Card Factory (LSE:CARD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 4.56 (As of May. 11, 2024)

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What is Card Factory Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-11), Card Factory's share price is £1.016. Card Factory's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.22. Hence, Card Factory's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 4.56.

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

LSE:CARD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.02 Med: 5.27 Max: 19.09
Current: 4.63

During the past 13 years, Card Factory's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 19.09. The lowest was 1.02. And the median was 5.27.

LSE:CARD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
80.96% of 751 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 12.08 vs LSE:CARD: 4.63

Card Factory's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.18. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.22.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Card Factory was -6.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Card Factory's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.00% per year. The lowest was -5.70% per year. And the median was 0.50% per year.

Card Factory Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Card Factory's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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Card Factory Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Card Factory Annual Data

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Jan16

Jan17

Jan18

Jan19

Jan20

Jan21

Jan22

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Jan24

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3.16

1.86

1.88

3.94

4.19

Card Factory Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.88	-	3.94	-	4.19

Competitive Comparison of Card Factory's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Card Factory'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.

Card Factory's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Card Factory's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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

Card Factory Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Card Factory'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)
	=	1.016	/	0.223
	=	4.56

Card Factory's Share Price of today is £1.016.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Card Factory's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.22.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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Card Factory (LSE:CARD) 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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Card Factory (LSE:CARD) Business Description

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Address

Century House, Brunel Road, 41 Industrial Estate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, GBR, WF2 0XG

Website

https://www.cardfactory.co.uk

Card Factory PLC is a British retailer of greeting cards. Its products are offered via stores present in the United Kingdom, as well as online through websites: Card Factory and Getting Personal. The company's strategy is to provide high-quality cards at affordable prices. Less than 50% of sales come from gift dressings, small gifts, and party items. The business model is vertically integrated. It has an in-house design team, a printing facility, and a central warehousing facility.