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Genuine Parts Co (Genuine Parts Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 24.62 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Genuine Parts Co's share price is $161.23. Genuine Parts Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.55. Hence, Genuine Parts Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.62.

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

GPC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.31   Med: 18.05   Max: 32.4
Current: 24.64

During the past 13 years, Genuine Parts Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 32.40. The lowest was 7.31. And the median was 18.05.

GPC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
70.49% of 742 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 11.9 vs GPC: 24.64

Genuine Parts Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.36. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $6.55.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Genuine Parts Co was -17.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -20.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Genuine Parts Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 42.40% per year. The lowest was -22.70% per year. And the median was 5.25% per year.


Genuine Parts Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genuine Parts Co'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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Genuine Parts Co 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 25.33 7.81 20.38 21.91 21.16

Genuine Parts Co 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 21.91 25.96 32.40 23.73 21.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Genuine Parts Co'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.


Genuine Parts Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Genuine Parts Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Genuine Parts Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Genuine Parts Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Genuine Parts Co'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)
=161.23/6.548
=24.62

Genuine Parts Co's Share Price of today is $161.23.
Genuine Parts Co'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 $6.55.

* 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

Genuine Parts Co  (NYSE:GPC) 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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Genuine Parts Co (Genuine Parts Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2999 Wildwood Parkway, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30339
Genuine Parts sells automotive parts (nearly two thirds of net sales) and industrial components. The company sells car and truck parts to commercial and retail customers through roughly 9,800 stores worldwide, most of which are independently owned. Its industrial unit, primarily operating under the Motion Industries banner in the United States, supplies bearings, power transmission, industrial automation, hydraulic, and pneumatic components to maintenance, repair, and original equipment manufacturer clients.
Executives
Gary P Fayard director ONE COCA COLA PLAZA, ATLANTA GA 30313
John D Johns director PO BOX 2606, BIRMINGHAM AL 35202
Juliette Williams Pryor director 1000 LOWE'S BOULEVARD, MOORESVILLE NC 28117
John R Holder director 999 PEACHTREE ST NE, SUITE 688, ATLANTA GA 30309
Donna Westbrook Hyland director 3344 PEACHTREE ROAD NE STE 1800, ATLANTA GA 30326
Paul Russell Hardin director 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY SE, ATLANTA GA 30339
Richard Jr Cox director 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Paul D Donahue director, officer: Chairman and CEO 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Loudermilk Robert C Jr director 309 E. PACES FERRY RD N.E., ATLANTA GA 30305-2377
Darren M Rebelez director 1722 ROUTH STREET, SUITE 1000, DALLAS TX 75201-2502
Randall P Breaux officer: Group President, GPC N.A. 5711 R S BOREHAM JR ST, P O BOX 2400, FORT SMITH AR 72902
Naveen Krishna officer: EVP, CIDO 2999 WILDWOOD PKWY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Wendy B Needham director 2999 CIRCLE 75 PRKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Christopher T Galla officer: SVP and General Counsel 2999 WILDWOOD PKWY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Wood E Jenner Iii director SUNTRUST BANKS INC, P O BOX 4418 MC643, ATLANTA GA 30302

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