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Fresenius Medical Care AG (Fresenius Medical Care AG) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 6.72 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Fresenius Medical Care AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), Fresenius Medical Care AG's current share price is $20.10. Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.99. Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 6.72.

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

FMS' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.33   Med: 25.23   Max: 39.4
Current: 6.87

During the past years, Fresenius Medical Care AG's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 39.40. The lowest was 5.33. And the median was 25.23.

FMS's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
80.49% of 164 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 24.535 vs FMS: 6.87

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.

Fresenius Medical Care AG's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.871. 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 $2.99 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Fresenius Medical Care AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fresenius Medical Care 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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Fresenius Medical Care AG Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Fresenius Medical Care 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 20.30 16.72 12.47 6.13 6.97

Fresenius Medical Care AG 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 6.13 7.73 8.30 7.55 6.97

Competitive Comparison of Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Fresenius Medical Care 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.


Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Fresenius Medical Care 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.

Fresenius Medical Care AG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=20.10/2.99
=6.72

* 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.

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

For example, Fresenius Medical Care AG'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)
=0.871/123.6675*123.6675
=0.871

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 123.6675.

Fresenius Medical Care AG Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 -0.146 99.543 -0.181
201406 0.378 99.543 0.470
201409 0.830 99.823 1.028
201412 0.544 99.543 0.676
201503 0.405 99.717 0.502
201506 0.263 100.417 0.324
201509 0.570 100.417 0.702
201512 0.404 99.717 0.501
201603 -0.116 100.017 -0.143
201606 0.694 100.717 0.852
201609 0.324 101.017 0.397
201612 0.876 101.217 1.070
201703 -0.049 101.417 -0.060
201706 0.880 102.117 1.066
201709 0.745 102.717 0.897
201712 0.410 102.617 0.494
201803 -0.536 102.917 -0.644
201806 0.781 104.017 0.929
201809 0.927 104.718 1.095
201812 0.690 104.217 0.819
201903 -0.231 104.217 -0.274
201906 1.035 105.718 1.211
201909 1.055 106.018 1.231
201912 0.805 105.818 0.941
202003 0.560 105.718 0.655
202006 4.041 106.618 4.687
202009 1.005 105.818 1.175
202012 0.577 105.518 0.676
202103 0.047 107.518 0.054
202106 1.464 108.486 1.669
202109 0.998 109.435 1.128
202112 0.777 110.384 0.871
202203 -0.006 113.968 -0.007
202206 0.739 115.760 0.789
202209 0.839 118.818 0.873
202212 0.668 119.345 0.692
202303 0.001 122.402 0.001
202306 1.573 123.140 1.580
202309 1.133 124.195 1.128
202312 0.871 123.668 0.871

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.


Fresenius Medical Care AG  (NYSE:FMS) 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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Fresenius Medical Care AG (Fresenius Medical Care AG) Business Description

Address
Else-Kroener-Strasse 1, Bad Homburg, HE, DEU, 61352
Fresenius Medical Care is the largest dialysis company in the world, treating about 345,000 patients from over 4,100 clinics across the globe as of December 2022. In addition to providing dialysis services, the firm is a leading supplier of dialysis products, including machines, dialyzers, and concentrates. Fresenius accounts for about 35% of the global dialysis products market and benefits from being the world's only fully integrated dialysis business. Services account for roughly 80% of firmwide revenue, including care coordination and ancillary operations, while products account for the other roughly 20%. Products typically enjoy a higher margin, making them a strong contributor to the bottom line.
Executives
Helen Pring Giza Board of Directors