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Boston Properties (Boston Properties) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 7.08 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Boston Properties's share price is $58.69. Boston Properties's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.28. Hence, Boston Properties's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.08.

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

BXP' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.78   Med: 18.26   Max: 31.91
Current: 7.08

During the past 13 years, Boston Properties's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 31.91. The lowest was 5.78. And the median was 18.26.

BXP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
79% of 700 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 11.885 vs BXP: 7.08

Boston Properties's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.46. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $8.28.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Boston Properties was 1.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Boston Properties's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 60.50% per year. The lowest was -25.20% per year. And the median was 8.00% per year.


Boston Properties Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boston Properties'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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Boston Properties 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 18.08 12.71 15.89 8.28 8.48

Boston Properties 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 8.28 6.56 7.08 7.27 8.48

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Boston Properties'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.


Boston Properties Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Boston Properties's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Boston Properties Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Boston Properties'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)
=58.69/8.284
=7.08

Boston Properties's Share Price of today is $58.69.
Boston Properties'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 $8.28.

* 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

Boston Properties  (NYSE:BXP) 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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Boston Properties (Boston Properties) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 Boylston Street, Suite 1900, Prudential Center, Boston, MA, USA, 02199-8103
Boston Properties owns over 190 properties consisting of approximately 54 million rentable square feet of space. The portfolio is dominated by office buildings and is spread across major cities such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and the Washington, D.C., region. The real estate investment trust also owns limited retail, hotel, and residential properties.
Executives
Eric G Kevorkian officer: SVP, CLO and Secretary 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1900, BOSTON MA 02199
Rodney Diehl officer: Senior Vice President FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94549
Raymond A Ritchey officer: Executive Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Peter V Otteni officer: Senior Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 200W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Carol B. Einiger director POST ROCK ADVISORS, LLC, ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Tony West director 1455 MARKET STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Matthew J Lustig director LAZARD FRERES & CO LLC, 30 ROCKEFELLER PLZA 50TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10020
Donna D Garesche officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer C/O BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Hilary J. Spann officer: Executive Vice President 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mary E Kipp director 100 N STANTON, EL PASO TX 79901
Douglas T Linde officer: SVP & CFO BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Frank D Burt officer: Senior Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
John J Stroman officer: Senior Vice President 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW, SUITE 200W, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Bryan J Koop officer: Senior Vice President BOSTON PROPERTIES, INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Bruce W Duncan director ONE NORTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 4200, CHICAGO IL 60606

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