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National Instruments (National Instruments) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 81.05 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is National Instruments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-11), National Instruments's share price is $59.98. National Instruments's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.74. Hence, National Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 81.05.

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

NATI' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.61   Med: 36.92   Max: 595.19
Current: 81.05

During the past 13 years, National Instruments's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 595.19. The lowest was 22.61. And the median was 36.92.

NATI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 22.69 vs NATI: 81.05

National Instruments's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $-0.29. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.74.

During the past 13 years, National Instruments's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 49.50% per year. The lowest was -33.70% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.


National Instruments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

National Instruments Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.45 36.66 46.11 59.33 -

National Instruments Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 - - - 87.06 77.57

Competitive Comparison of National Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Application subindustry, National Instruments'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.


National Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, National Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



National Instruments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

National Instruments'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)
=59.98/0.74
=81.05

National Instruments's Share Price of today is $59.98.
National Instruments's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.74.

* 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

National Instruments  (NAS:NATI) 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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National Instruments (National Instruments) Business Description

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Address
11500 North MoPac Expressway, Austin, TX, USA, 78759
National Instruments provides testing and measurement equipment and integrated, software-led solutions to serve high-complexity automated testing in late product development. NI serves a long tail of more than 30,000 customers in myriad end markets but focuses on the semiconductor, transportation, and aerospace and defense verticals.
Executives
Ritu Favre officer: Executive Vice President 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Scott Arthur Rust officer: Executive Vice President C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Alexander M Davern officer: Senior Vice President and CFO C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, 11500 MOPAC BLDG C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Thomas Benjamin officer: Executive Vice President C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN TX 78759
Eric Howard Starkloff director, officer: President & CEO 11500 NORTH MOPAC, BUILDING C, AUSTIN TX 78759
Daniel Berenbaum officer: Chief Financial Officer, EVP C/O EVERSPIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 5670 W. CHANDLER BLVD., SUITE 100, CHANDLER AZ 85226
Cashman James E Iii director 2600 ANSYS DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Gerhard Paul Fettweis director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Michael E Mcgrath director 11701 LUNA ROAD, DALLAS TX 75234
Liam Griffin director 5260 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Gayla J Delly director 3000 TECHNOLOGY DR, ANGLETON TX 77515
Jason Elliot Green officer: Chief Revenue Officer & EVP C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Karen Marie Rapp officer: Chief Financial Officer & EVP C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Carla Pineyro Sublett officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION, 11500 NORTH MOPAC, AUSTIN TX 78759
Jeffrey L Kodosky director C/O NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP, 11500 N. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, AUSTIN TX 78759

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