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Stewart Enterprises, (FRA:SWX) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 13.26 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Stewart Enterprises, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-21), Stewart Enterprises,'s share price is €7.24. Stewart Enterprises,'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.55. Hence, Stewart Enterprises,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.26.

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

FRA:SWX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Personal Services industry.
Industry Median: 10.89
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Stewart Enterprises,'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Oct. 2013 was €0.12. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €0.55.


Stewart Enterprises, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stewart Enterprises,'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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Stewart Enterprises, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Stewart Enterprises, Annual Data
Trend Oct04 Oct05 Oct06 Oct07 Oct08 Oct09 Oct10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct13
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.64 11.10 9.61 12.14 18.59

Stewart Enterprises, Quarterly Data
Jan09 Apr09 Jul09 Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13
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 12.14 12.50 11.00 18.77 18.59

Competitive Comparison of Stewart Enterprises,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Personal Services subindustry, Stewart Enterprises,'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.


Stewart Enterprises,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Stewart Enterprises,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Stewart Enterprises, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Stewart Enterprises,'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)
=7.24/0.546
=13.26

Stewart Enterprises,'s Share Price of today is €7.24.
Stewart Enterprises,'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2013 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €0.55.

* 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

Stewart Enterprises,  (FRA:SWX) 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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Stewart Enterprises, (FRA:SWX) Business Description

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Stewart Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1910, and was incorporated as a Louisiana corporation in 1970 in the State of Louisiana. The Company is a provider of funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States. It owns and operates approximately 217 funeral homes and 141 cemeteries in 24 states within the United States and Puerto Rico. It sells cemetery property and funeral and cemetery products and services both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's funeral homes offer a complete range of funeral and cremation services and products both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's services and products include family consultation, removal and preparation of remains, the use of funeral home facilities for visitation, worship and funeral services, transportation services, flowers and caskets. Most of its funeral homes have a non-denominational chapel on the premises, which allows family visitation and religious services to take place at the same location. The Company's cemetery operations sell cemetery property and related merchandise, including lots, lawn crypts, family and community mausoleums, monuments, markers and burial vaults, and also provide burial site openings and closings and inscriptions. It also provides cremation memorialization options including columbariums, cremation niches and cremation gardens. Cemetery property and merchandise sales are made both at the time of need and on a preneed basis. The Company's funeral home and cemetery operations face competition in local markets that are served by numerous funeral home and cemetery firms. It also competes with monument dealers, casket retailers, low-cost funeral providers and crematories, and other non-traditional providers of services or products.