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F5 (FFIV) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 17.87 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is F5 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), F5's share price is $181.85. F5's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.18. Hence, F5's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.87.

The historical rank and industry rank for F5's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

FFIV' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.95   Med: 15.2   Max: 26.93
Current: 17.9

During the past 13 years, F5's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 26.93. The lowest was 9.95. And the median was 15.20.

FFIV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
61.29% of 1470 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.44 vs FFIV: 17.90

F5's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.62. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $10.18.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of F5 was 30.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.50% 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 2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, F5's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 96.40% per year. The lowest was -14.40% per year. And the median was 16.20% per year.


F5 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for F5'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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F5 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

F5 Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.18 12.54 20.07 21.62 16.21

F5 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 18.37 18.25 15.49 16.21 17.59

Competitive Comparison of F5's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, F5'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.


F5's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, F5's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where F5's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



F5 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

F5'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)
=181.85/10.176
=17.87

F5's Share Price of today is $181.85.
F5'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 $10.18.

* 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

F5  (NAS:FFIV) 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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F5 (FFIV) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
801 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, USA, 98104
F5 is a market leader in the application delivery controller market. The company sells products for security, application performance, and automation. Its three customer verticals are enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Revenue is evenly split between its services business and products business with revenue trending toward products due to software adoption. The Seattle-based firm was incorporated in 1996, has about 6,500 employees, and generates about 55% its revenue within the Americas, 25% in EMEA, and 20% in APAC/Japan.
Executives
Francis J. Pelzer officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer CONCUR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 18400 NE UNION HILL RD., REDMOND WA 98052
Scot Frazier Rogers officer: Interim General Counsel C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Chad Michael Whalen officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Alan Higginson director
Francois Locoh-donou director, officer: President, CEO & Director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. W., SEATTLE WA 98119
Thomas Dean Fountain officer: EVP and Chief Strategy Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Tami A. Erwin director 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ana Maria White officer: EVP and Chief HR Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Michael L Dreyer director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Mika Yamamoto officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 21300 VICTORY BLVD.,, 12TH FLOOR, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Geng Lin officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 401 ELLIOTT AVE. WEST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Marianne Budnik director C/O ACME PACKET, INC., 100 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Phillips James Malcolm Jr director C/O F5, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Michael F Montoya director C/O F5 NETWORKS, INC., 801 FIFTH AVE., SEATTLE WA 98104
Deborah L Bevier director PO BOX 91258, BELLEVUE WA 98009

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