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ACI Worldwide (STU:TSA) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 25.16 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is ACI Worldwide Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-26), ACI Worldwide's current share price is €32.20. ACI Worldwide's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.28. ACI Worldwide's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 25.16.

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

STU:TSA' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.43   Med: 35.43   Max: 50.01
Current: 24.95

During the past years, ACI Worldwide's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 50.01. The lowest was 15.43. And the median was 35.43.

STU:TSA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
55.98% of 661 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 29.5 vs STU:TSA: 24.95

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.

ACI Worldwide's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.908. 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 €1.28 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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ACI Worldwide Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

ACI Worldwide 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 49.06 41.30 32.42 18.25 23.44

ACI Worldwide 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 21.04 18.06 17.62 23.44 23.39

Competitive Comparison of ACI Worldwide's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, ACI Worldwide'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.


ACI Worldwide's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



ACI Worldwide 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=32.20/1.28
=25.16

* 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.

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

For example, ACI Worldwide'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)
=0.908/131.7762*131.7762
=0.908

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

ACI Worldwide Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.162 100.560 0.212
201409 0.087 100.428 0.114
201412 0.554 99.070 0.737
201503 0.292 99.621 0.386
201506 -0.065 100.684 -0.085
201509 0.480 100.392 0.630
201512 0.358 99.792 0.473
201603 0.169 100.470 0.222
201606 0.014 101.688 0.018
201609 -0.102 101.861 -0.132
201612 0.204 101.863 0.264
201703 0.588 102.862 0.753
201706 -0.003 103.349 -0.004
201709 -0.194 104.136 -0.245
201712 0.311 104.011 0.394
201803 0.228 105.290 0.285
201806 0.079 106.317 0.098
201809 0.138 106.507 0.171
201812 0.554 105.998 0.689
201903 0.249 107.251 0.306
201906 0.023 108.070 0.028
201909 0.123 108.329 0.150
201912 0.249 108.420 0.303
202003 0.369 108.902 0.447
202006 0.398 108.767 0.482
202009 0.408 109.815 0.490
202012 0.770 109.897 0.923
202103 0.410 111.754 0.483
202106 0.167 114.631 0.192
202109 0.217 115.734 0.247
202112 0.477 117.630 0.534
202203 0.159 121.301 0.173
202206 0.271 125.017 0.286
202209 0.195 125.227 0.205
202212 0.238 125.222 0.250
202303 0.271 127.348 0.280
202306 0.056 128.729 0.057
202309 0.123 129.860 0.125
202312 0.653 129.419 0.665
202403 0.908 131.776 0.908

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.


ACI Worldwide  (STU:TSA) 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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ACI Worldwide (STU:TSA) Business Description

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2811 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, PH 1, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
ACI Worldwide Inc develops, markets, and installs a portfolio of software products primarily focused on facilitating electronic payments. The firm also leverages its distribution network in the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA; and Asia-Pacific regions to sell software developed by third parties. ACI software products process payment transactions for retail banking clients, billers such as utilities and healthcare providers, and community banks and credit unions. ACI's customers are financial institutions all over the world, but most of the revenue is generated in the United States and EMEA regions.

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