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Matson (Matson) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.66 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-26), Matson's share price is $109.72. Matson's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $7.01. Hence, Matson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.66.

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

MATX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.87   Med: 10   Max: 109.68
Current: 15.66

During the past 13 years, Matson's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 109.68. The lowest was 1.87. And the median was 10.00.

MATX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
63.44% of 662 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 10.345 vs MATX: 15.66

Matson's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.43. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $7.01.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Matson was -74.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Matson's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 245.90% per year. The lowest was -214.80% per year. And the median was 4.40% per year.


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

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

Matson 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 - 10.43 5.90 2.32 15.67

Matson 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 2.32 2.60 5.29 11.26 15.67

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

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Matson'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.


Matson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Matson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Matson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Matson'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)
=109.72/7.008
=15.66

Matson's Share Price of today is $109.72.
Matson'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 $7.01.

* 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

Matson  (NYSE:MATX) 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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Matson (Matson) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1411 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI, USA, 96819
Matson Inc is engaged in providing ocean transportation and logistics services. The business segments of the company are ocean transportation which provides ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, California, Okinawa, and different islands in the South Pacific, and logistics which offers long haul and regional highway trucking services, warehousing and distribution services, supply chain management, and freight forwarding services. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from ocean transportation.
Executives
Grace M Cerocke officer: Senior Vice President 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Richard S Kinney officer: Senior Vice President 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Laura L Rascon officer: Senior Vice President 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Christopher A Scott officer: Senior Vice President 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Angoco Vic S Jr officer: Senior Vice President 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Matthew J Cox officer: CFO of wholly-owned subsidiary 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Kuuhaku T Park officer: Senior Vice President 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Peter T Heilmann officer: SVP & Chief Legal Officer 555 12TH STREET, OAKLAND CA 94607
Leonard P Isotoff officer: Senior Vice President 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
Mark H Fukunaga director MATSON, INC., 1411 SAND ISLAND PARKWAY, HONOLULU HI 96819
John P Lauer officer: Senior Vice President 555 12TH STREET, OAKLAND CA 94607
Kevin L Stuck officer: VP and Controller 426 N. 44TH STREET, 2ND FL., PHOENIX AZ 85008
Rusty K Rolfe officer: Senior Vice President, other: President of Matson Logistics 1855 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, CONCORD CA 94520
Jenai S Wall director 999 BISHOP STREET, HONOLULU HI 96813
Thomas B Fargo director P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808