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Electro-Sensors (Electro-Sensors) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 108.68 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Electro-Sensors's share price is $4.13. Electro-Sensors's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.04. Hence, Electro-Sensors's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 108.68.

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

ELSE' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 21.47   Med: 64.53   Max: 2003.33
Current: 108.69

During the past 13 years, Electro-Sensors's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 2003.33. The lowest was 21.47. And the median was 64.53.

ELSE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
90.53% of 1351 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 17.05 vs ELSE: 108.69

Electro-Sensors's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.01. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.04.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -41.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Electro-Sensors's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 89.20% per year. The lowest was -90.60% per year. And the median was -5.60% per year.


Electro-Sensors Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electro-Sensors'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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Electro-Sensors 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 - 53.44 34.53 - 211.11

Electro-Sensors 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 - - - 122.15 211.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Electro-Sensors'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.


Electro-Sensors Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Electro-Sensors's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Electro-Sensors's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Electro-Sensors Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Electro-Sensors'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)
=4.13/0.038
=108.68

Electro-Sensors's Share Price of today is $4.13.
Electro-Sensors'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 $0.04.

* 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

Electro-Sensors  (NAS:ELSE) 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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Electro-Sensors (Electro-Sensors) Business Description

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Address
6111 Blue Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN, USA, 55343-9108
Electro-Sensors Inc is engaged in manufacturing and selling a variety of monitoring systems that measure actual machine production and operation rates, as well as systems that regulate the speed of related machines in production processes. Its speed monitoring systems compare revolutions per minute or speed against acceptable rates as determined by a customer. It also includes a line of products that measure production counts or rates, such as parts, gallons, or board feet, alarm systems, tachometers, and other devices that translate impulses from the sensors into alarm signals, computer inputs, or digital displays that are usable by the customer.
Executives
Patricia Nancy Peterson 10 percent owner 6005 ERIN TERRACE, EDINA MN 55439
Paul Rodney Peterson 10 percent owner 227 CEDAR DRIVE WEST, HUDSON WI 54016
John Eberhart Peterson 10 percent owner 815 BUTTONBUSH LANE, NAPLES FL 34108
Michael C. Zipoy director 6111 BLUE CIRCLE DR, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Lynne Elizabeth Peterson 10 percent owner 10254 NOTTINGHAM TRAIL, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Estate Of Nancy P. Peterson 10 percent owner C/O 15708 WOODKNOLL LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55345
Michael Hochman officer: VP of Casino Card Operations 1100 CANTERBURY ROAD, SHAKOPEE MN 55379
Nancy P. Peterson 10 percent owner 905 MAIN STREET, HOPKINS MN 55343
Nicholas John Swenson 10 percent owner 5000 WEST 36TH STREET, SUITE 130, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Scott A. Gabbard director 6111 BLUE CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
David L Klenk director 6111 BLUE CIRCLE DRIVE, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Robert W Heller director 10992 MOUNT CURVE ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Jeffrey Dean Peterson director 15708 WOODKNOLL LANE, MINNETONKA MN 55345
Geoffrey W Miller director 12735 42ND PLACE N, PLAYMOUTH MN 55442-2350
John S Strom director

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