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Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 20.89 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Sterling Check Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-13), Sterling Check's share price is $15.27. Sterling Check's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.73. Hence, Sterling Check's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.89.

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

STER' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.6   Med: 18.84   Max: 106.89
Current: 20.89

During the past 5 years, Sterling Check's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 106.89. The lowest was 11.60. And the median was 18.84.

STER's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
53.79% of 1465 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 22.56 vs STER: 20.89

Sterling Check's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.02. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.73.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sterling Check was -22.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 60.80% per year.

During the past 5 years, Sterling Check's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 168.30% per year. The lowest was 60.80% per year. And the median was 114.55% per year.


Sterling Check Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Sterling Check Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
- - 37.36 18.20 16.67

Sterling Check Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 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 11.82 13.98 15.58 16.67 22.00

Competitive Comparison of Sterling Check's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Sterling Check'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.


Sterling Check's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Sterling Check Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sterling Check'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)
=15.27/0.731
=20.89

Sterling Check's Share Price of today is $15.27.
Sterling Check'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 $0.73.

* 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

Sterling Check  (NAS:STER) 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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Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 State Street Plaza, 24th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10004
Sterling Check Corp is a global provider of technology-enabled background and identity verification services. It offers a hiring and risk management solution that begins with identity verification, followed by criminal background screening, credential verification, drug and health screening, processing of employee documentation required for onboarding, and ongoing risk monitoring. Its services are delivered through a purpose-built, proprietary, cloud-based technology platform that empowers organizations with real-time and data-driven insights to conduct and manage their employment screening programs.
Executives
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Adrian M Jones director C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Steven L Barnett officer: See Remarks 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Kristin Ann Johnsen director 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Villon Bertrand Eric Arnaud director STERLING CHECK CORP, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
L Frederick Sutherland director STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Stonehill Robyn Price officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Crampton Christopher A.s. director 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William W Chen director STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Mohit Kapoor director 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Ross M Cummings 10 percent owner STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Broad Street Control Advisors, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Peter Walker officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Lou Paglia officer: See Remarks STERLING CHECKCORP INC, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131