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Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 62.26 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-20), Brown-Forman's share price is $49.06. Brown-Forman's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.79. Hence, Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 62.26.

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

BF.B' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 32.92   Med: 43.33   Max: 131.16
Current: 62.24

During the past 13 years, Brown-Forman's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 131.16. The lowest was 32.92. And the median was 43.33.

BF.B's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
84.87% of 119 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 20.29 vs BF.B: 62.24

Brown-Forman's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.41. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.79.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Brown-Forman was -20.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -9.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Brown-Forman's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 43.80% per year. The lowest was -12.60% per year. And the median was 5.15% per year.


Brown-Forman Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brown-Forman'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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Brown-Forman Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.82 48.90 48.56 40.60 68.44

Brown-Forman Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 67.53 68.44 111.01 122.89 69.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Brown-Forman'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.


Brown-Forman Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Brown-Forman's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Brown-Forman Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Brown-Forman'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)
=49.06/0.788
=62.26

Brown-Forman's Share Price of today is $49.06.
Brown-Forman's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.79.

* 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

Brown-Forman  (NYSE:BF.B) 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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Brown-Forman (Brown-Forman) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY, USA, 40210
Brown-Forman is a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium distilled spirits that generates close to 70% of revenues in the whiskey category, under well-known Tennessee whiskey brand Jack Daniel's and bourbon brands Woodford Reserve and Old Forester. It also manufactures and distributes tequila, vodka, rum, gin, and premium wines. The company generates 47% of sales from its home market, while the bulk of international revenues come from Europe, Australia, and Latin America. The Brown family controls over 50% of the economic interests and a 67% voting power of the company.
Executives
Elizabeth M Brown director 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Elizabeth A Smith director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Mark A. Clouse director C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Jeremy J Shepherd officer: VP, Pres, USA & Canada 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Crystal L Peterson officer: SVP, Chief Inclusion Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Jan Singer director 2 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10016
Timothy M Nall officer: SVP CIO 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Leanne D Cunningham officer: SVP, Chief Fin Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Matias Bentel officer: SVP, Chief Brands Officer 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kelli Nelson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Mike J. Keyes officer: SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs 850 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Tracy L Skeans director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
John V. Hayes officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Michael Andrew Masick officer: VP DIR CORP STRATEGY 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY, LOUISVILLE KY 40210
Kathleen M. Gutmann director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328

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