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Cerner (Cerner) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 24.91 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-25), Cerner's share price is $94.92. Cerner's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was $3.81. Hence, Cerner's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.91.

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

CERN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.69   Med: 24.9   Max: 50.04
Current: 22.5

During the past 13 years, Cerner's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 50.04. The lowest was 19.69. And the median was 24.90.

CERN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 18.355 vs CERN: 22.50

Cerner's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $0.92. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.81.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cerner was 22.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 38.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 29.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Cerner's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 152.00% per year. The lowest was -98.80% per year. And the median was 27.15% per year.


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

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

Cerner Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 35.49 25.11 44.32 28.88 19.26

Cerner Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 24.90 21.56 19.89 19.26 22.08

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

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Cerner'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.


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

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

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



Cerner Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cerner'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)
=94.92/3.811
=24.91

Cerner's Share Price of today is $94.92.
Cerner's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.81.

* 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

Cerner  (NAS:CERN) 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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Cerner (Cerner) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2800 Rock creek Parkway, North Kansas City, MO, USA, 64117
Cerner is a leading supplier of healthcare information technology solutions and tech-enabled services. The company is a long-standing market leader in the electronic health record industry, and along with rival Epic Systems corners a majority of the market for acute care EHR within health systems. The company is guided by the mission of the founding partners to provide seamless medical records across all healthcare providers to improve outcomes. Beyond medical records, the company offers a wide range of technology that supports the clinical, financial, and operational needs of healthcare facilities.
Executives
Michael R. Battaglioli officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Tracy L Platt officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Nasim Afsarmanesh officer: EVP & Chief Health Officer 2800 ROCK CREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
David T Feinberg director, officer: President and CEO 1299 OCEAN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Daniel Devers officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Mark J Erceg officer: Exec. VP & CFO 248 E. SKYLINE DRIVE, WASHINGTON UT 84780
William D Zollars director 10777 BARKLEY, PO BOX 7563, OVERLAND PARK KS 66207-0563
Travis Dalton officer: EVP & Chief Client & Serv. Off 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
John Peterzalek other: President, Cerner South East
Elder Granger director 5176 S. LEWISTON WAY, CENTENNIAL CO 80015
George Andrew Riedel director C/O NORTEL NETWORKS CORPORATION, 8200 DIXIE ROAD, SUITE 100, BRAMPTON A6 L6T 5P6
Bisbee Gerald E Jr director C/O CERNER CORP 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY KANSAS CITY MO 64117-2551
Linda M Dillman director 5221 PRESTWICK NORTH CIRCLE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72704
David Brent Shafer director 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY, NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117
Donald Trigg officer: SVP 2800 ROCKCREEK PARKWAY NORTH KANSAS CITY MO 64117

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