As of today (2024-04-25), Brown-Forman's share price is $49.40.
Brown-Forman's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.79. Hence, Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 62.69.
The historical rank and industry rank for Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
BF.A'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 32.92 Med: 43.35 Max: 131.16
Current: 61.09
During the past 13 years, Brown-Forman's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 131.16. The lowest was 32.92. And the median was 43.35.
BF.A's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 84.87% of 119
companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 20.39
vs BF.A: 61.09
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Brown-Forman was -20.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -9.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Brown-Forman's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 43.80% per year. The lowest was -12.60% per year. And the median was 5.15% per year.
Brown-Forman Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Brown-Forman'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.
Competitive Comparison of Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Brown-Forman'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.
Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Brown-Forman Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Brown-Forman's Share Price of today is $49.40.
Brown-Forman's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.79.
* 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.
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Brown-Forman is a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium distilled spirits that generates close to 70% of revenues in the whiskey category, under well-known Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel's and bourbon brands Woodford Reserve and Old Forester. It also manufactures and distributes tequila, vodka, rum, gin, and premium wines. The company generates 47% of sales from its home market, while the bulk of international revenues come from Europe, Australia, and Latin America. The Brown family controls over 50% of the economic interests and a 67% voting power of the company.
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