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Lam Research (FRA:LAR) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 49.39 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-22), Lam Research's current share price is €870.70. Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €17.63. Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 49.39.

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

FRA:LAR' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.08   Med: 32.37   Max: 70.35
Current: 50.51

During the past years, Lam Research's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 70.35. The lowest was 14.08. And the median was 32.37.

FRA:LAR's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
58.5% of 347 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 38.59 vs FRA:LAR: 50.51

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.

Lam Research's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €8.962. 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 €17.63 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lam Research'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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Lam Research Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Lam Research Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.48 38.40 62.45 33.16 39.41

Lam Research 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 34.27 39.41 36.67 43.57 50.90

Competitive Comparison of Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Lam Research'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.


Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lam Research 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.

Lam Research's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=870.70/17.63
=49.39

* 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.

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

For example, Lam Research'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)
=8.962/131.7762*131.7762
=8.962

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Lam Research Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.813 100.560 1.065
201409 0.435 100.428 0.571
201412 0.458 99.070 0.609
201503 0.828 99.621 1.095
201506 1.155 100.684 1.512
201509 2.042 100.392 2.680
201512 1.404 99.792 1.854
201603 0.705 100.470 0.925
201606 1.864 101.688 2.416
201609 2.134 101.861 2.761
201612 1.899 101.863 2.457
201703 1.912 102.862 2.449
201706 3.315 103.349 4.227
201709 3.642 104.136 4.609
201712 -0.294 104.011 -0.372
201803 4.517 105.290 5.653
201806 3.116 106.317 3.862
201809 3.443 106.507 4.260
201812 2.908 105.998 3.615
201903 4.807 107.251 5.906
201906 4.662 108.070 5.685
201909 2.560 108.329 3.114
201912 1.474 108.420 1.792
202003 2.993 108.902 3.622
202006 4.593 108.767 5.565
202009 3.342 109.815 4.010
202012 1.423 109.897 1.706
202103 6.247 111.754 7.366
202106 7.700 114.631 8.852
202109 1.914 115.734 2.179
202112 8.142 117.630 9.121
202203 3.970 121.301 4.313
202206 2.176 125.017 2.294
202209 7.726 125.227 8.130
202212 6.763 125.222 7.117
202303 11.085 127.348 11.470
202306 7.170 128.729 7.340
202309 6.151 129.860 6.242
202312 9.283 129.419 9.452
202403 8.962 131.776 8.962

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.


Lam Research  (FRA:LAR) 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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Lam Research (FRA:LAR) Business Description

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4650 Cushing Parkway, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Lam Research is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segments of deposition and etch, which entail the buildup of layers on a semiconductor and the subsequent selective removal of patterns from each layer. Lam holds the top market share in etch and holds the clear cut second share in deposition. It is more exposed to memory chipmakers for DRAM and NAND chips. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC, Samsung, Intel, and Micron.

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