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Primo Water (Primo Water) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 14.62 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Primo Water's share price is $18.43. Primo Water's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.26. Hence, Primo Water's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 14.62.

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

PRMW' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.92   Med: 16.95   Max: 469.62
Current: 14.98

During the past 13 years, Primo Water's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 469.62. The lowest was 5.92. And the median was 16.95.

PRMW's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
59.72% of 72 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 18.61 vs PRMW: 14.98

Primo Water's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.55. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.26.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Primo Water was 78.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 57.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 37.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Primo Water's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 262.40% per year. The lowest was -68.40% per year. And the median was -10.30% per year.


Primo Water Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Primo Water'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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Primo Water 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 13.33 45.78 20.67 22.20 11.80

Primo Water 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 22.20 23.50 15.68 10.79 11.80

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, Primo Water'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.


Primo Water Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Primo Water's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Primo Water Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Primo Water'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)
=18.43/1.261
=14.62

Primo Water's Share Price of today is $18.43.
Primo Water'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 $1.26.

* 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

Primo Water  (NYSE:PRMW) 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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Primo Water (Primo Water) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1200 Britannia Road East, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L4W 4T5
Primo Water is a pure-play water provider with a variety of products and services, including water delivery, exchange, refill/filtration, and water dispensers in 21 countries, mostly in North America and Europe. The firm usually initiates the customer relationship with the sale of water dispensers, and then generates recurring revenue via the water direct and exchange services (two thirds of total sales) by delivering large-format (typically three gallons or greater) water bottles to residential and commercial customers for use atop or inside the dispensers. Primo generates 75% of revenue and all its profits in North America, while its European operation has yet to turn a profit.
Executives
Mercedes Romero officer: Chief Procurement Officer 4221 WEST BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD, TAMPA FL 33607
Britta Bomhard director 500 CHARLES EWING BLVD, EWING NJ 08628
Derek R. Lewis director 1150 ASSEMBLY DR., SUITE 800, TAMPA FL 33607-4853
Lori Tauber Marcus director C/O THE CHILDREN'S PLACE, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Archana Singh director 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 08559
Steven P Stanbrook director 1525 HOWE ST, RACINE WI 53403
Billy D Prim director 101 NORTH CHERRY STREET, SUITE 501, WINSTON SALEM NC 27101
Susan E. Cates director 101 NORTH CHERRY STREET, SUITE 501, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Eric J Foss director
Thomas Harrington officer: Chief Executive Officer 5519 IDLEWILD AVENUE, TAMPA FL 33634
William Alan Jamieson officer: Global CIO 4221 WEST BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD, TAMPA FL 33607
David W. Hass officer: Chief Financial Officer 101 NORTH CHERRY STREET, SUITE 501, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Jason R Ausher officer: Chief Accounting Officer 110 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 10, PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Anne Melaragni officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 4221 WEST BOY SCOUT BOULEVARD, TAMPA FL 33607
Marni Morgan Poe officer: Chief Legal Officer/Secretary 5519 W. IDLEWILD AVENUE, TAMPA FL 33634