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AutoNation (STU:RWI) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 18.33 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is AutoNation Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-06-08), AutoNation's current share price is €153.45. AutoNation's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €8.37. AutoNation's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 18.33.

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

STU:RWI' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.6   Med: 22.53   Max: 39.88
Current: 18.56

During the past years, AutoNation's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 39.88. The lowest was 10.60. And the median was 22.53.

STU:RWI's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
55.47% of 494 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 21.27 vs STU:RWI: 18.56

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.

AutoNation's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €4.367. 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 €8.37 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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AutoNation Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

AutoNation 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 21.39 20.29 21.65 13.52 17.56

AutoNation 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 15.38 19.18 16.96 17.56 18.40

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

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, AutoNation'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.


AutoNation's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AutoNation's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



AutoNation 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=153.45/8.37
=18.33

* 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.

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

For example, AutoNation'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)
=4.367/131.7762*131.7762
=4.367

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

AutoNation Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -0.348 100.560 -0.456
201409 1.256 100.428 1.648
201412 -0.177 99.070 -0.235
201503 1.069 99.621 1.414
201506 -0.202 100.684 -0.264
201509 1.413 100.392 1.855
201512 -0.311 99.792 -0.411
201603 1.158 100.470 1.519
201606 -0.287 101.688 -0.372
201609 1.573 101.861 2.035
201612 -0.184 101.863 -0.238
201703 0.848 102.862 1.086
201706 -0.222 103.349 -0.283
201709 1.367 104.136 1.730
201712 0.006 104.011 0.008
201803 0.850 105.290 1.064
201806 -0.088 106.317 -0.109
201809 1.549 106.507 1.917
201812 -1.378 105.998 -1.713
201903 1.949 107.251 2.395
201906 1.012 108.070 1.234
201909 1.772 108.329 2.156
201912 0.205 108.420 0.249
202003 0.719 108.902 0.870
202006 7.534 108.767 9.128
202009 2.218 109.815 2.662
202012 0.004 109.897 0.005
202103 4.856 111.754 5.726
202106 3.427 114.631 3.940
202109 7.019 115.734 7.992
202112 0.190 117.630 0.213
202203 8.509 121.301 9.244
202206 2.411 125.017 2.541
202209 8.535 125.227 8.981
202212 2.487 125.222 2.617
202303 8.137 127.348 8.420
202306 -2.174 128.729 -2.225
202309 3.590 129.860 3.643
202312 -3.490 129.419 -3.554
202403 4.367 131.776 4.367

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.


AutoNation  (STU:RWI) 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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AutoNation (STU:RWI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 SW 1st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33301
AutoNation is the second largest automotive dealer in the United States, with 2022 revenue of $27 billion and over 250 dealerships, plus 53 collision centers. The firm also has 16 AutoNation USA used-vehicle stores, a captive lender, four auction sites, and three parts distributors all across 20 states primarily in Sunbelt metropolitan areas. New-vehicle sales account for nearly half of revenue; the company also sells used vehicles, parts, and repair services as well as auto financing. The company (formerly Republic Industries) spun off its waste management unit (Republic Services) in 1999 and its car rental businesses (ANC Rental) in 2000. Wayne Huizenga founded the company in the 1990s to bring the rollup acquisition strategy to auto retailing, which has proved to be a smart move.

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