FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.
The historical rank and industry rank for HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:HJH's FCF Yield % is not ranked *
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 1.91 * Ranked among companies with meaningful FCF Yield % only.
The historical data trend for HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield % 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 HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield %
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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.
HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield % falls into.
HJ Heinz Company FCF Yield % Calculation
FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.
HJ Heinz Company's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2012 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.
HJ Heinz Company FCF Yield % Explanation
Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.
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HJ Heinz Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania on July 27, 1900. The Company manufactures and markets an extensive line of food products throughout the world. Its main products include ketchup, condiments and sauces, frozen food, soups, beans and pasta meals, infant nutrition and other food products. The Company's products are manufactured and packaged to provide safe, wholesome foods for consumers, as well as foodservice and institutional customers. Many products are prepared from recipes developed in the Company's research laboratories and experimental kitchens. Ingredients are carefully selected, inspected and passed on to modern factory kitchens where they are processed, after which the intermediate product is filled automatically into containers of glass, metal, plastic, paper or fiberboard, which are then sealed. Products are prepared by sterilization, blending, fermentation, pasteurization, homogenization, chilling, freezing, pickling, drying, freeze drying, baking or extruding, then labeled and cased for market. Quality assurance procedures are designed for each product and process and applied for quality and compliance with applicable laws. The Company manufactures and contracts for the manufacture of its products from a wide variety of raw foods. Pre-season contracts are made with farmers for certain raw materials such as a portion of the Company's requirements of tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, onions and some other fruits and vegetables. Ingredients, such as dairy products, meat, sugar and other sweeteners, including high fructose corn syrup, spices, flour and fruits and vegetables, are purchased from approved suppliers. It also owns or leases office space, warehouses, distribution centers and research and other facilities throughout the world. Its recognizable brand is Heinz. The Company has a global portfolio of brands focused in three core categories, Ketchup and Sauces, Meals and Snacks, and Infant/Nutrition. The Company is subject to numerous food safety and other laws and regulations regarding the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of food products.
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