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Science Group (LSE:SAG) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 21.33 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Science Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-06-09), Science Group's current share price is £4.48. Science Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was £0.21. Science Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 21.33.

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

LSE:SAG' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.68   Med: 24.3   Max: 53.5
Current: 21.38

During the past 13 years, Science Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 53.50. The lowest was 15.68. And the median was 24.30.

LSE:SAG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
59.78% of 368 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 18.145 vs LSE:SAG: 21.38

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.

Science Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was £0.170. 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 £0.21 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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Science Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Science Group'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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Science Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Science Group 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 22.22 19.61 28.69 20.20 18.71

Science Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 28.69 - 20.20 - 18.71

Competitive Comparison of Science Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Science Group'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.


Science Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Science Group 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.

Science Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=4.48/0.21
=21.33

* 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.

Science Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, Science Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=0.17/130.5000*130.5000
=0.170

Current CPI (Dec23) = 130.5000.

Science Group Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 0.104 99.900 0.136
201512 -0.073 100.400 -0.095
201612 0.222 102.200 0.283
201712 0.192 105.000 0.239
201812 0.127 107.100 0.155
201912 0.115 108.500 0.138
202012 0.415 109.400 0.495
202112 0.208 114.700 0.237
202212 0.324 125.300 0.337
202312 0.170 130.500 0.170

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.


Science Group  (LSE:SAG) 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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Science Group (LSE:SAG) Business Description

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Harston Mill, Harston, Cambridge, GBR, CB22 7GG
Science Group PLC provides outsourced science and technology-based consultancy, advisory, and product development services to a wide range of industries and markets. The company operates in three segments: Services Operating Business, Product Operating Business, and Freehold Properties. Services Operating Business includes all consultancy fees, and other revenue includes recharged materials, expenses, and licenses. Product Operating Business includes sales of chips and modules which are incorporated into digital radios. The Freehold Properties segment includes the results for the two freehold properties. Its geographical segments are the United Kingdom, Other European Countries, North America, and Asia, of which the majority of its revenue comes from the United Kingdom.

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