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Georg Fischer AG (XSWX:GF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 42.34 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Georg Fischer AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-17), Georg Fischer AG's share price is CHF68.80. Georg Fischer AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1.63. Hence, Georg Fischer AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 42.34.

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

XSWX:GF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.05   Med: 25.84   Max: 42.61
Current: 42.34

During the past 13 years, Georg Fischer AG's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 42.61. The lowest was 12.05. And the median was 25.84.

XSWX:GF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.07% of 1641 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.4 vs XSWX:GF: 42.34

Georg Fischer AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF2.36. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was CHF1.63.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Georg Fischer AG was -17.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -12.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Georg Fischer AG's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.30% per year. The lowest was -20.90% per year. And the median was -0.40% per year.


Georg Fischer AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Georg Fischer AG'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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Georg Fischer AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Georg Fischer AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.49 23.69 39.64 28.79 37.65

Georg Fischer AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 39.64 - 28.79 - 37.65

Competitive Comparison of Georg Fischer AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Georg Fischer AG'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.


Georg Fischer AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Georg Fischer AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Georg Fischer AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Georg Fischer AG'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)
=68.80/1.625
=42.34

Georg Fischer AG's Share Price of today is CHF68.80.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Georg Fischer AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1.63.

* 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

Georg Fischer AG  (XSWX:GF) 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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Georg Fischer AG (XSWX:GF) Business Description

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Address
Amsler-Laffon-Strasse 9, Schaffhausen, CHE, 8201
Georg Fischer AG provides transportation of liquids and gases, lightweight casting components in vehicles, and high-precision manufacturing technologies. It supplies plastic and metal piping systems, valves and fittings, electrical discharge machines, and other additive manufacturing solutions. The company is one of the world's leading providers for the tool and mold-making industry and services customers in utilities, automotive, aerospace, water and gas, and other industrial Applications. Revenue is divided among three divisions: piping systems, casting solutions, and machining solutions. The firm has global distribution resources with various sales and representative offices. Approximately half of total revenue derives from Europe, with Germany being an important region for the company.

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