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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China (Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 1.45 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's share price is $4.01. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.77. Hence, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 1.45.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

PIAIF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 4.14   Max: 17.61
Current: 2.02

During the past 13 years, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 17.61. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 4.14.

PIAIF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
88.86% of 341 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.7 vs PIAIF: 2.02

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.35. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.77.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China was -26.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 67.90% per year. The lowest was -27.50% per year. And the median was 12.80% per year.


Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China'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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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.42 5.12 11.49 1.78 2.07

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China 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 Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.78 1.86 2.60 1.96 2.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China'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.


Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China'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)
=4.01/2.773
=1.45

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China's Share Price of today is $4.01.
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China'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 $2.77.

* 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

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China  (OTCPK:PIAIF) 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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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China (Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China) Business Description

Address
No. 5033 Yitian Road, Ping An Finance Center, 47th, 48th, 109th, 110th, 111th and 112th Floors, Futian District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518033
Founded in 1988, Ping An Insurance is an integrated financial service provider headquartered in Shenzhen. The company has a focus on the offerings of healthcare services and integrated financial products. Ping An is China's second-largest life and P&C insurer. The company strives for an integrated financial services platform comprising life insurance, P&C insurance, banking, other financial services, and technology. These business segments contributed 65%, 5%, 26%, 2%, and 4% of the company's operating profits, respectively, in 2022.