As of today (2024-04-19), KLA's share price is $628.16.
KLA's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.02. Hence, KLA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 27.28.
The historical rank and industry rank for KLA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
KLAC'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.42 Med: 17.61 Max: 31.17
Current: 27.29
During the past 13 years, KLA's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 31.17. The lowest was 9.42. And the median was 17.61.
KLAC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 50.1% of 483
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 27.96
vs KLAC: 27.29
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of KLA was 12.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, KLA's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 143.20% per year. The lowest was -28.40% per year. And the median was 15.90% per year.
KLA Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for KLA'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.
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, KLA'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.
KLA Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KLA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where KLA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
KLA Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
KLA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
KLA's Share Price of today is $628.16.
KLA'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 $23.02.
* 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.
KLA Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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KLA is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segment of semiconductor process control, wherein machines inspect semiconductor wafers during research and development and manufacturing for defects and verify precise measurements. In this section of the market, KLA holds a majority share. It also has a small exposure to the etch and deposition segments of the WFE market. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC and Samsung.
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