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Constellation Software (Constellation Software) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 59.58 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Constellation Software Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Constellation Software's current share price is $2656.205. Constellation Software's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $44.58. Constellation Software's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 59.58.

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

CNSWF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 39.78   Med: 52.96   Max: 73.86
Current: 62.13

During the past years, Constellation Software's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 73.86. The lowest was 39.78. And the median was 52.96.

CNSWF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
72.39% of 670 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.305 vs CNSWF: 62.13

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.

Constellation Software's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.499. 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 $44.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Constellation Software Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Constellation Software 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 50.99 54.86 60.71 43.78 55.74

Constellation Software 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 43.78 49.04 51.72 49.91 55.74

Competitive Comparison of Constellation Software's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Application subindustry, Constellation Software'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.


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

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

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



Constellation Software 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=2656.205/44.58
=59.58

* 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.

Constellation Software's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Constellation Software'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)
=23.499/125.4675*125.4675
=23.499

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Constellation Software Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 4.497 98.604 5.722
201406 1.853 99.473 2.337
201409 4.720 99.394 5.958
201412 4.387 98.367 5.596
201503 5.215 99.789 6.557
201506 2.867 100.500 3.579
201509 4.829 100.421 6.033
201512 5.164 99.947 6.483
201603 6.761 101.054 8.394
201606 3.132 102.002 3.853
201609 6.318 101.765 7.790
201612 6.052 101.449 7.485
201703 8.379 102.634 10.243
201706 2.639 103.029 3.214
201709 5.534 103.345 6.719
201712 7.429 103.345 9.019
201803 11.986 105.004 14.322
201806 2.123 105.557 2.523
201809 6.465 105.636 7.679
201812 9.485 105.399 11.291
201903 13.071 106.979 15.330
201906 1.982 107.690 2.309
201909 7.928 107.611 9.244
201912 11.561 107.769 13.460
202003 16.704 107.927 19.419
202006 10.900 108.401 12.616
202009 10.806 108.164 12.535
202012 16.468 108.559 19.033
202103 23.169 110.298 26.356
202106 7.739 111.720 8.691
202109 13.448 112.905 14.944
202112 15.572 113.774 17.172
202203 23.122 117.646 24.659
202206 3.114 120.806 3.234
202209 14.770 120.648 15.360
202212 18.214 120.964 18.892
202303 29.351 122.702 30.012
202306 5.379 124.203 5.434
202309 23.735 125.230 23.780
202312 23.499 125.468 23.499

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.


Constellation Software  (OTCPK:CNSWF) 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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Constellation Software (Constellation Software) Business Description

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Address
20 Adelaide Street East, Suite 1200, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5C 2T6
Constellation Software Inc is a Canada-based company that develops and customizes software for public- and private-sector markets. The firm acquires, manages, and builds vertical-specific businesses. The portfolio companies serve various markets including communications, credit unions, beverage distribution, tour operators, auto clubs, textiles and apparel, hospitality, and community care. The firm has operations in Canada; USA; UK/Europe and Other.