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Gentex (Gentex) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 22.57 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-26), Gentex's share price is $34.71. Gentex's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.54. Hence, Gentex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.57.

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

GNTX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.39   Med: 17.32   Max: 41.07
Current: 22.58

During the past 13 years, Gentex's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 41.07. The lowest was 11.39. And the median was 17.32.

GNTX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
64.16% of 770 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 13.44 vs GNTX: 22.58

Gentex's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.47. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.54.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Gentex was 85.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -8.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Gentex's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 138.10% per year. The lowest was -34.70% per year. And the median was 10.80% per year.


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

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

Gentex 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 17.42 20.03 28.10 32.90 21.22

Gentex 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 32.90 36.45 31.84 24.19 21.22

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

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.


Gentex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gentex Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Gentex'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)
=34.71/1.538
=22.57

Gentex's Share Price of today is $34.71.
Gentex'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 $1.54.

* 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

Gentex  (NAS:GNTX) 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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Gentex (Gentex) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464
Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Executives
Anderson Joseph B Jr director MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Kathleen Starkoff director 4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
Gary F Goode director 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
James A Hollars director 23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Richard O Schaum director 388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Neil Boehm officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan officer: General Counsel 7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing officer: Chief Financial Officer 14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace director 2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder director 16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang director 6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo officer: Vice President of Sales 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok director
Brian C Walker director