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Volvo Car AB (OSTO:VOLCAR B) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 17.57 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Volvo Car AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-11), Volvo Car AB's share price is kr35.06. Volvo Car AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was kr2.00. Hence, Volvo Car AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.57.

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

OSTO:VOLCAR B' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.32   Med: 37.42   Max: 325.92
Current: 17.5

During the past 6 years, Volvo Car AB's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 325.92. The lowest was 7.32. And the median was 37.42.

OSTO:VOLCAR B's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
56.96% of 783 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 13.42 vs OSTO:VOLCAR B: 17.50

Volvo Car AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-3.91. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was kr2.00.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -41.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -26.10% per year.

During the past 6 years, Volvo Car AB's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. The lowest was -51.80% per year. And the median was -41.30% per year.


Volvo Car AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Volvo Car AB'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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Volvo Car AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Volvo Car AB Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 30.99 94.95 26.22

Volvo Car AB Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - 28.40 312.96 26.22 20.34

Competitive Comparison of Volvo Car AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Volvo Car AB'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.


Volvo Car AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Volvo Car AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Volvo Car AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Volvo Car AB'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)
=35.06/1.995
=17.57

Volvo Car AB's Share Price of today is kr35.06.
Volvo Car AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was kr2.00.

* 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

Volvo Car AB  (OSTO:VOLCAR B) 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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Volvo Car AB (OSTO:VOLCAR B) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
VAK Building, Gunnar Engellaus Vag, Gothenburg, SWE, 405 31
Volvo Car AB manufactures, designs, and supplies automobiles. The company offers a wide range of cars. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from China and also has a presence in the US; Sweden; Germany; United Kingdom; Japan, and South Korea. It generates maximum revenue from the sale of new cars.

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