As of today (2024-05-01), AECI's share price is $7.90.
AECI's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.77. Hence, AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.31.
The historical rank and industry rank for AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
AECLY'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.04 Med: 16.38 Max: 234.88
Current: 6.62
During the past 13 years, AECI's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 234.88. The lowest was 5.04. And the median was 16.38.
AECLY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 83.89% of 813
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 18.86
vs AECLY: 6.62
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, AECI's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 169.00% per year. The lowest was -56.80% per year. And the median was -15.30% per year.
AECI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
AECI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
AECI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
AECI's Share Price of today is $7.90.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. AECI's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.77.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
AECI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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AECI Ltd manufactures and sells chemicals in five segments based on product type. AECI Mining segment, which generates majority of the revenue, sells explosives and mining-based chemicals to metals, coal, and diamond miners. AECI Chemicals segment supplies chemical raw materials to manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial businesses. AECI Water segment provides integrated water treatment solutions, process chemicals and equipment solutions for a diverse range of applications. AECI Agri Health segment sell insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides to the agriculture industry. AECI Property Services & Corporate segment includes leasing and management in the office, industrial, and retail sectors.
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