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RELX (RELX) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 35.83 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is RELX Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-03), RELX's current share price is $41.21. RELX's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $1.15. RELX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 35.83.

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

RELX' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.49   Med: 29.99   Max: 38.89
Current: 36.75

During the past 13 years, RELX's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 38.89. The lowest was 19.49. And the median was 29.99.

RELX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
75.9% of 361 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 17.54 vs RELX: 36.75

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.

RELX's adjusted free cash flow per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was $1.317. 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 $1.15 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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RELX Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

RELX 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 30.48 27.88 33.62 27.71 34.64

RELX 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 33.62 - 27.71 - 34.64

Competitive Comparison of RELX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, RELX'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.


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

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

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



RELX 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=41.21/1.15
=35.83

* 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.

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

For example, RELX'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)
=1.317/130.0000*130.0000
=1.317

Current CPI (Dec23) = 130.0000.

RELX Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 0.795 99.900 1.035
201512 0.774 100.400 1.002
201612 0.810 102.200 1.030
201712 1.027 105.000 1.272
201812 1.032 107.100 1.253
201912 1.145 108.500 1.372
202012 0.856 109.400 1.017
202112 1.151 114.700 1.305
202212 1.241 125.300 1.288
202312 1.317 130.000 1.317

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.


RELX  (NYSE:RELX) 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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RELX (RELX) Business Description

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RELX PLC is a diversified information and analytics company. The firm operates across four main areas: scientific, technical, and medical; risk; legal; and exhibitions. It generates maximum revenue from the Scientific, Technical and Medical and Risk segment. Scientific, Technical and Medical segment provides information and analytics that help institutions and professionals progress science, advance healthcare and improve performance. Risk segment provides customers with information-based analytics and decision tools that combine public and industry-specific content with advanced technology and algorithms to assist them in evaluating and predicting risk and enhancing operational efficiency.