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Eagle Materials (Eagle Materials) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 21.21 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Eagle Materials Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-29), Eagle Materials's share price is $256.405. Eagle Materials's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $12.09. Hence, Eagle Materials's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 21.21.

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

EXP' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.6   Med: 18.09   Max: 64.47
Current: 21.22

During the past 13 years, Eagle Materials's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 64.47. The lowest was 7.60. And the median was 18.09.

EXP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
65.15% of 241 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 14.26 vs EXP: 21.22

Eagle Materials's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.76. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $12.09.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Eagle Materials was -7.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 29.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Eagle Materials's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 54.20% per year. The lowest was -58.60% per year. And the median was 20.20% per year.


Eagle Materials Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Eagle Materials Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.81 9.25 9.54 11.86 12.60

Eagle Materials 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 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 10.21 12.60 16.00 14.17 16.78

Competitive Comparison of Eagle Materials's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Building Materials subindustry, Eagle Materials'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.


Eagle Materials's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Eagle Materials's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eagle Materials Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Eagle Materials'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)
=256.405/12.087
=21.21

Eagle Materials's Share Price of today is $256.405.
Eagle Materials'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 $12.09.

* 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

Eagle Materials  (NYSE:EXP) 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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Eagle Materials (Eagle Materials) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5960 Berkshire Lane, Suite 900, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
Eagle Materials Inc produces and sells construction products and building materials. Construction products include cement, slag, concrete, and aggregates and building materials include gypsum wallboard, and are sold to the construction and building industries. Basic materials used for oil and natural gas extraction include frac sand and oil well cement. The firm organizes itself into two sectors: Heavy Materials, which includes the Cement and Concrete and Aggregates segments, and Light Materials, which includes the Gypsum Wallboard and Recycled Paperboard segments.
Executives
Eric Cribbs officer: Executive Vice President 5960 BERKSHIRE LN, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75225
Matt Newby officer: EVP & General Counsel 5960 BERKSHIRE LN, SUITE 900, DALLAS TX 75225
Richard Ross Stewart director 2707 N LOOP WEST 9TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77008
Dale Craig Kesler officer: EVP and CFO 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75219
Michael Haack director, officer: President & CEO 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75219
Robert S Stewart officer: EVP-Strategy & Corp. Develop. C/O EAGLE MATERIALS INC., 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75219
William R Devlin officer: Vice President & Controller C/O EAGLE MATERIALS INC., 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75219
Tony Thompson officer: Senior Vice President 5960 BERKSHIRE LN, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75225
George John Damiris director 100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
David B Powers officer: Executive Vice President C/O EAGLE MATERIALS INC., 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
Steven L Wentzel officer: President (American Gypsum) 5960 BERKSHIRE LN #800, DALLAS TX 75225
Bowman Ed H Jr director C/O F.Y.I. INC, 3232 MCKINNEY AVE STE 900, DALLAS TX 75204
James H Graass officer: EVP & General Counsel C/O EAGLE MATERIALS INC., 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75219
Martin M Ellen director 5960 BERKSHIRE LN, SUITE 900, DALLAS TX 75225
Mauro Gregorio director 2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674

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