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Alkermes (Alkermes) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 11.65 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), Alkermes's share price is $24.06. Alkermes's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.07. Hence, Alkermes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.65.

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

ALKS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.54   Med: 52.46   Max: 1479.33
Current: 11.65

During the past 13 years, Alkermes's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1479.33. The lowest was 11.54. And the median was 52.46.

ALKS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
72.53% of 495 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 21.05 vs ALKS: 11.65

Alkermes's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.54. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.07.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 101.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Alkermes's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 101.10% per year. The lowest was -43.40% per year. And the median was 1.10% per year.


Alkermes Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alkermes'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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Alkermes Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 72.44 49.03 - 13.32

Alkermes Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 31.80 17.70 13.32

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Alkermes'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.


Alkermes Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Alkermes's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alkermes Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Alkermes'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)
=24.06/2.066
=11.65

Alkermes's Share Price of today is $24.06.
Alkermes's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.07.

* 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

Alkermes  (NAS:ALKS) 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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Alkermes (Alkermes) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Burlington Road, Connaught House, Dublin, IRL, D04 C5Y6
Alkermes PLC is a fully integrated biotechnology company that applies its proprietary technologies to research, develop, and commercialize pharmaceutical products designed for unmet medical needs in therapeutic areas. The company utilizes several collaborative arrangements to develop and commercialize products and, in so doing, access technological, financial, marketing, manufacturing, and other resources. Alkermes either purchases active drug products from third parties or receives them from its third-party licensees to formulate products using its technologies.
Executives
Cato T Laurencin director C/O UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, 263 FARMINGTON AVENUE, FARMINGTON CT 06030-3800
Christian Todd Nichols officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Nancy Wysenski director 2200 SUNBURST STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 90401
Daglio David Angelo Jr. director ALKERMES, 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Christopher I Wright director C/O CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, 18TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michael J Landine officer: SVP, Corp Dev., Alkermes, Inc. 88 SIDNEY ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 021394136
Richard F Pops director, officer: Director and CEO, Alkermes plc 10555 SCIENCE CENTER DR, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Shane Cooke officer: President, Alkermes plc TREASURY BUILDING LOWER GRAND CANAL ST., DUBLIN 2 L2 00000
Blair Curtis Jackson officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Snyderman Nancy Lynn Md director 37 PHEASANT HILL ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Craig C. Hopkinson officer: SVP, Med Dev/Med Affairs, CMO 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Emily Peterson Alva director C/O AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC, 400 CROSSING BOULEVARD, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Iain Michael Brown officer: VP, Finance & CAO 14 ROYALSTON AVENUE, WINCHESTER MA 01890
Brian P Mckeon director IDEXX LABORATORIES, ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
David Joseph Gaffin officer: SVP, CLO, Alkermes, Inc. 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451