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Polar Capital Technology Trust (LSE:PCT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 31.34 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Polar Capital Technology Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-12), Polar Capital Technology Trust's share price is £30.15. Polar Capital Technology Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was £0.96. Hence, Polar Capital Technology Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 31.34.

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

LSE:PCT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.99   Med: 69.23   Max: 1000
Current: 31.34

During the past 13 years, Polar Capital Technology Trust's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1000.00. The lowest was 12.99. And the median was 69.23.

LSE:PCT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
77.92% of 1010 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.805 vs LSE:PCT: 31.34

Polar Capital Technology Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was £0.60. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.96.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Polar Capital Technology Trust was 6.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Polar Capital Technology Trust's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 66.50% per year. The lowest was -220.80% per year. And the median was 8.90% per year.


Polar Capital Technology Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Polar Capital Technology 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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Polar Capital Technology Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Polar Capital Technology Trust Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.07 - 89.21 15.37 65.10

Polar Capital Technology Trust Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 - 15.37 - 65.10 -

Competitive Comparison of Polar Capital Technology Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Polar Capital Technology 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.


Polar Capital Technology Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Polar Capital Technology Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Polar Capital Technology Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Polar Capital Technology 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)
=30.15/0.962
=31.34

Polar Capital Technology Trust's Share Price of today is £30.15.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Polar Capital Technology Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was £0.96.

* 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

Polar Capital Technology Trust  (LSE:PCT) 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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Polar Capital Technology Trust (LSE:PCT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
16 Palace Street, London, GBR, SW1E 5JD
Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC is a UK-based investment trust company. The company's investment objective is to maximize long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of technology companies across the world. Geographically, the company earns investment income from North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. It invests in Software, Interactive Media and Services, Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment, Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals, Internet and Direct Marketing Retail, IT Services, Entertainment, and other sectors.

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