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Wacker Chemie AG (XTER:WCH) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 14.98 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Wacker Chemie AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-24), Wacker Chemie AG's current share price is €99.50. Wacker Chemie AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was €6.64. Wacker Chemie AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 14.98.

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

XTER:WCH' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.49   Med: 45.23   Max: 146.22
Current: 15.53

During the past 13 years, Wacker Chemie AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 146.22. The lowest was 13.49. And the median was 45.23.

XTER:WCH's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
67.45% of 556 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 24.725 vs XTER:WCH: 15.53

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.

Wacker Chemie AG's adjusted free cash flow per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was €5.972. 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 €6.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec23.

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Wacker Chemie AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wacker Chemie AG'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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Wacker Chemie AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Wacker Chemie AG 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 54.97 81.44 47.06 21.39 17.20

Wacker Chemie AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 47.06 - 21.39 - 17.20

Competitive Comparison of Wacker Chemie AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Wacker Chemie AG'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.


Wacker Chemie AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Wacker Chemie AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wacker Chemie AG 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.

Wacker Chemie AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=99.50/6.64
=14.98

* 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.

Wacker Chemie AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 is calculated as:

For example, Wacker Chemie AG's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec23 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec23 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec23)
=5.972/123.7729*123.7729
=5.972

Current CPI (Dec23) = 123.7729.

Wacker Chemie AG Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 -0.803 99.543 -0.998
201512 -4.096 99.717 -5.084
201612 6.419 101.217 7.849
201712 6.621 102.617 7.986
201812 2.029 104.217 2.410
201912 3.823 105.818 4.472
202012 13.028 105.518 15.282
202112 14.958 110.384 16.772
202212 11.359 119.345 11.780
202312 5.972 123.773 5.972

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.


Wacker Chemie AG  (XTER:WCH) 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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Wacker Chemie AG (XTER:WCH) Business Description

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Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4, Munich, BY, DEU, 81737
Wacker Chemie AG manufactures and sells chemicals and silicon-based products. The firm organizes itself into four segments based on product type. The Wacker Silicones segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells silicon- and methanol-based products, including durable insulators, lubricants, and sealants. The Wacker Polymers segment provides chemical binders and additives used in construction industry products. The Wacker Biosolutions segment sells chemicals to the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. The Wacker Polysilicon segment sells material for solar power and semiconductors. The majority of revenue comes from Europe, China, India, and South Korea.

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