As of today (2024-04-26), Compass Group's share price is $27.985.
Compass Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.05. Hence, Compass Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 26.58.
The historical rank and industry rank for Compass Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
CMPGY'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.78 Med: 29.19 Max: 66.06
Current: 26.13
During the past 13 years, Compass Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 66.06. The lowest was 11.78. And the median was 29.19.
CMPGY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 70.47% of 254
companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 15.155
vs CMPGY: 26.13
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Compass Group was 34.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 51.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, Compass Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 357.90% per year. The lowest was -24.20% per year. And the median was 13.25% per year.
Compass Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Compass Group'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 Compass Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Restaurants subindustry, Compass Group'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.
Compass Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Compass Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Compass Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Compass Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Compass Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Compass Group's Share Price of today is $27.985.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Compass Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $1.05.
* 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:
Compass Group (OTCPK:CMPGY) 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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Compass Group (Compass Group) Business Description
Compass Group is the largest food-service company globally, operating in more than 50 countries with annual sales of more than GBP 25 billion. Compass Group's model stems from operating on-premises catering facilities, rather than centralised industrial kitchens. Food service is Compass' core focus and contributes more than 80% of revenue. In addition, the company provides support services to clients through activities including cleaning services, office services (for example, concierge services), grounds maintenance, and so on.
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