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G8 Education (ASX:GEM) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 6.22 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is G8 Education Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-20), G8 Education's share price is A$1.20. G8 Education's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.19. Hence, G8 Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.22.

The historical rank and industry rank for G8 Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:GEM' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.55   Med: 16.95   Max: 47.38
Current: 6.22

During the past 13 years, G8 Education's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 47.38. The lowest was 2.55. And the median was 16.95.

ASX:GEM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
74.7% of 166 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 12.165 vs ASX:GEM: 6.22

G8 Education's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.13. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was A$0.19.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of G8 Education was 109.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, G8 Education's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 219.10% per year. The lowest was -28.50% per year. And the median was 7.60% per year.


G8 Education Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for G8 Education'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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G8 Education Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

G8 Education 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 7.64 5.41 22.65 12.01 6.11

G8 Education 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 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 22.65 - 12.01 - 6.11

Competitive Comparison of G8 Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, G8 Education'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.


G8 Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, G8 Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G8 Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



G8 Education Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

G8 Education'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)
=1.20/0.193
=6.22

G8 Education's Share Price of today is A$1.20.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. G8 Education's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.19.

* 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

G8 Education  (ASX:GEM) 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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G8 Education (ASX:GEM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
159 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, QLD, AUS, 4227
G8 Education Ltd operates a portfolio of around 438 childcare centres in Australia, implying a market share of less than 10%. The company relies on government subsidies, which comprise around 60% of childcare fees, but we expect subsidies to grow with childcare demand. G8 does not own the buildings from which its childcare centres operate, and labour costs comprise around 60% of revenue. Rental costs comprise around 10-15%.