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Nippon Steel (Nippon Steel) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 9.02 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Nippon Steel Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-30), Nippon Steel's share price is $22.95. Nippon Steel's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.55. Hence, Nippon Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.02.

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

NISTF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.8   Med: 18.18   Max: 1116.87
Current: 9.54

During the past 13 years, Nippon Steel's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1116.87. The lowest was 6.80. And the median was 18.18.

NISTF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
50.68% of 367 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 9.76 vs NISTF: 9.54

Nippon Steel's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.38. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.55.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Nippon Steel was 141.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 71.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Nippon Steel's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 73.00% per year. The lowest was -53.20% per year. And the median was -5.30% per year.


Nippon Steel Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Steel'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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Nippon Steel Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Nippon Steel Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 65.92 25.22 - 14.15 16.85

Nippon Steel 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 Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 15.32 16.85 9.73 7.45 8.94

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Steel subindustry, Nippon Steel'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.


Nippon Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nippon Steel Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Nippon Steel'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)
=22.95/2.545
=9.02

Nippon Steel's Share Price of today is $22.95.
Nippon Steel'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 $2.55.

* 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

Nippon Steel  (OTCPK:NISTF) 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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Nippon Steel (Nippon Steel) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8071
Nippon Steel Corporation, or NS, is the largest steel producer in Japan and one of the top five producers globally. NS supplies steel products such as steel sheets, steel plates, pipes, tubes, bars, wire rods, and stainless steels. It is mainly exposed to the auto, construction, and energy sectors. Steelmaking accounts for around 85%-90% of its revenue, while the remainder stems from engineering and construction, chemicals, new materials, and system solutions. Around 35%-40% of its revenue is from exports.