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Clariant AG (Clariant AG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 20.05 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Clariant AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-05), Clariant AG's share price is $15.00. Clariant AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.75. Hence, Clariant AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.05.

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

CLZNY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.12   Med: 43.91   Max: 2222.22
Current: 21.47

During the past 13 years, Clariant AG's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 2222.22. The lowest was 14.12. And the median was 43.91.

CLZNY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
53.78% of 820 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 19.705 vs CLZNY: 21.47

Clariant AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.74. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.75.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Clariant AG was -26.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 45.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -9.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Clariant AG's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 136.70% per year. The lowest was -77.80% per year. And the median was -5.00% per year.


Clariant AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Clariant AG 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 32.43 89.19 2,111.11 16.70 19.20

Clariant AG 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 2,111.11 - 16.70 - 19.20

Competitive Comparison of Clariant AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Clariant AG'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.


Clariant AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Clariant AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Clariant AG'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)
=15.00/0.748
=20.05

Clariant AG's Share Price of today is $15.00.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Clariant AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.75.

* 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

Clariant AG  (OTCPK:CLZNY) 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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Clariant AG (Clariant AG) Business Description

Address
Rothausstrasse 61, Muttenz, CHE, 4132
Clariant is a Switzerland-based specialty chemicals company with global operations. The company reports in three business areas: care chemicals, absorbents and additives, and catalysts. Care chemicals mainly targets consumer end markets such as personal care and homecare, but it also has an industrial component. Absorbents and additives encompass Clariant's coatings and adhesives, absorbents, and plastics segments. Catalysts manufacturers process catalysts, mainly for petrochemical and syngas plants.

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