What is LCA-Vision Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?
Note: If the price history is too short, we do not calculate current Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for this stock. All the historical data is shown as the company's primary share's data instead.
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LCA-Vision Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for LCA-Vision'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.
Competitive Comparison of LCA-Vision's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, LCA-Vision'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.
LCA-Vision's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, LCA-Vision's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where LCA-Vision's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.
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.
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.
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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LCA-Vision, Inc., is a provider of fixed-site laser vision correction services at its LasikPlus vision centers. Its vision centers provide the staff, facilities, equipment and support services for performing laser vision correction that employ advanced laser technologies to help correct nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. Its vision centers are supported by ophthalmologists and credentialed optometrists, as well as other healthcare professionals. The ophthalmologists perform the laser vision correction procedures in its vision centers, and ophthalmologists or optometrists conduct pre-procedure evaluations and post-operative follow-up care in-center. It provides two types of procedures in its vision centers namely LASIK; and PRK and Surface Ablation. It began performing LASIK, in 1996, which continues to account for the majority of the laser vision correction procedures performed in the United States. In LASIK procedures, its surgeon's uses a femtosecond laser to create a thin flap, which remains hinged to the eye. In PRK procedures, the ophthalmologist removes the thin layer of cells covering the outer surface of the cornea (the epithelium) in order to apply the excimer laser pulses directly to the surface of the cornea. Following the PRK procedure, the ophthalmologist places a bandage contact lens on the eye to protect it. Most of its patients currently receive a procedure called laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis ('LASIK'), which it began performing in the United States in 1996. As of December 31, 2012, it operated 54 LasikPlus fixed-site laser vision correction centers generally located in metropolitan markets in the United States, including two vision centers licensed to ophthalmologists who operate using its trademarks. It currently uses two suppliers for its fixed-site excimer lasers: Abbott Medical Optics ('AMO') and Alcon Inc. ('Alcon'). Its business is heavily dependent on advertising, which is subject to regulation by the Federal Trade Commission ('FTC').
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