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Shanda Games (Shanda Games) EV-to-FCF : 7.46 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Shanda Games EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Shanda Games's Enterprise Value is $1,070.9 Mil. Shanda Games's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2014 was $143.6 Mil. Therefore, Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF for today is 7.46.

The historical rank and industry rank for Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

GAME's EV-to-FCF is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 14.505
* Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-FCF only.

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-04-28), Shanda Games's stock price is $3.96. Shanda Games's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.620. Therefore, Shanda Games's PE Ratio for today is 6.39.


Shanda Games EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanda Games's EV-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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Shanda Games EV-to-FCF Chart

Shanda Games Annual Data
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EV-to-FCF
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Shanda Games Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.


Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF falls into.



Shanda Games EV-to-FCF Calculation

Shanda Games's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=1070.863/143.613
=7.46

Shanda Games's current Enterprise Value is $1,070.9 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Shanda Games's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2014 was $143.6 Mil.

* 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.


Shanda Games  (NAS:GAME) EV-to-FCF Explanation

EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Shanda Games's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=3.96/0.620
=6.39

Shanda Games's share price for today is $3.96.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Shanda Games's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2014 was $0.620.

* 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.

Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.


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Shanda Games (Shanda Games) Business Description

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Shanda Games Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on June 12, 2008. The Company is an online game company in China in terms of the size, diversity of its game portfolio, game revenues and game player base. It completed its initial public offering on September 30, 2009. It develop and source a broad array of game content through multiple channels, including in-house development, licensing, investment, acquisition, joint development and joint operation. As of March 31, 2015, it operated 35 MMO games and 29 mobile games in China and certain overseas markets. The games operated by the Company are: Mir II, BNB, Woool, Legend of Immortals, Age of Wushu, among others. It competes with other online game developers and operators in China, including Tencent Holdings Limited, NetEase, Inc., Changyou.com Limited, Perfect World Co., Ltd., Giant Interactive, Kingsoft, KongZhong Corporation, NetDragon Websoft, Inc. and The9 Limited.