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AVGO (Broadcom) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 41.72 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Broadcom Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-10-31), Broadcom's share price is $169.73. Broadcom's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2024 was $4.07. Hence, Broadcom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 41.72.

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

AVGO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.55   Med: 18.36   Max: 44.61
Current: 43.69

During the past 13 years, Broadcom's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 44.61. The lowest was 8.55. And the median was 18.36.

AVGO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
61.81% of 487 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.96 vs AVGO: 43.69

Broadcom's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was $1.03. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.07.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Broadcom was -0.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 36.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Broadcom's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 69.80% per year. The lowest was 3.30% per year. And the median was 46.20% per year.


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

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

Broadcom Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.28 12.72 17.12 12.19 20.37

Broadcom Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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 21.90 20.37 27.98 31.58 39.50

Competitive Comparison of Broadcom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Broadcom'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.


Broadcom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Broadcom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Broadcom Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Broadcom'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)
=169.73/4.068
=41.72

Broadcom's Share Price of today is $169.73.
Broadcom's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.07.

* 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

Broadcom  (NAS:AVGO) 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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Broadcom Business Description

Address
3421 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
Broadcom is the sixth-largest semiconductor company globally and has expanded into various software businesses, with over $30 billion in annual revenue. It sells 17 core semiconductor product lines across wireless, networking, broadband, storage, and industrial markets. It is primarily a fabless designer but holds some manufacturing in-house, like for its best-of-breed FBAR filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments.Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.
Executives
Charlie B Kawwas officer: SVP & Chief Sales Officer C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES U.S. INC., 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Hock E Tan director, officer: President and CEO BROADCOM INC., 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Justine Lien director 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Mark David Brazeal officer: Chief Legal Officer 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Kirsten M. Spears officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Kenneth Hao director C/O SILVER LAKE PARTNERS, 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Eddy W Hartenstein director
Harry L. You director EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Check Kian Low director 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Raul J Fernandez director 11600 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Gayla J Delly director 3000 TECHNOLOGY DR, ANGLETON TX 77515
Diane M Bryant director 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Thomas H. Krause officer: Chief Financial Officer 1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Henry Samueli director, officer: Chief Technical Officer 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617-3038
Bryan Ingram officer: SVP & GM, Wireless Semicon Div C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, BLDG. 90, SAN JOSE CA 95131