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G4S (GFSZY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 6.86 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is G4S Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-06), G4S's share price is $16.70. G4S's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $2.43. Hence, G4S's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.86.

The historical rank and industry rank for G4S's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

GFSZY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.63
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

G4S's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2020 was $1.29. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.43.


G4S Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for G4S'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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G4S Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

G4S Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
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G4S Semi-Annual Data
Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20
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Competitive Comparison of G4S's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, G4S'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.


G4S's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, G4S's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G4S's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



G4S Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

G4S'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)
=16.70/2.433
=6.86

G4S's Share Price of today is $16.70.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. G4S's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2020 was $2.43.

* 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

G4S  (OTCPK:GFSZY) 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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G4S (GFSZY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
105 Victoria Street, 5th Floor, Southside, London, GBR, SW1E 6QT
G4S is a multinational security services company and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was formed through a series of large mergers, most notably in 2004 when British Securicor and Danish Group 4 Falck merged. G4S is now the world's largest security company and has operations in around 90 countries. With over 550,000 employees, it is also the world's third- largest private employer. The company offers a range of services from the supply of security personnel and response units to risk consulting and prison management.

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