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Loews (L) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 10.60 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Loews Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Loews's current share price is $75.46. Loews's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.12. Loews's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 10.60.

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

L' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.01   Med: 13.18   Max: 19.95
Current: 10.73

During the past years, Loews's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 19.95. The lowest was 8.01. And the median was 13.18.

L's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
51.7% of 323 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 11.04 vs L: 10.73

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.

Loews's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.135. 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 $7.12 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Loews Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Loews 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 14.22 10.32 12.27 10.35 9.77

Loews 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 10.35 9.72 8.70 8.86 9.77

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

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Loews'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.


Loews's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Loews's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Loews 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=75.46/7.12
=10.60

* 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.

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

For example, Loews'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)
=1.135/129.4194*129.4194
=1.135

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Loews Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 -0.863 99.695 -1.120
201406 0.971 100.560 1.250
201409 0.737 100.428 0.950
201412 -0.224 99.070 -0.293
201503 -1.101 99.621 -1.430
201506 0.732 100.684 0.941
201509 2.459 100.392 3.170
201512 3.588 99.792 4.653
201603 -0.422 100.470 -0.544
201606 0.056 101.688 0.071
201609 1.940 101.861 2.465
201612 0.806 101.863 1.024
201703 -0.628 102.862 -0.790
201706 2.863 103.349 3.585
201709 0.947 104.136 1.177
201712 1.437 104.011 1.788
201803 0.861 105.290 1.058
201806 4.340 106.317 5.283
201809 3.134 106.507 3.808
201812 1.790 105.998 2.186
201903 -0.458 107.251 -0.553
201906 0.364 108.070 0.436
201909 1.849 108.329 2.209
201912 0.581 108.420 0.694
202003 0.334 108.902 0.397
202006 -0.341 108.767 -0.406
202009 2.530 109.815 2.982
202012 1.200 109.897 1.413
202103 0.176 111.754 0.204
202106 1.189 114.631 1.342
202109 3.844 115.734 4.299
202112 3.137 117.630 3.451
202203 1.215 121.301 1.296
202206 3.383 125.017 3.502
202209 4.656 125.227 4.812
202212 1.676 125.222 1.732
202303 2.397 127.348 2.436
202306 5.676 128.729 5.706
202309 4.925 129.860 4.908
202312 1.135 129.419 1.135

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.


Loews  (NYSE:L) 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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Loews (L) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10065-8087
Loews Corp is a holding company that is supported by a variety of businesses. Its largest subsidiary is CNA Financial Corporation, a property and casualty insurance company. CNA's services include risk management, information services, and warranty and claims administration. Loews also maintains an operation of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs through Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. The company engages in the transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids and gathering and processing of natural gas through Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP. Loews also operates a chain of hotels.
Executives
Andrew H Tisch director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Jonathan M Tisch director, officer: Co-Ch. of Bd/Off. of the Pres. 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Ann E Berman director 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Anthony Welters director
Paul J Fribourg director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Walter L Harris director TANENBAUM HARBER CO, 320 W 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Charles M Diker director ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Joseph L Bower director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Kenneth I Siegel officer: Senior Vice President 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Jonathan C Locker director C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Charles D Davidson director QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS, 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Richard Waldo Scott officer: SVP & Chief Investment Officer 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Benjamin J Tisch officer: Sr. VP, Corp Dev and Strategy 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Marc A Alpert officer: Sr. VP, Gen. Coun. & Secy. 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Mark S Schwartz officer: V.P., C.A.O. and Treasurer C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065-8087

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