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Sony Group (WBO:SON1) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 23.52 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-05-23), Sony Group's current share price is €75.74. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €3.22. Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 23.52.

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

WBO:SON1' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.9   Med: 15.21   Max: 30.55
Current: 24.53

During the past years, Sony Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 30.55. The lowest was 7.90. And the median was 15.21.

WBO:SON1's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
57.76% of 921 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 30.69 vs WBO:SON1: 24.53

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.

Sony Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €1.334. 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 €3.22 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Sony Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Sony 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 14.44 25.32 24.81 24.36 24.70

Sony Group 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 24.36 25.78 24.54 24.88 24.70

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

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Sony 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.


Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sony Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sony 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=75.74/3.22
=23.52

* 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.

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

For example, Sony Group'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)
=1.334/107.2000*107.2000
=1.334

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Sony Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.091 98.000 0.100
201409 -0.043 98.500 -0.047
201412 1.418 97.900 1.553
201503 2.309 97.900 2.528
201506 -1.422 98.400 -1.549
201509 0.548 98.500 0.596
201512 1.194 98.100 1.305
201603 1.894 97.900 2.074
201606 -0.589 98.100 -0.644
201609 -0.231 98.000 -0.253
201612 1.120 98.400 1.220
201703 2.706 98.100 2.957
201706 -0.042 98.500 -0.046
201709 0.832 98.800 0.903
201712 1.936 99.400 2.088
201803 3.079 99.200 3.327
201806 0.142 99.200 0.153
201809 1.371 99.900 1.471
201812 2.509 99.700 2.698
201903 1.698 99.700 1.826
201906 -0.508 99.800 -0.546
201909 2.069 100.100 2.216
201912 1.897 100.500 2.023
202003 2.622 100.300 2.802
202006 0.229 99.900 0.246
202009 1.928 99.900 2.069
202012 1.679 99.300 1.813
202103 0.388 99.900 0.416
202106 0.633 99.500 0.682
202109 -0.114 100.100 -0.122
202112 2.382 100.100 2.551
202203 1.977 101.100 2.096
202206 -3.045 101.800 -3.207
202209 -0.427 103.100 -0.444
202212 0.542 104.100 0.558
202303 1.227 104.400 1.260
202306 -0.755 105.200 -0.769
202309 -0.245 106.200 -0.247
202312 3.472 106.800 3.485
202403 1.334 107.200 1.334

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.


Sony Group  (WBO:SON1) 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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Sony Group (WBO:SON1) Business Description

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7-1, Konan 1-Chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 108-0075
Sony Group is a conglomerate with consumer electronics roots, which not only designs, develops, produces, and sells electronic equipment and devices, but also is engaged in content businesses, such as console and mobile games, music, and movies. Sony is a global top company of CMOS image sensors, game consoles, professional broadcasting cameras, and music publishing, and is one of the top players on digital cameras, wireless earphones, recorded music, movies, and so on. Sony's business portfolio is well diversified with six major business segments. The company fully consolidated Sony Financial in September 2020, which provides life and non-life insurance, banking, and other financial services.

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