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Vale (VALE) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 7.87 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Vale Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Vale's current share price is $12.28. Vale's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.56. Vale's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 7.87.

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

VALE' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.34   Med: 16.24   Max: 29.55
Current: 8.21

During the past years, Vale's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 29.55. The lowest was 5.34. And the median was 16.24.

VALE's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
83.33% of 252 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 20.745 vs VALE: 8.21

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.

Vale's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.620. 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 $1.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Vale Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Vale 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 19.46 24.75 13.89 13.46 10.18

Vale 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 13.46 11.47 9.20 9.54 10.18

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

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Vale'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.


Vale's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Vale's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vale 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=12.28/1.56
=7.87

* 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.

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

For example, Vale'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)
=0.62/156.2729*156.2729
=0.620

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 156.2729.

Vale Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.330 90.447 0.570
201406 0.365 91.838 0.621
201409 -0.063 92.602 -0.106
201412 -0.374 94.194 -0.620
201503 -0.324 97.799 -0.518
201506 -0.216 100.006 -0.338
201509 -0.047 101.392 -0.072
201512 -0.217 104.247 -0.325
201603 -0.356 106.979 -0.520
201606 0.185 108.851 0.266
201609 0.243 109.986 0.345
201612 0.196 110.802 0.276
201703 0.352 111.869 0.492
201706 0.422 112.115 0.588
201709 0.285 112.777 0.395
201712 0.532 114.068 0.729
201803 0.247 114.868 0.336
201806 0.546 117.038 0.729
201809 0.728 117.881 0.965
201812 0.349 118.340 0.461
201903 0.307 120.124 0.399
201906 0.429 120.977 0.554
201909 0.616 121.292 0.794
201912 0.331 123.436 0.419
202003 0.109 124.092 0.137
202006 0.072 123.557 0.091
202009 0.763 125.095 0.953
202012 1.021 129.012 1.237
202103 1.177 131.660 1.397
202106 1.298 133.871 1.515
202109 1.544 137.913 1.750
202112 0.027 141.992 0.030
202203 0.306 146.537 0.326
202206 0.480 149.784 0.501
202209 0.476 147.800 0.503
202212 0.028 150.207 0.029
202303 0.556 153.352 0.567
202306 0.146 154.519 0.148
202309 0.325 155.464 0.327
202312 0.620 156.273 0.620

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.


Vale  (NYSE:VALE) 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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Vale (VALE) Business Description

Industry
Address
Praia de Botafogo, 186, Salas 501 a 1901, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 22250-145
Vale is a large global miner and the world's largest producer of iron ore and pellets. In recent years the company has sold noncore assets such as its fertilizer, coal, and steel operations to concentrate on iron ore, nickel, and copper. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets. The base metals division is much smaller, consisting of nickel mines and smelters along with copper mines producing copper in concentrate. Vale has agreed to sell a minority 13% stake in its base metals business, which is expected to become effective early in 2024, and which is likely the first step in separating base metals and iron ore.