As of today (2024-04-27), Paychex's current share price is $119.97. Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $3.81. Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 31.49.
The historical rank and industry rank for Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:
PAYX'
s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.62 Med: 30.83 Max: 47.07
Current: 32
During the past years, Paychex's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 47.07. The lowest was 20.62. And the median was 30.83.
PAYX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than 72.55% of 357
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 17.48
vs PAYX: 32.00
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.
Paychex's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.745. 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 $3.81 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2024.
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Paychex Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for Paychex'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.
Competitive Comparison of Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Paychex'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.
Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.
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.
Paychex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as
* 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.
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.
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.
Paychex Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms
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Paychex is a leading provider of payroll, human capital management, and insurance solutions servicing small and midsize clients primarily in the United States. The company, established in 1979, services over 740,000 clients and pays over 1 in 12 U.S. private-sector workers. Alongside its traditional payroll services, Paychex offers HCM solutions such as benefits administration and time and attendance software, as well as human resources outsourcing and insurance agency services.
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