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Judges Scientific (FRA:IUF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 36.64 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Judges Scientific Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-13), Judges Scientific's share price is €132.00. Judges Scientific's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €3.60. Hence, Judges Scientific's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 36.64.

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

FRA:IUF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.22   Med: 24.47   Max: 83.92
Current: 38.72

During the past 13 years, Judges Scientific's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 83.92. The lowest was 12.22. And the median was 24.47.

FRA:IUF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
75.55% of 1358 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 17.2 vs FRA:IUF: 38.72

Judges Scientific's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €2.25. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €3.60.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Judges Scientific was 42.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Judges Scientific's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 187.00% per year. The lowest was -4.00% per year. And the median was 24.05% per year.


Judges Scientific Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Judges Scientific 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 22.97 37.11 38.51 38.75 29.32

Judges Scientific 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 38.51 - 38.75 - 29.32

Competitive Comparison of Judges Scientific's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Judges Scientific'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.


Judges Scientific's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Judges Scientific Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Judges Scientific'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)
=132.00/3.603
=36.64

Judges Scientific's Share Price of today is €132.00.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Judges Scientific's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €3.60.

* 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

Judges Scientific  (FRA:IUF) 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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Judges Scientific (FRA:IUF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
52c Borough High Street, London, GBR, SE1 1XN
Judges Scientific PLC is engaged in the designing, manufacturing, and sale of scientific instruments. The company operates two main operating segments: Materials Sciences and Vacuum. The firm specializes in the acquisition and development of a portfolio of scientific instrument businesses. The company has operational footprints across the United Kingdom, the Rest of Europe, North America, and the Rest of the world.

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