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Ashtead Group (Ashtead Group) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 55.63 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-25), Ashtead Group's current share price is $294.86. Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $5.30. Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 55.63.

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

ASHTY' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 39.47   Med: 79.88   Max: 1721
Current: 55.76

During the past years, Ashtead Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 1721.00. The lowest was 39.47. And the median was 79.88.

ASHTY's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
82.96% of 358 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 18.46 vs ASHTY: 55.76

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.

Ashtead Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $-1.253. 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 $5.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashtead 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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Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Ashtead Group Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 100.10 63.91 72.67 47.20 43.08

Ashtead Group Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 52.38 43.08 54.15 44.89 50.33

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

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Ashtead 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.


Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ashtead 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=294.86/5.3
=55.63

* 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.

Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Ashtead Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=-1.253/130.0000*130.0000
=-1.253

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 130.0000.

Ashtead Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201404 1.548 99.600 2.020
201407 -1.516 99.600 -1.979
201410 -0.714 100.100 -0.927
201501 -0.387 99.200 -0.507
201504 1.448 99.900 1.884
201507 -1.728 100.000 -2.246
201510 -0.781 100.300 -1.012
201601 0.206 99.900 0.268
201604 1.421 100.600 1.836
201607 -0.543 100.900 -0.700
201610 0.271 101.600 0.347
201701 0.851 101.800 1.087
201704 2.652 103.200 3.341
201707 0.507 103.500 0.637
201710 -0.159 104.400 -0.198
201801 1.611 104.500 2.004
201804 2.222 105.500 2.738
201807 0.529 105.900 0.649
201810 -0.345 106.700 -0.420
201901 0.512 106.400 0.626
201904 3.205 107.600 3.872
201907 1.655 108.000 1.992
201910 0.838 108.300 1.006
202001 1.541 108.300 1.850
202004 4.514 108.600 5.403
202007 4.943 109.200 5.885
202010 4.335 109.200 5.161
202101 2.880 109.300 3.425
202104 3.901 110.400 4.594
202107 3.704 111.400 4.322
202110 0.117 113.400 0.134
202201 2.622 114.600 2.974
202204 3.404 119.000 3.719
202207 0.763 121.200 0.818
202210 0.490 124.300 0.512
202301 1.184 124.800 1.233
202304 2.009 128.300 2.036
202307 -1.341 129.000 -1.351
202310 -2.047 130.200 -2.044
202401 -1.253 130.000 -1.253

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.


Ashtead Group  (OTCPK:ASHTY) 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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Ashtead Group (Ashtead Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Cheapside, London, GBR, EC2V 6DT
Ashtead is an equipment rental business with operations in the U.S., Canada, and United Kingdom, operating under the Sunbelt Rentals brand. Earnings are mostly derived from the U.S. where Sunbelt enjoy a number-two market position with a 13% share in a highly fragmented market consisting of national, regional, and independent competitors. Ashtead rents a range of construction, industrial, and general equipment such as aerial lifts, hand-held tools, and forklifts across its more than 1,550 rental stores worldwide.

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