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Ruffer Investment Co (LSE:RICA) EV-to-FCF : -14.96 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Ruffer Investment Co EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Ruffer Investment Co's Enterprise Value is £978.36 Mil. Ruffer Investment Co's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £-65.41 Mil. Therefore, Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF for today is -14.96.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:RICA' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -631.73   Med: -7.97   Max: 684.65
Current: -14.96

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Ruffer Investment Co was 684.65. The lowest was -631.73. And the median was -7.97.

LSE:RICA's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than
100% of 1056 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 13.44 vs LSE:RICA: -14.96

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-27), Ruffer Investment Co's stock price is £2.74. Ruffer Investment Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £-0.214. Therefore, Ruffer Investment Co's PE Ratio for today is At Loss.


Ruffer Investment Co EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ruffer Investment Co's EV-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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Ruffer Investment Co EV-to-FCF Chart

Ruffer Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11.03 14.66 -15.87 -4.76 -8.36

Ruffer Investment Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
EV-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 - -4.76 - -8.36 -

Competitive Comparison of Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF

For the Asset Management subindustry, Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF falls into.



Ruffer Investment Co EV-to-FCF Calculation

Ruffer Investment Co's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=978.358/-65.413
=-14.96

Ruffer Investment Co's current Enterprise Value is £978.36 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Ruffer Investment Co's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £-65.41 Mil.

* 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.


Ruffer Investment Co  (LSE:RICA) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Ruffer Investment Co's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=2.74/-0.214
=At Loss

Ruffer Investment Co's share price for today is £2.74.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Ruffer Investment Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £-0.214.

* 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.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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Ruffer Investment Co (LSE:RICA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Royal Plaza, Royal Avenue, Saint Peter Port, GGY, GY1 2HL
Ruffer Investment Co Ltd is a closed-end investment company. Its principal objective is to achieve a positive total annual return. The company adopts a stock picking approach and invests across a broad range of assets, geographies and sectors including listed or quoted equities or equity related securities, options, and bonds which are issued by corporate issuers, supra-nationals or government organizations and investment in funds. It uses derivatives, including futures, options, swap agreements, structured products, warrants and forward currency contracts, for efficient portfolio management. The major part of the company's revenue comes from investment income such as dividend and interest.

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