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HP (HPQ) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 8.56 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is HP Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), HP's current share price is $28.00. HP's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $3.27. HP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 8.56.

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

HPQ' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.55   Med: 5.87   Max: 11.33
Current: 8.56

During the past years, HP's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 11.33. The lowest was 2.55. And the median was 5.87.

HPQ's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
88.46% of 953 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 27.98 vs HPQ: 8.56

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.

HP's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-0.037. 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 $3.27 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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HP Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

HP Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.32 5.65 8.90 7.72 7.70

HP Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 8.46 8.85 9.81 7.70 8.77

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

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, HP'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.


HP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



HP 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=28.00/3.27
=8.56

* 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.

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

For example, HP's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=-0.037/129.4194*129.4194
=-0.037

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 129.4194.

HP Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201404 1.125 100.023 1.456
201407 1.362 100.520 1.754
201410 0.914 100.176 1.181
201501 -0.109 98.604 -0.143
201504 0.373 99.824 0.484
201507 0.414 100.691 0.532
201510 1.201 100.346 1.549
201601 -0.124 99.957 -0.161
201604 0.863 100.947 1.106
201607 0.574 101.524 0.732
201610 0.322 101.988 0.409
201701 0.387 102.456 0.489
201704 0.222 103.167 0.278
201707 1.011 103.278 1.267
201710 0.304 104.070 0.378
201801 0.519 104.578 0.642
201804 0.569 105.708 0.697
201807 0.863 106.324 1.050
201810 0.488 106.695 0.592
201901 0.429 106.200 0.523
201904 0.486 107.818 0.583
201907 1.440 108.250 1.722
201910 0.264 108.577 0.315
202001 0.745 108.841 0.886
202004 -0.458 108.173 -0.548
202007 1.089 109.318 1.289
202010 1.296 109.861 1.527
202101 0.689 110.364 0.808
202104 1.063 112.673 1.221
202107 0.780 115.183 0.876
202110 2.349 116.696 2.605
202201 1.265 118.619 1.380
202204 0.311 121.978 0.330
202207 0.191 125.002 0.198
202210 1.746 125.734 1.797
202301 -0.209 126.223 -0.214
202304 0.507 127.992 0.513
202307 0.837 128.974 0.840
202310 1.820 129.810 1.815
202401 -0.037 129.419 -0.037

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.


HP  (NYSE:HPQ) 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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HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one third of sales coming from the U.S. It completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.
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David P. Mcquarrie officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O HP INC., 1501 PAGE MILL RD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
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Jonathan P Faust officer: Global Controller C/O HP INC, 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
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