What is Cathay General Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?
As of today (2024-10-31), Cathay General Bancorp's share price is $45.98.
Cathay General Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $4.53. Hence, Cathay General Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.15.
The historical rank and industry rank for Cathay General Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
CATY'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.6 Med: 10.03 Max: 18.78
Current: 10.15
During the past 13 years, Cathay General Bancorp's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 18.78. The lowest was 3.60. And the median was 10.03.
CATY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 67.47% of 1116
companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 7.16
vs CATY: 10.15
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cathay General Bancorp was -33.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, Cathay General Bancorp's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 116.80% per year. The lowest was -44.60% per year. And the median was 9.40% per year.
Cathay General Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Cathay General Bancorp'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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Cathay General Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart
Competitive Comparison of Cathay General Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Cathay General Bancorp'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.
Cathay General Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Cathay General Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cathay General Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Cathay General Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Cathay General Bancorp's Share Price of today is $45.98. Cathay General Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.53.
* 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:
Cathay General Bancorp (NAS:CATY) 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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Cathay General Bancorp is a regional bank predominantly serving the Chinese-American community. The company's policy is to reach out and actively offer services to low-to-moderate income groups in the delineated branch service areas. It predominantly provides services such as checking and deposit, lines of credits, commercial and commercial real estate loans, merchant services and payment processing, treasury management services, international banking and financing services, and other customary banking services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses. Through its Wealth Management unit, the company also offers investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities, and advisory services.
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