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Almost Family (Almost Family) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 31.64 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Almost Family Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Almost Family's share price is $56.00. Almost Family's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 was $1.77. Hence, Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 31.64.

The historical rank and industry rank for Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

AFAM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 18.3
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Almost Family's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2017 was $1.06. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.77.


Almost Family Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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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Almost Family Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Almost Family Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.76 47.93 20.81 25.00 31.27

Almost Family Quarterly Data
Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 25.00 27.21 37.87 37.56 31.27

Competitive Comparison of Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Almost Family Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Almost Family's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=56.00/1.77
=31.64

Almost Family's Share Price of today is $56.00.
Almost Family's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.77.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Almost Family  (NAS:AFAM) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Almost Family (Almost Family) Business Description

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Almost Family Inc is a provider of home health services. Its services include rehabilitation services such as physical therapy occupational therapy and speech therapy. It also provides specialty programs and senior care advocacy. The reportable segments of the company are home health, other home based services, and healthcare innovations.
Executives
Reed W Earl Iii director 9510 OMSBY SLATION ROAD, STE 300, LOIISVILLE KY 40223
Clifford S Holtz director 1801 CALIFORNIA, SUITE 5100, DENVER CO 80202
Jonathan Goldberg director 9510 OMSBY SLATION ROAD, STE 300, LOIISVILLE KY 40223
Tyree G Wilburn director
Altman Henry M Jr director 9510 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
Daniel Schwartz officer: SVP & COO C/O ALMOST FAMILY INC., 9510 ORMSBY STATION, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
Jeff Reibel officer: VP Finance & CAO 9510 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
C Steven Guenthner officer: President & PFO 9510 ORMSBY STATION ROAD, SUITE 300, LOUISVILLE KY 40223
John Shermyen officer: SVP Healthcare Innovations 1800 PHOENIX BLVD., SUITE 120, COLLEGE PARK GA 30349
North Tide Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1860, BOSTON MA 02116
Laughlin Conan 10 percent owner C/O NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC, 500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1860, BOSTON MA 02116
North Tide Capital Master, Lp 10 percent owner C/O NORTH TIDE CAPITAL, LLC, 500 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 1860, BOSTON MA 02116
Wayne T Smith director 500 WEST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40202

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