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Healthcare Services Group (Healthcare Services Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 22.57 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Healthcare Services Group's share price is $11.67. Healthcare Services Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.52. Hence, Healthcare Services Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Healthcare Services Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

HCSG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.4   Med: 40.99   Max: 3048.33
Current: 22.58

During the past 13 years, Healthcare Services Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 3048.33. The lowest was 9.40. And the median was 40.99.

HCSG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
58.07% of 353 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 18.37 vs HCSG: 22.58

Healthcare Services Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.65. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.52.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -43.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Healthcare Services Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 356.10% per year. The lowest was -65.50% per year. And the median was 12.05% per year.


Healthcare Services Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Healthcare Services Group'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.

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Healthcare Services Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.33 9.87 42.46 - 20.25

Healthcare Services Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1,066.92 - 65.19 20.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Healthcare Services Group'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.


Healthcare Services Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Healthcare Services Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Healthcare Services Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Healthcare Services Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Healthcare Services Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=11.67/0.517
=22.57

Healthcare Services Group's Share Price of today is $11.67.
Healthcare Services Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.52.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Healthcare Services Group  (NAS:HCSG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

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.


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Healthcare Services Group (Healthcare Services Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3220 Tillman Drive, Suite 300, Bensalem, PA, USA, 19020
Healthcare Services Group Inc is a provider of housekeeping and facility management services to the healthcare industry. The company operates two business segments, both contributing roughly equally to the company's revenue: Housekeeping, laundry, linen, and other services; and Dietary department services. Housekeeping includes management of clients' housekeeping departments, cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing, laundry, bed linen, and uniform services. Dietary consists of food purchasing, meal preparation, and providing dietitian consulting services. Its clients are nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals in the United States of America.
Executives
Kurt Jr Simmons director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, BENSALEM PA 19020
Andrew M Brophy officer: Acting Accounting Officer 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
John Briggs director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Patrick J Orr officer: EVP & Chief Revenue Officer 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Andrew Kush officer: Executive Vice President 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Dino D Ottaviano director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Michael E Mcbryan director, officer: Executive Vice President 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Robert L Frome director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Laura K Grant director 3220 TILLMAN, DRIVE, BENSALEM PA 19020
Robert J Moss director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Daniela Castagnino director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Diane S Casey director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
John Christopher Shea officer: Chief Financial Officer 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
David Hurlock officer: Executive Vice President & COO 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Daniel P Mccartney director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3220 TILLMAN DR, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020