.21.

FRA:IBM's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
83.21% of 679 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.87 vs FRA:IBM: 10.69

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.

International Business Machines's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €3.741. 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 €14.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Business Machines'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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International Business Machines Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

International Business Machines 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 9.23 8.37 8.94 9.28 10.61

International Business Machines 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 8.49 8.59 8.94 10.61 12.08

Competitive Comparison of International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, International Business Machines'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.


International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



International Business Machines 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.

International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=154.68/14.62
=10.58

* 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.

International Business Machines's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, International Business Machines'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)
=3.741/131.7762*131.7762
=3.741

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

International Business Machines Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 1.875 100.560 2.457
201409 2.142 100.428 2.811
201412 4.078 99.070 5.424
201503 2.458 99.621 3.251
201506 2.566 100.684 3.358
201509 2.885 100.392 3.787
201512 4.201 99.792 5.547
201603 4.125 100.470 5.410
201606 2.258 101.688 2.926
201609 2.981 101.861 3.856
201612 2.850 101.863 3.687
201703 3.036 102.862 3.889
201706 2.501 103.349 3.189
201709 2.328 104.136 2.946
201712 4.224 104.011 5.352
201803 3.160 105.290 3.955
201806 1.130 106.317 1.401
201809 3.069 106.507 3.797
201812 3.094 105.998 3.846
201903 4.024 107.251 4.944
201906 2.195 108.070 2.677
201909 2.917 108.329 3.548
201912 2.741 108.420 3.331
202003 3.734 108.902 4.518
202006 2.821 108.767 3.418
202009 3.209 109.815 3.851
202012 4.607 109.897 5.524
202103 3.954 111.754 4.662
202106 1.708 114.631 1.963
202109 1.857 115.734 2.114
202112 1.897 117.630 2.125
202203 2.794 121.301 3.035
202206 0.841 125.017 0.886
202209 1.615 125.227 1.699
202212 3.408 125.222 3.586
202303 3.364 127.348 3.481
202306 2.145 128.729 2.196
202309 2.701 129.860 2.741
202312 3.970 129.419 4.042
202403 3.741 131.776 3.741

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.


International Business Machines  (FRA:IBM) 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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International Business Machines (FRA:IBM) Business Description

Address
One New Orchard Road, Armonk, NY, USA, 10504
IBM looks to be a part of every aspect of an enterprise's IT needs. The company primarily sells software, IT services, consulting, and hardware. IBM operates in 175 countries and employs approximately 350,000 people. The company has a robust roster of 80,000 business partners to service 5,200 clients—which includes 95% of all Fortune 500. While IBM is a B2B company, IBM's outward impact is substantial. For example, IBM manages 90% of all credit card transactions globally and is responsible for 50% of all wireless connections in the world.