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FTI Consulting (FTI Consulting) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 41.36 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is FTI Consulting Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), FTI Consulting's current share price is $211.36. FTI Consulting's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.11. FTI Consulting's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 41.36.

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

FCN' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.01   Med: 18.75   Max: 47.36
Current: 41.33

During the past years, FTI Consulting's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 47.36. The lowest was 10.01. And the median was 18.75.

FCN's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
80.06% of 356 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 17.405 vs FCN: 41.33

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.

FTI Consulting's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-7.809. 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 $5.11 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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FTI Consulting Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

FTI Consulting 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 28.59 25.98 30.83 29.70 36.28

FTI Consulting 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 41.98 40.97 38.05 36.28 41.13

Competitive Comparison of FTI Consulting's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Consulting Services subindustry, FTI Consulting'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.


FTI Consulting's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, FTI Consulting's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



FTI Consulting 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=211.36/5.11
=41.36

* 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.

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

For example, FTI Consulting'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)
=-7.809/129.4194*129.4194
=-7.809

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

FTI Consulting Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.665 100.560 0.856
201409 2.145 100.428 2.764
201412 2.615 99.070 3.416
201503 -1.457 99.621 -1.893
201506 0.286 100.684 0.368
201509 1.593 100.392 2.054
201512 2.147 99.792 2.784
201603 -0.959 100.470 -1.235
201606 1.637 101.688 2.083
201609 1.428 101.861 1.814
201612 2.757 101.863 3.503
201703 -2.398 102.862 -3.017
201706 0.091 103.349 0.114
201709 2.632 104.136 3.271
201712 2.967 104.011 3.692
201803 -2.044 105.290 -2.512
201806 0.681 106.317 0.829
201809 2.819 106.507 3.425
201812 3.623 105.998 4.424
201903 -2.937 107.251 -3.544
201906 0.973 108.070 1.165
201909 3.293 108.329 3.934
201912 3.311 108.420 3.952
202003 -3.451 108.902 -4.101
202006 3.892 108.767 4.631
202009 2.706 109.815 3.189
202012 4.971 109.897 5.854
202103 -4.978 111.754 -5.765
202106 2.992 114.631 3.378
202109 4.870 115.734 5.446
202112 5.157 117.630 5.674
202203 -6.070 121.301 -6.476
202206 0.613 125.017 0.635
202209 3.202 125.227 3.309
202212 6.025 125.222 6.227
202303 -7.672 127.348 -7.797
202306 -0.617 128.729 -0.620
202309 2.594 129.860 2.585
202312 10.527 129.419 10.527
202403 -7.809 129.419 -7.809

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.


FTI Consulting  (NYSE:FCN) 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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FTI Consulting (FTI Consulting) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
555 12th Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC, USA, 20004
FTI Consulting Inc is a firm that generates its sales by providing professional business advisory services to customers. The company operates through five segments, namely corporate finance and restructuring, forensic and litigation consulting, economic consulting, technology, and strategic communications. Customers of the company come from a wide array of sectors, including construction, energy and power, environmental, financial institutions, healthcare and life science, insurance, real estate and infrastructure, retail and consumer products, telecom, media, and technology. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from serving customers in the United States.
Executives
Holly Paul officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 6016 KINGSFORD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Ajay Sabherwal officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FAIRPOINT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 521 E. MOREHEAD STREET, SUITE 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Paul Alderman Linton officer: Chief Strategy/Transf. Officer 5915 SONOMA ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Mark S. Bartlett director 4701 WEST GREENFIELD AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53214
Brenda J Bacon director 909 COMMERCE ROAD, ANNAPOLIS MD 21403
Steven Henry Gunby director, officer: President & CEO 9508 HEMSWELL PLACE, POTOMAC MD 20854
Elsy Lisa Boglioli director 555 12TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Curtis P Lu officer: General Counsel 1203 STONNELL PLACE, ALEXANDRIA VA 22302
Vernon James Ellis director 49 QUEENS GATE TERRACE, LONDON X0 SW7 5PN
Claudio Costamagna director VIA SEBETO 4, MILANO L6 20123
Stephen C Robinson director 11780 U.S. HIGHWAY 1, SUITE 600, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33408
Nicole S Jones director 1601 CHESTNUT STREET, SHAREHOLDER SERVICES TL18Y, PHILADELPHIA PA 19192
Nicholas C Fanandakis director 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
Gerard E Holthaus director 3129 BLENDON ROAD, OWINGS MILLS MD 21117
Brendan J Keating officer: CAO and Controller C/O FTI CONSULTING INC, 555 12TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20004