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ACI Worldwide (ACI Worldwide) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 25.42 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-28), ACI Worldwide's current share price is $33.30. ACI Worldwide's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.31. ACI Worldwide's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 25.42.

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

ACIW' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.43   Med: 35.43   Max: 50.01
Current: 25.5

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.

ACIW's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
54.93% of 670 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.305 vs ACIW: 25.50

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 Dec. 2023 was $0.713. 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 $1.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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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
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 18.25 21.04 18.06 17.62 23.44

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
=33.30/1.31
=25.42

* 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 Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, ACI Worldwide's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=0.713/129.4194*129.4194
=0.713

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

ACI Worldwide Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.065 99.695 0.084
201406 0.220 100.560 0.283
201409 0.112 100.428 0.144
201412 0.683 99.070 0.892
201503 0.317 99.621 0.412
201506 -0.073 100.684 -0.094
201509 0.539 100.392 0.695
201512 0.389 99.792 0.504
201603 0.189 100.470 0.243
201606 0.016 101.688 0.020
201609 -0.114 101.861 -0.145
201612 0.216 101.863 0.274
201703 0.628 102.862 0.790
201706 -0.004 103.349 -0.005
201709 -0.231 104.136 -0.287
201712 0.368 104.011 0.458
201803 0.281 105.290 0.345
201806 0.092 106.317 0.112
201809 0.161 106.507 0.196
201812 0.630 105.998 0.769
201903 0.281 107.251 0.339
201906 0.026 108.070 0.031
201909 0.135 108.329 0.161
201912 0.277 108.420 0.331
202003 0.408 108.902 0.485
202006 0.448 108.767 0.533
202009 0.480 109.815 0.566
202012 0.937 109.897 1.103
202103 0.488 111.754 0.565
202106 0.201 114.631 0.227
202109 0.255 115.734 0.285
202112 0.539 117.630 0.593
202203 0.176 121.301 0.188
202206 0.286 125.017 0.296
202209 0.193 125.227 0.199
202212 0.252 125.222 0.260
202303 0.290 127.348 0.295
202306 0.061 128.729 0.061
202309 0.132 129.860 0.132
202312 0.713 129.419 0.713

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  (NAS:ACIW) 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 (ACI Worldwide) Business Description

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Address
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.
Executives
Alessandro Silva officer: Chief Revenue Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Scott W Behrens officer: SVP, CAO and Controller 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Deborah L Guerra officer: Chief Product Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Warsop Thomas W Iii director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Ram Kumar Puppala officer: Chief Technology Officer 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Adalio T Sanchez director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Odilon Almeida officer: President and CEO 7001 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, DENVER CO 80237
Didier R Lamouche director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Janet O Estep director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Jeremy Wilmot officer: EVP, Group President, AOP 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Mary P Harman director 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022
Samir Michael Zabaneh director 90 NASSAU STREET, 2ND FLOOR, HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS, PRINCETON NJ 08542
Charles K Bobrinskoy director C/O INNERWORKINGS, INC., 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60654
Alvaro Monserrat officer: Chief Revenue Officer 2400 ACORN PALM ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Craig S Saks officer: Group President 6060 COVENTRY DRIVE, ELKHORN NE 68022