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CAE (CAE) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 42.31 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is CAE Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), CAE's current share price is $19.04. CAE's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.45. CAE's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 42.31.

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

CAE' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.39   Med: 51.34   Max: 83
Current: 43.2

During the past years, CAE's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 83.00. The lowest was 29.39. And the median was 51.34.

CAE's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
59.09% of 110 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 35.485 vs CAE: 43.20

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.

CAE's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.228. 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 $0.45 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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CAE Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

CAE Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 55.86 33.13 60.82 53.10 49.81

CAE Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 41.91 49.81 51.80 56.62 47.46

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

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, CAE'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.


CAE's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, CAE's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



CAE 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=19.04/0.45
=42.31

* 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.

CAE's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, CAE's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=0.228/125.4675*125.4675
=0.228

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

CAE Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.187 98.604 0.238
201406 -0.146 99.473 -0.184
201409 -0.098 99.394 -0.124
201412 0.189 98.367 0.241
201503 0.347 99.789 0.436
201506 -0.219 100.500 -0.273
201509 0.273 100.421 0.341
201512 0.493 99.947 0.619
201603 0.015 101.054 0.019
201606 -0.009 102.002 -0.011
201609 -0.014 101.765 -0.017
201612 0.323 101.449 0.399
201703 0.332 102.634 0.406
201706 -0.221 103.029 -0.269
201709 0.191 103.345 0.232
201712 0.387 103.345 0.470
201803 0.187 105.004 0.223
201806 -0.288 105.557 -0.342
201809 0.332 105.636 0.394
201812 0.366 105.399 0.436
201903 0.128 106.979 0.150
201906 -0.483 107.690 -0.563
201909 -0.137 107.611 -0.160
201912 0.717 107.769 0.835
202003 0.349 107.927 0.406
202006 -0.345 108.401 -0.399
202009 0.055 108.164 0.064
202012 0.560 108.559 0.647
202103 0.317 110.298 0.361
202106 -0.615 111.720 -0.691
202109 -0.080 112.905 -0.089
202112 0.494 113.774 0.545
202203 0.258 117.646 0.275
202206 -0.643 120.806 -0.668
202209 0.081 120.648 0.084
202212 0.305 120.964 0.316
202303 0.187 122.702 0.191
202306 -0.424 124.203 -0.428
202309 0.195 125.230 0.195
202312 0.228 125.468 0.228

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.


CAE  (NYSE:CAE) 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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CAE (CAE) Business Description

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8585 Cote de Liesse, Saint-Laurent, QC, CAN, H4T 1G6
CAE Inc is a global company focused on delivering training for the civil aviation, defense, security, and healthcare markets. Multiple types of simulators and synthetic exercises may be sold to customers to serve as alternatives for live-training experiences. The company's training solutions are provided through products and services. CAE has many different training locations where clients can be trained and educated through a series of programs. Additionally, part of the revenues come from supplying aviation personnel on a lease, along with providing aviation support organizations. Roughly one-third of sales are from the United States, with the remainder split among several other nations.