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AutoCanada (TSX:ACQ) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 10.99 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is AutoCanada Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-28), AutoCanada's current share price is C$21.10. AutoCanada's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.92. AutoCanada's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 10.99.

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

TSX:ACQ' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.5   Med: 22.81   Max: 46.74
Current: 10.93

During the past years, AutoCanada's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 46.74. The lowest was 6.50. And the median was 22.81.

TSX:ACQ's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
75.68% of 477 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 21.54 vs TSX:ACQ: 10.93

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.

AutoCanada's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.216. 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 C$1.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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AutoCanada Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for AutoCanada'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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AutoCanada Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

AutoCanada Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.75 23.41 36.55 15.03 11.84

AutoCanada Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 12.06 11.01 13.66 11.84 14.02

Competitive Comparison of AutoCanada's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, AutoCanada'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.


AutoCanada's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AutoCanada's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



AutoCanada 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=21.10/1.92
=10.99

* 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.

AutoCanada's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

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

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-0.216/126.2576*126.2576
=-0.216

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

AutoCanada Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.331 99.473 0.420
201409 0.198 99.394 0.252
201412 1.351 98.367 1.734
201503 -1.064 99.789 -1.346
201506 0.115 100.500 0.144
201509 -0.087 100.421 -0.109
201512 0.141 99.947 0.178
201603 -0.001 101.054 -0.001
201606 0.065 102.002 0.080
201609 0.915 101.765 1.135
201612 0.515 101.449 0.641
201703 -0.068 102.634 -0.084
201706 0.249 103.029 0.305
201709 0.967 103.345 1.181
201712 0.574 103.345 0.701
201803 -0.754 105.004 -0.907
201806 -0.672 105.557 -0.804
201809 0.169 105.636 0.202
201812 -0.358 105.399 -0.429
201903 -0.063 106.979 -0.074
201906 -1.041 107.690 -1.220
201909 1.991 107.611 2.336
201912 1.757 107.769 2.058
202003 -0.015 107.927 -0.018
202006 1.815 108.401 2.114
202009 1.730 108.164 2.019
202012 0.512 108.559 0.595
202103 0.647 110.298 0.741
202106 2.049 111.720 2.316
202109 0.401 112.905 0.448
202112 -0.415 113.774 -0.461
202203 0.138 117.646 0.148
202206 1.861 120.806 1.945
202209 0.763 120.648 0.798
202212 0.632 120.964 0.660
202303 1.111 122.702 1.143
202306 1.288 124.203 1.309
202309 0.597 125.230 0.602
202312 -1.357 125.072 -1.370
202403 -0.216 126.258 -0.216

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.


AutoCanada  (TSX:ACQ) 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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AutoCanada (TSX:ACQ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15511 123 Avenue NW, Suite 200, Edmonton, AB, CAN, T5V 0C3
AutoCanada Inc operates car dealerships in Canada. The company offers new and used vehicles, spare parts, maintenance services, and customer financing. AutoCanada retails brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW, Mini, Infiniti, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia, Fiat, Mitsubishi, and Subaru. The majority of revenue is generated in the new-vehicles sales segment.
Executives
Edgepoint Investment Group Inc. 10% Security Holder

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