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Auto Trader Group (LSE:AUTO) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 33.34 (As of Dec. 03, 2024)


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What is Auto Trader Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-12-03), Auto Trader Group's current share price is £8.334. Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 was £0.25. Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 33.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:AUTO' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 25.59   Med: 32.48   Max: 46.25
Current: 33.99

During the past 13 years, Auto Trader Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 46.25. The lowest was 25.59. And the median was 32.48.

LSE:AUTO's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
59.17% of 120 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 25.045 vs LSE:AUTO: 33.99

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Auto Trader Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 was £0.310. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is £0.25 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar24.

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Auto Trader Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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Auto Trader Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Auto Trader Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 33.62 33.45 28.12 28.56

Auto Trader Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 - 28.12 - 28.56 -

Competitive Comparison of Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Auto Trader Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=8.334/0.25
=33.34

* 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.

Auto Trader Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 is calculated as:

For example, Auto Trader Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar24 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar24)
=0.31/131.6000*131.6000
=0.310

Current CPI (Mar24) = 131.6000.

Auto Trader Group Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201503 0.131 99.600 0.173
201603 0.161 100.400 0.211
201703 0.176 102.700 0.226
201803 0.192 105.100 0.240
201903 0.227 107.000 0.279
202003 0.209 108.600 0.253
202103 0.127 109.700 0.152
202203 0.281 116.500 0.317
202303 0.279 126.800 0.290
202403 0.310 131.600 0.310

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Auto Trader Group  (LSE:AUTO) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Auto Trader Group Business Description

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Address
1 Tony Wilson Place, 4th Floor, Manchester, GBR, M15 4FN
Auto Trader Group PLC is a digital automotive marketplace based in the UK, which provides trading channels for a range of vehicles such as cars, trucks, vans, bikes, and farm machinery, as well as relevant services such as car insurance, loans, valuations, and vehicle check services. The company generates revenue from three streams; Trade revenue from retailers and home traders advertising vehicles and using Auto Trader's products, which represent the majority of the company's income; the Consumer services revenue stems from private sellers placing advertisements and from the company's partners who provide services to consumers; and the Display advertising revenue is earned from manufacturers or their advertising agencies, which advertise their brand or services on the marketplace.