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Chase (CCF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 18.01 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Chase Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), Chase's share price is $127.49. Chase's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was $7.08. Hence, Chase's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 18.01.

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

CCF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.18   Med: 17.88   Max: 30.7
Current: 18.01

During the past 13 years, Chase's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 30.70. The lowest was 8.18. And the median was 17.88.

CCF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 18.77 vs CCF: 18.01

Chase's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Aug. 2023 was $3.26. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $7.08.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Chase was 116.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Chase's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 281.00% per year. The lowest was -71.20% per year. And the median was 6.40% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Chase'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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Chase Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Chase Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.00 16.94 18.37 26.89 17.85

Chase Quarterly Data
Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23
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 26.89 29.65 23.91 22.30 17.85

Competitive Comparison of Chase's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Chase'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.


Chase's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Chase's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chase Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Chase'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)
=127.49/7.079
=18.01

Chase's Share Price of today is $127.49.
Chase's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.08.

* 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

Chase  (AMEX:CCF) 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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Chase (CCF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
375 University Avenue, Westwood, MA, USA, 02090
Chase Corp is a specialty chemical company. It operates through the following segments: Adhesives, Sealants and Additives, Industrial Tapes and Corrosion Protection and Waterproofing. The firm generates majority revenue from the Industrial Tapes segment. Its Industrial Tapes segment features legacy wire and cable materials, specialty tapes, and other laminated and coated products. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from North America and also has a presence in Asia; Europe, and Other Countries.
Executives
Adam Chase officer: COO/Vice President 104 ALBION ROAD, WELLESLEY MA 02481
Thomas Jr Wroe director
Ellen Rubin director 11 CLEMENTS ROAD, NEWTON MA 02458
Mary Claire Chase director 115 SUMNER STREET, NEWTON MA 02459
Derby John H. Iii director 1029 OCEAN BLVD., RYE NH 03870
Jeffery D Haigh officer: Corporate Secretary 2 SUMMER STREET, NORWOOD MA 02062
Michael J. Bourque officer: Treasurer & CFO ANALOGIC CORPORATION, 8 CENTENNIAL DRIVE, PEABODY MA 01960
Lewis P Gack director 5 LIVINGTON CIRCLE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Peter R Chase officer: President, CEO 305 GRANGE PARK, BRIDGEWATER MA 02324
Joan Wallace-benjamin director 175 SANDY VALLEY ROAD, DEDHAM MA 02026
Christian John Talma officer: Chief Accounting Officer 5 ALHAMBRA RD., WELLESLEY MA 02481
Chad A. Mcdaniel director C/O LYDALL, INC., 1 COLONIAL ROAD, MANCHESTER CT 06042
Thomas D. Debyle director STANDEX INT'L, 6 MANOR PARKWAY, SALEM NH 03079
Kenneth James Feroldi officer: CFO/Treasurer 67 KIMBERLEY DRIVE, WAKEFIELD RI 02878
Everett Jr Chadwick director 20 SOUTH DRIVE, BRIDGEWATER MA 02324