BAE Systems (BAE Systems) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 14.10 (As of Today)

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As of today (2024-04-19), BAE Systems's share price is $65.10. BAE Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.62. Hence, BAE Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 14.10.

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

BAESY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.89 Med: 19.74 Max: 50.05
Current: 13.9

During the past 13 years, BAE Systems's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 50.05. The lowest was 6.89. And the median was 19.74.

BAESY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
65.38% of 156 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 22.725 vs BAESY: 13.90

BAE Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.81. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of BAE Systems was 33.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 61.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 33.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, BAE Systems's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 197.30% per year. The lowest was -110.70% per year. And the median was 20.10% per year.

BAE Systems Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for BAE Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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BAE Systems Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

16.05

22.73

9.63

12.57

12.18

BAE Systems Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow																9.63	-	12.57	-	12.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, BAE Systems'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.

BAE Systems Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, BAE Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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

BAE Systems Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

BAE Systems'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)
	=	65.10	/	4.617
	=	14.10

BAE Systems's Share Price of today is $65.10.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. BAE Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.62.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio

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Free Cash Flow

BAE Systems (OTCPK:BAESY) 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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BAE Systems (BAE Systems) Business Description

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Address

6 Carlton Gardens, Stirling Square, London, GBR, SW1Y 5AD

Website

https://www.baesystems.com

BAE Systems is a British global defense, security, and aerospace company and the largest defense contractor in Europe; it is one of six prime contractors to the U.S. Department of Defense. For reporting purposes, the company has five operating segments: electronics systems is the group's U.S.- and U.K.-based electronic warfare systems; the cyber, security, and intelligence segment supplies intelligence and security solutions to the U.S. government; platforms and services manufactures combat vehicles and munitions and performs ship repair services to the U.S. Defense Department; the air segment includes BAE's share of U.S. and European air programs as well as its businesses in Saudi Arabia and Australia; and the maritime segment comprises U.K. land- and marine-based activities.