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Franklin Universal Trust (Franklin Universal Trust) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 9.81 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Franklin Universal Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-13), Franklin Universal Trust's share price is $6.81. Franklin Universal Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.69. Hence, Franklin Universal Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.81.

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

FT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.75   Med: 17.51   Max: 42.64
Current: 9.81

During the past 7 years, Franklin Universal Trust's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 42.64. The lowest was 9.75. And the median was 17.51.

FT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
62.67% of 1010 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.805 vs FT: 9.81

Franklin Universal Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.45. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.69.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Franklin Universal Trust was 81.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.80% per year.

During the past 7 years, Franklin Universal Trust's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 35.40% per year. The lowest was -1.70% per year. And the median was 12.00% per year.


Franklin Universal Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Franklin Universal Trust'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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Franklin Universal Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Franklin Universal Trust Annual Data
Trend Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 18.29 14.80 19.88 12.48 15.06

Franklin Universal Trust Semi-Annual Data
Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 - 12.48 - 15.06 -

Competitive Comparison of Franklin Universal Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Franklin Universal Trust'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.


Franklin Universal Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Franklin Universal Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Franklin Universal Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Franklin Universal Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Franklin Universal Trust'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)
=6.81/0.694
=9.81

Franklin Universal Trust's Share Price of today is $6.81.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Franklin Universal Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.69.

* 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

Franklin Universal Trust  (NYSE:FT) 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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Franklin Universal Trust (Franklin Universal Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
One Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403-1906
Franklin Universal Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide high, current income consistent with the preservation of capital. Its secondary objective is the growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation. The fund invests in two asset classes being the high yield bonds and utility stocks.
Executives
Metlife Investment Management, Llc 10 percent owner ONE METLIFE WAY, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Christine M. Debevec officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Ted P Becker officer: Chief Compliance Officer 399 PARK AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
George P. Hoyt officer: VP & Assistant Secretary C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Oliveira Marc De officer: VP & Assistant Secretary C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Alexander Kymn officer: VP & Assistant Secretary WELLS FARGO BANK, 45 FREMONT STREET, 26TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Harris Goldblat officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Tara E. Gormel officer: VP & Assistant Secretary ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
J Michael Luttig other: Trustee C/O THE BOEING COMPANY, 100 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, CHICAGO IL 60606-1596
Christopher Kings officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jeffrey White officer: Interim CFO, CAO and Treasurer 3355 DATA DRIVE, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Susan Kerr officer: VP - AML Compliance 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Valerie Williams other: Trustee C/O OMNICOM GROUP INC., 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert Kubilis officer: CFO, CAO and Treasurer FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS, 300 S.E. 2ND STREET, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301-1923
Sonal Desai officer: Pres. & CEO - Invest. Mgmt. ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SMO-920/3, SAN MATEO CA 94403