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SThree (LSE:STEM) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 8.52 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-05-12), SThree's share price is £4.275. SThree's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was £0.50. Hence, SThree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.52.

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

LSE:STEM' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.53   Med: 14.82   Max: 3982.5
Current: 8.52

During the past 13 years, SThree's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 3982.50. The lowest was 6.53. And the median was 14.82.

LSE:STEM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
70.6% of 687 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.52 vs LSE:STEM: 8.52

SThree's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was £0.19. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.50.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of SThree was 62.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 29.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, SThree's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 461.50% per year. The lowest was -82.10% per year. And the median was 20.90% per year.


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

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

SThree Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.77 6.71 20.23 13.12 8.05

SThree Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 20.23 - 13.12 - 8.05

Competitive Comparison of SThree's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, SThree'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.


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

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

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



SThree Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

SThree'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)
=4.275/0.502
=8.52

SThree's Share Price of today is £4.275.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. SThree's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was £0.50.

* 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

SThree  (LSE:STEM) 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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SThree (LSE:STEM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
75 King William Street, 1st Floor, London, GBR, EC4N 7BE
SThree PLC is involved in the staffing business. It provides contract and permanent recruitment services. The company operates in information and communication, engineering, energy, life sciences, banking, and finance sectors. It provides its service through various brands such as computer future, progressive, Huxley, real, orgtel, jpgray, Newington international and enterprise partners. The company operates in the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe, America, Asia Pacific and the Middle east.