As of today (2024-04-26), Kraton's share price is $46.49.
Kraton's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 was $2.13. Hence, Kraton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 21.80.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kraton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
KRA'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.2 Med: 12.69 Max: 2712.73
Current: 21.8
During the past 13 years, Kraton's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 2712.73. The lowest was 1.20. And the median was 12.69.
KRA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 18.72
vs KRA: 21.80
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Kraton was 4.20% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -20.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.00% per year.
During the past 13 years, Kraton's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 108.20% per year. The lowest was -77.10% per year. And the median was -15.70% per year.
Kraton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kraton'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.
Competitive Comparison of Kraton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kraton'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.
Kraton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kraton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kraton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Kraton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Kraton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Kraton's Share Price of today is $46.49. Kraton's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.13.
* 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:
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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Kraton Corp is a specialty chemicals company that primarily manufactures elastomers and synthetic replacements for rubber. The company's operating segments include polymer and chemical. It generates a majority revenue from the polymer segment. The polymer segment is composed of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) and other engineered polymers business. The firm's chemical segment is composed of its pine-based specialty products business. It is a geographically diverse company, oprating in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. The company's products are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants, lubricants, medical, packaging, automotive, paving and roofing, and footwear products.
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