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Shift4 Payments (Shift4 Payments) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 19.43 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Shift4 Payments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-14), Shift4 Payments's share price is $65.00. Shift4 Payments's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.35. Hence, Shift4 Payments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for Shift4 Payments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FOUR' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.35   Med: 18.05   Max: 22.58
Current: 17.58

During the past 6 years, Shift4 Payments's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 22.58. The lowest was 11.35. And the median was 18.05.

FOUR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
60.82% of 1465 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 22.78 vs FOUR: 17.58

Shift4 Payments's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.23. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.35.

During the past 6 years, Shift4 Payments's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -60.60% per year. The lowest was -60.60% per year. And the median was -60.60% per year.


Shift4 Payments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shift4 Payments'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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Shift4 Payments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Shift4 Payments Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - 18.80

Shift4 Payments Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - 14.42 18.80 -

Competitive Comparison of Shift4 Payments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Shift4 Payments'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.


Shift4 Payments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Shift4 Payments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shift4 Payments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Shift4 Payments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Shift4 Payments'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)
=65.00/3.345
=19.43

Shift4 Payments's Share Price of today is $65.00.
Shift4 Payments's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.35.

* 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

Shift4 Payments  (NYSE:FOUR) 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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Shift4 Payments (Shift4 Payments) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2202 North Irving Street, Allentown, PA, USA, 18109
Shift4 Payments Inc is provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions. The company offers software providers a single integration to an end-to-end payments offering, a powerful gateway and a robust suite of technology solutions (including cloud enablement, business intelligence, analytics, and mobile) to enhance the value of their software suites and simplify payment acceptance. The Shift4 Model is built to serve a range of merchants from small-to-medium-sized businesses to large and complex enterprises across numerous verticals, including lodging, leisure, and food and beverage.
Executives
Sarah Goldsmith-grover director C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18109
Nancy Disman director 57 ROUND TREE DRIVE, MELVILLE NY 11747
David Taylor Lauber officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18109
Jordan Frankel officer: GC & Corporate Secretary C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18109
Sam Bakhshandehpour director THE NEW HOME COMPANY, 95 ENTERPRISE, SUITE 325, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Jared Isaacman director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18109
Karen Roter Davis director C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING ST, ALLENTOWN PA 18109
Searchlight Capital Partners Ii Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Bradley Herring officer: CFO C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 16109
Searchlight Ii Gwn Gp, Llc 10 percent owner C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.., 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Donald Isaacman director C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18109
Searchlight Ii Gwn, L.p. 10 percent owner 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Kevin J. Cronic officer: Chief System Architect C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18109
Searchlight Capital Ii Pv, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10151
Steven M. Sommers officer: Chief Application Architect C/O SHIFT4 PAYMENTS, INC., 2202 N. IRVING STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18109

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