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First Bancshares (First Bancshares) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 7.20 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is First Bancshares Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), First Bancshares's share price is $23.90. First Bancshares's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.32. Hence, First Bancshares's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.20.

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

FBMS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.8   Med: 11.57   Max: 118.33
Current: 7.2

During the past 13 years, First Bancshares's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 118.33. The lowest was 2.80. And the median was 11.57.

FBMS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
55.96% of 990 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.635 vs FBMS: 7.20

First Bancshares's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.86. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.32.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of First Bancshares was -1.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, First Bancshares's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 67.30% per year. The lowest was -148.70% per year. And the median was 14.65% per year.


First Bancshares Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Bancshares'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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First Bancshares Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

First Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.58 13.74 9.23 9.52 8.83

First Bancshares Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 10.45 10.11 9.15 8.83 -

Competitive Comparison of First Bancshares's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Bancshares'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.


First Bancshares's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



First Bancshares Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

First Bancshares'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)
=23.90/3.319
=7.20

First Bancshares's Share Price of today is $23.90.
First Bancshares'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 $3.32.

* 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

First Bancshares  (NAS:FBMS) 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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First Bancshares (First Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
6480 U.S. Highway 98 West, Suite A, Hattiesburg, MS, USA, 39402
First Bancshares Inc operates as a bank holding company. It offers various products and services such as deposit, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits account for individuals, businesses, associations and organizations, and governmental authorities. It also provides commercial and personal loans, including secured and unsecured loans, consumer loans, and loans for business expansion and purchase of equipment and machinery, and residential mortgage loans. The bank renders services like financial and wealth management, online internet banking, voice response telephone inquiry, safe deposit boxes, traveler's checks, and mobile deposit, and others. It operates in the Commercial/Retail Bank, Mortgage Banking, and Holding company segments.
Executives
Valencia M. Williamson director 1175 GROVE PARKWAY, JONESBORO GA 30236
Diana Renee Moore director 106 KIRKWOOD DRIVE, HATTIESBURG MS 39402
Jonathan A Levy director PO BOX 428, BOWLING GREEN OH 43402
Cole M Ray Jr director, officer: PRESIDENT
Andrew D Stetelman director
Thomas Eugene Mitchell director 215 EAST FIRST STREET, BAY MINETTE AL 36507
E Ricky Gibson director
Donna T Rutland officer: Chief Fiancial Officer 33 NICKLAUS TRAIL, PETAL MS 39465
Rodney D Bennett director 3701 JAMESTOWN ROAD, HATTIESBURG MS 39402
J Douglas Seidenburg director
Ted E Parker director
Charles R Lightsey director
David W Bomboy director 17 BRIGHTON COURT, HATTIESBURG MS 39401
Michael W Chancellor director P O BOX 643, LAUREL MS 39441
Thoms David O Jr officer: EVP and Chief Operations Offic 45 OAK CREST DRIVE, LAUREL MS 39440