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Holcim (Holcim) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 10.49 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-20), Holcim's share price is $84.95. Holcim's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.10. Hence, Holcim's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.49.

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

HCMLF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.89   Med: 19.5   Max: 72.24
Current: 11.02

During the past 13 years, Holcim's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 72.24. The lowest was 5.89. And the median was 19.50.

HCMLF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.71% of 237 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 14.22 vs HCMLF: 11.02

Holcim's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.71. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $8.10.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Holcim was 39.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Holcim's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 51.50% per year. The lowest was -34.80% per year. And the median was 10.30% per year.


Holcim Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Holcim'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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Holcim 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 9.90 8.50 8.10 9.57 9.48

Holcim 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 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 8.10 - 9.57 - 9.48

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Holcim'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.


Holcim Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Holcim's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Holcim Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Holcim'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)
=84.95/8.1
=10.49

Holcim's Share Price of today is $84.95.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Holcim's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $8.10.

* 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

Holcim  (OTCPK:HCMLF) 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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Holcim (Holcim) Business Description

Address
Grafenauweg 10, Zug, CHE, CH-6300
Holcim is a global manufacturer of construction materials such as cement, aggregates, and concrete. The company is the result of a merger between Lafarge and Holcim, completed in 2015, which created a leader in the building materials sector. Holcim has a global presence, operating in over 70 countries with 72,000 employees.

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