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ESSA Bancorp (ESSA Bancorp) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 6.80 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), ESSA Bancorp's share price is $16.675. ESSA Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.45. Hence, ESSA Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.80.

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

ESSA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.45   Med: 8.4   Max: 12.5
Current: 6.79

During the past 13 years, ESSA Bancorp's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 12.50. The lowest was 5.45. And the median was 8.40.

ESSA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
52.83% of 990 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.48 vs ESSA: 6.79

ESSA Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.69. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.45.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of ESSA Bancorp was 11.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, ESSA Bancorp's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 120.10% per year. The lowest was -5.70% per year. And the median was 11.25% per year.


ESSA Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for ESSA Bancorp'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.

* Premium members only.

ESSA Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.15 6.82 8.65 8.55 7.33

ESSA Bancorp 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 9.46 6.85 6.89 7.33 8.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, ESSA Bancorp'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.


ESSA Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, ESSA Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



ESSA Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

ESSA Bancorp'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)
=16.675/2.454
=6.80

ESSA Bancorp's Share Price of today is $16.675.
ESSA Bancorp'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 $2.45.

* 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

ESSA Bancorp  (NAS:ESSA) 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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ESSA Bancorp (ESSA Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
200 Palmer Street, Stroudsburg, PA, USA, 18360
ESSA Bancorp Inc is a holding company, engaged in accepting deposits from the general public and investing those deposits, together with funds generated from operations and borrowings, in residential first mortgage loans (including construction mortgage loans), commercial real estate loans, home equity loans and lines of credit and commercial and industrial loans. The company offers a variety of deposit accounts, including checking, savings and certificates of deposit. The company also offers asset management and trust services and investment services. The company also offers insurance benefit consulting services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, ESSA Advisory Services, LLC.
Executives
Carolyn Stennett director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Tina Q Richardson director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Peter A Gray officer: Dir. of Strategic Initiatives 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Selig Robert C Jr director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Thomas J Grayuski officer: Vice President 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Gary S Olson director, officer: President and CEO 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Charles Hangen officer: SVP and CLO 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Christine Davis Gordon director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Elizabeth B Weekes director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Robert L Selitto officer: Vice President 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Daniel J Henning director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Diane K Reimer officer: Vice President 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Allan A Muto officer: Executive Vice President & CFO 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
Joseph S Durkin director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360
William A Viechnicki director 200 PALMER STREET, STROUDSBURG PA 18360