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Investor AB (Investor AB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 37.58 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Investor AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-29), Investor AB's share price is $23.30. Investor AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.62. Hence, Investor AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 37.58.

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

IVSBF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.99   Med: 30.84   Max: 72.42
Current: 41.36

During the past 13 years, Investor AB's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 72.42. The lowest was 16.99. And the median was 30.84.

IVSBF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
81.74% of 1024 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.795 vs IVSBF: 41.36

Investor AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.21. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Investor AB was 41.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Investor AB's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 112.30% per year. The lowest was -4.80% per year. And the median was 10.60% per year.


Investor AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Investor AB 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 31.15 55.92 69.89 48.51 41.12

Investor AB 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 45.79 40.79 38.89 41.12 40.81

Competitive Comparison of Investor AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Investor AB'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.


Investor AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Investor AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Investor AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Investor AB'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)
=23.30/0.62
=37.58

Investor AB's Share Price of today is $23.30.
Investor AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.62.

* 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

Investor AB  (OTCPK:IVSBF) 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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Investor AB (Investor AB) Business Description

Address
Arsenalsgatan 8C, Stockholm, SWE, SE-103 32
Investor AB is an industrial holding company with a long-term, active investment portfolio strategy. The company focuses on investing in companies that emphasize innovation and product development. Investor AB's so-called "buy-to-build" strategy seeks not to divest holdings, but rather to develop them over time in order to close the gap between price and value. A majority of its equity investments are made in the country of Sweden and greater Scandinavia, where the company mostly operates. The company measures performance by changes in net asset value and seeks to outperform the Stockholm Stock Exchange's OMSX Index. In 2015, Investor AB also formed and currently operates Patricia Industries, a sizable component of the company that was formed to manage its unlisted investments.
Executives
Ab Investor 10 percent owner ARSENALSGATAN 8C, SE-103 32, STOCKHOLM V7 00000

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