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Stepan Co (Stepan Co) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 57.92 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Stepan Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), Stepan Co's current share price is $83.98. Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.45. Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 57.92.

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

SCL' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.49   Med: 46.18   Max: 95.3
Current: 58.08

During the past years, Stepan Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 95.30. The lowest was 29.49. And the median was 46.18.

SCL's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
75.18% of 568 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 23.915 vs SCL: 58.08

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.

Stepan Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.970. 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 $1.45 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Stepan Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Stepan Co 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 42.23 40.14 46.39 51.04 65.40

Stepan Co 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 51.04 65.12 59.76 46.86 65.40

Competitive Comparison of Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Stepan Co'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.


Stepan Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Stepan Co 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=83.98/1.45
=57.92

* 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.

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

For example, Stepan Co'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)
=0.97/129.4194*129.4194
=0.970

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Stepan Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 -1.283 99.695 -1.666
201406 0.237 100.560 0.305
201409 0.284 100.428 0.366
201412 -0.075 99.070 -0.098
201503 0.243 99.621 0.316
201506 0.817 100.684 1.050
201509 0.392 100.392 0.505
201512 1.362 99.792 1.766
201603 -0.925 100.470 -1.192
201606 2.470 101.688 3.144
201609 0.610 101.861 0.775
201612 2.543 101.863 3.231
201703 -0.734 102.862 -0.924
201706 1.699 103.349 2.128
201709 1.890 104.136 2.349
201712 2.283 104.011 2.841
201803 -1.129 105.290 -1.388
201806 1.564 106.317 1.904
201809 0.998 106.507 1.213
201812 2.195 105.998 2.680
201903 -0.913 107.251 -1.102
201906 2.356 108.070 2.821
201909 1.208 108.329 1.443
201912 2.190 108.420 2.614
202003 -1.704 108.902 -2.025
202006 1.877 108.767 2.233
202009 2.279 109.815 2.686
202012 2.258 109.897 2.659
202103 -2.114 111.754 -2.448
202106 -0.036 114.631 -0.041
202109 -2.066 115.734 -2.310
202112 -1.041 117.630 -1.145
202203 -3.506 121.301 -3.741
202206 -0.438 125.017 -0.453
202209 -1.697 125.227 -1.754
202212 -0.452 125.222 -0.467
202303 -7.142 127.348 -7.258
202306 1.748 128.729 1.757
202309 0.715 129.860 0.713
202312 0.970 129.419 0.970

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.


Stepan Co  (NYSE:SCL) 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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Stepan Co (Stepan Co) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1101 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 500, Northbrook, IL, USA, 60062
Stepan Co manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on product type. The surfactants segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells cleaning agents used in detergents, shampoos, body wash, fabric softeners, toothpastes, and other personal-care products. Surfactants are chemical agents that affect the interaction between two surfaces. The polymers segment sells polyurethane used to manufacture rigid foam for thermal insulation, as well as phthalic anhydride used to make plastic components for the construction, automotive, and boating industries. The specialty products segment sells chemicals used in food and flavoring. Most of Stepan's revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Sharon Purnell officer: VP & CHRO 1101 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 500, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Randall S. Dearth director CALGON CARBON CORPORATION, P.O. BOX 717, PITTSBURGH X1 15230
Stepan F Quinn Jr director, officer: President and COO 22 W FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Arthur W Mergner officer: VP & General Manager 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Scott R. Behrens officer: VP/GM Surfactants 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Robert Joseph Haire officer: EVP, Supply Chain 1101 SKOKIE BLVD, SUITE 500, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jason Scott Keiper officer: VP & Chief Tech & Sust Officer 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Gregory E Lawton director 4 TESSENEER DR, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41076
Luis Rojo officer: VP & Chief Financial Officer 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Debra Stefaniak officer: VP, Business Transformation 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Janet Anne Catlett officer: VP, CHRO 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Richard Finn Stepan officer: V.P. and Gen'l. Mgr., Polymers 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Edward J Wehmer director 454 BUENA ROAD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Lorinda Burgess director 22 WEST FRONTAG ROAD, NORTHBROOK IL 60093
Sean Thomas Moriarty officer: VP & GM Polymers 22 WEST FRONTAGE ROAD, NORTHFIELD IL 60093

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