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Ensign Group (Ensign Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 25.01 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Ensign Group's share price is $117.99. Ensign Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.72. Hence, Ensign Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 25.01.

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

ENSG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.14   Med: 22.47   Max: 163.84
Current: 25.28

During the past 13 years, Ensign Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 163.84. The lowest was 6.14. And the median was 22.47.

ENSG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
63.17% of 353 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 18.48 vs ENSG: 25.28

Ensign Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.98. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.72.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ensign Group was 45.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Ensign Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 139.50% per year. The lowest was -38.90% per year. And the median was 5.20% per year.


Ensign Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ensign Group'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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Ensign Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.04 12.59 23.20 29.09 23.78

Ensign Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 29.09 30.76 26.10 22.51 23.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Ensign Group'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.


Ensign Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Ensign Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ensign Group'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)
=117.99/4.718
=25.01

Ensign Group's Share Price of today is $117.99.
Ensign Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.72.

* 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

Ensign Group  (NAS:ENSG) 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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Ensign Group (Ensign Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
29222 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 127, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA, 92675
Ensign Group Inc provides post-acute healthcare services in the United States. Its regional subsidiaries oversee skilled nursing, assisted living, home health and hospice, mobile ancillary, and urgent care operations. Medicare and Medicaid programs contribute a majority of revenue received for Ensign's services. The firm operates through two segments, Skilled services, and Standard Bearer. The skilled services segment includes the operation of skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation therapy services. The real estate segment comprises of properties owned by the company and leased to skilled nursing and assisted living operations. The majority of the revenue is generated from the services segment.
Executives
Daren Shaw director 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
Spencer Burton officer: President and COO 29222 RANCHO VIEJO ROAD, SUITE 127, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA 92675
Ann Scott Blouin director 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
Chad Keetch officer: Executive Vice President 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
Christopher R. Christensen director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
Suzanne D. Snapper officer: CFO 27101 PUERTA REAL, STE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
John O Agwunobi director 4800 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Lee A Daniels director 5152 N. EDGEWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 375, PROVO UT 84604
Beverly B. Wittekind officer: VP & General Counsel 27101 PUERTA REAL, STE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
Barry Port officer: President of a subsidiary 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
John G. Nackel director 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
Swati Bargotra Abbott director 4800 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 4400, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Antoinette T. Hubenette director 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691
Malene Davis director 50 F. STREET, NW, SUITE 3300, WASHINGTON DC 92691
Roy E Christensen director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board 27101 PUERTA REAL, SUITE 450, MISSION VIEJO CA 92691

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