As of today (2024-05-25), Light's share price is $0.9852.
Light's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.36. Hence, Light's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.78.
The historical rank and industry rank for Light's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
LGSXY'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.69 Med: 6.09 Max: 161.42
Current: 2.93
During the past 13 years, Light's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 161.42. The lowest was 1.69. And the median was 6.09.
LGSXY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 80.37% of 219
companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 9.33
vs LGSXY: 2.93
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -27.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, Light's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.50% per year. The lowest was -36.20% per year. And the median was -20.40% per year.
Light Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Light'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.
Competitive Comparison of Light's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Light'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.
Light's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry
For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Light's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Light's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Light Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Light's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Light's Share Price of today is $0.9852. Light's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.36.
* 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:
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.
Light Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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Light SA is a Brazilian private-public utility of which the state-owned power company, CEMIG, wields a controlling stake. Headquartered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Light primarily generates, distributes, and trades energy. To do this, the company owns and operates a portfolio of hydroelectric power plants that serve the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Light derives most of its revenue from the supplying of energy, with network usage and the construction of assets also bringing in substantial amounts of revenue. The vast majority of the company's customers are residential consumers. Larger commercial customers represent the second- largest group.
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