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Calamos Asset Management (Calamos Asset Management) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 4.41 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-17), Calamos Asset Management's share price is $8.28. Calamos Asset Management's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 was $1.88. Hence, Calamos Asset Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 4.41.

The historical rank and industry rank for Calamos Asset Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CLMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 12.56
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Calamos Asset Management's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.85. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.88.


Calamos Asset Management Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calamos Asset Management'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.

* Premium members only.

Calamos Asset Management Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.69 1.72 2.37 3.11 4.53

Calamos Asset Management Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 3.46 4.53 3.73 3.78 3.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Calamos Asset Management'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.


Calamos Asset Management Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Calamos Asset Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calamos Asset Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Calamos Asset Management Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Calamos Asset Management'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)
=8.28/1.876
=4.41

Calamos Asset Management's Share Price of today is $8.28.
Calamos Asset Management's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.88.

* 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

Calamos Asset Management  (NAS:CLMS) 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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Calamos Asset Management (Calamos Asset Management) Business Description

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Calamos Asset Management Inc is a Delaware corporation, incorporated on July 23, 2004. It is an asset management firm that offers strategies to fulfill a range of asset allocation goals through a multi-team platform. The Company together with its subsidiaries provides investment advisory services to individuals and institutional investors through open-end funds, closed-end funds, separate accounts, offshore funds and partnerships. The company applies an investment philosophy and proprietary process centered on risk management across a range of investment strategies, including equity, balanced, convertible, high yield, alternative, fixed income and money market investments. The Company currently offers four types of investment products that fall into the categories of mutual funds and separate accounts. Funds include its open-end and closed-end funds as well as its Offshore Funds. The Company includes the Offshore Funds in open-end funds for reporting purposes. Separate accounts are individual portfolios of securities managed to meet clients specific needs and include institutional accounts and managed accounts. The Company competes in all aspects of its business with a large number of investment management firms, commercial banks, broker-dealers and insurance companies. In the United States and other countries in which it does business, it is subject to regulations and laws at both a federal and state level, including U.S. federal, state and local tax laws as well as similar foreign jurisdiction tax laws.
Executives
Keith M Schappert other: Former Director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Thomas F Eggers other: Former Director CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC., 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
William N Shiebler other: Former Director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Robert Behan officer: Pres., Head of Global Distrib. 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Calamos Family Partners, Inc. 10 percent owner 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Calamos John P Sr director, 10 percent owner, officer: Founder, Chairman & Global CIO 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Mangrove Partners Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 645 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Capital Mangrove 10 percent owner 10 EAST 53RD STREET, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Partners Mangrove 10 percent owner 645 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nathaniel H. August 10 percent owner 10 EAST 53RD STREET, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. 10 percent owner 645 MADISON AVE, 14 FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mangrove Partners Fund (cayman), Ltd. 10 percent owner MAPLES CORP. SVCS, PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, S. CHURCH STREET, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104
Thomas E Herman officer: SVP, Chief Fiancial Officer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Nimish S Bhatt officer: SVP & CFO 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
John S. Koudounis director, officer: CEO 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563

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