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US Ecology (US Ecology) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 34.38 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is US Ecology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), US Ecology's share price is $47.99. US Ecology's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2022 was $1.40. Hence, US Ecology's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 34.38.

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

ECOL' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.49   Med: 26.77   Max: 68.06
Current: 34.38

During the past 13 years, US Ecology's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 68.06. The lowest was 8.49. And the median was 26.77.

ECOL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 17.585 vs ECOL: 34.38

US Ecology's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2022 was $0.19. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.40.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of US Ecology was -12.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, US Ecology's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 232.90% per year. The lowest was -67.00% per year. And the median was 3.00% per year.


US Ecology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

US Ecology 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 25.71 34.10 63.92 22.73 21.03

US Ecology 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 26.25 26.69 23.31 21.03 34.30

Competitive Comparison of US Ecology's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Waste Management subindustry, US Ecology'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.


US Ecology's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, US Ecology's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



US Ecology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

US Ecology'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)
=47.99/1.396
=34.38

US Ecology's Share Price of today is $47.99.
US Ecology'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 $1.40.

* 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

US Ecology  (NAS:ECOL) 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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US Ecology (US Ecology) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
101 S. Capitol Boulevard, Suite 1000, Boise, ID, USA, 83702
US Ecology Inc operates as an environmental service provider to commercial and government entities. The company's operating segments include Waste Solutions, Field Services, and Energy Waste. Waste Solutions provides a broad range of specialty material management services including transportation, recycling, treatment and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous and radioactive waste; Field Services, provides specialty field services and total waste management solutions to commercial and industrial facilities and to government entities, and Energy Waste provides energy-related services and waste disposal services predominately to upstream energy customers.
Executives
Simon G Bell officer: EVP & COO 300 E. MALLARD SUITE 300 BOISE ID 83706
Mack L Hogans director WEYERHAEUSER CO, P O B 9777, FEDERAL WAY WA 98063
E Renae Conley director 414 SILVER AVE SW MS 1275, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87102-3289
Burke Richard L. Jr. director 90 FORT WADE ROAD, PONTE VEDRA FL 32081
Katina Dorton director US ECOLOGY, INC., 251 E. FRONT ST., SUITE 400, BOISE ID 83702
Stephen A Romano director
Jeffrey R Feeler director, officer: President & CEO 300 E. MALLARD DR. SUITE 300 BOISE ID 83706
Daniel Fox director 300 E. MALLARD DR., SUITE 300 BOISE ID 83706
John T. Sahlberg director C/O BOISE CASCADE, L.L.C., 1111 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 300, BOISE ID 83702-5389
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