During the past 12 months, The L S Starrett Co's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 133.50% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of The L S Starrett Co was 56.50% per year. The lowest was -59.70% per year. And the median was -16.60% per year.
Competitive Comparison of The L S Starrett Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate
For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, The L S Starrett Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate 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.
The L S Starrett Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The L S Starrett Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The L S Starrett Co's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.
The L S Starrett Co 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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The L S Starrett Co (NYSE:SCX) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Business Description
The L S Starrett Co is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial, professional and consumer measuring and cutting tools and related products. Its products include precision tools, electronic gages, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and others. Its products are used in different industries such as metalworking, automotive, aviation, marine, farm, and "do-it-yourselfers" and tradesmen such as builders, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. The operating segments of the company are North American Operations is a key revenue driver; International Operations and Global Test and Measurement.
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