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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Canadian Solar Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Canadian Solar's share price is $15.15. Canadian Solar's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $-1.70. Hence, Canadian Solar's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

During the past 13 years, Canadian Solar's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 65.35. The lowest was 11.46. And the median was 20.03.

CSIQ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Semiconductors industry.
Industry Median: 28.895
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Canadian Solar's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-3.11. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-1.70.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Canadian Solar was -238.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -7.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Canadian Solar's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 41.40% per year. The lowest was -111.80% per year. And the median was -4.45% per year.


Canadian Solar Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Canadian Solar Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 4.35 - - 7.62

Canadian Solar Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 30.43 7.62 13.03 65.35 -

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Solar's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Solar subindustry, Canadian Solar'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.


Canadian Solar's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Canadian Solar's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Canadian Solar Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Canadian Solar'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)
=15.15/-1.695
=N/A

Canadian Solar's Share Price of today is $15.15.
Canadian Solar's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.70.

* 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

Canadian Solar  (NAS:CSIQ) 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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Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
545 Speedvale Avenue West, Guelph, ON, CAN, N1K 1E6
Canadian Solar Inc is a Canadian solar power company. It is an integrated provider of solar power products, services, and system solutions. The company engages in designing, developing and manufacturing solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power products. It operates through two business segments CSI Solar and Global Energy segment. The CSI Solar segment design, develop and manufacture solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules and other solar power and battery storage products. Its Energy segment primarily comprises solar and battery storage project development and sale, O&M and asset management services for operational projects, sale of electricity, and investment in retained assets.