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MeridianLink (MeridianLink) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 24.58 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-25), MeridianLink's share price is $17.65. MeridianLink's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.72. Hence, MeridianLink's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.58.

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

MLNK' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.64   Med: 21.3   Max: 38.62
Current: 24.01

During the past 5 years, MeridianLink's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 38.62. The lowest was 13.64. And the median was 21.30.

MLNK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
50.82% of 1470 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.44 vs MLNK: 24.01

MeridianLink's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.12. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.72.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of MeridianLink was -9.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.70% per year.

During the past 5 years, MeridianLink's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 54.00% per year. The lowest was -4.70% per year. And the median was 24.65% per year.


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

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

MeridianLink Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
- - 16.37 17.34 34.45

MeridianLink Quarterly Data
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 17.34 24.03 32.65 25.89 34.45

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, MeridianLink'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.


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

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

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



MeridianLink Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

MeridianLink'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)
=17.65/0.718
=24.58

MeridianLink's Share Price of today is $17.65.
MeridianLink'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 $0.72.

* 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

MeridianLink  (NYSE:MLNK) 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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MeridianLink (MeridianLink) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
3560 Hyland Avenue, Suite 200, Costa Mesa, CA, USA, 92626
MeridianLink Inc is a cloud-based software solution for financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, mortgage lenders, specialty lending providers, and consumer reporting agencies. It generates maximum revenue from Lending Software Solutions.
Executives
Sean W Blitchok officer: Chief Financial Officer MERIDIANLINK, INC., 3560 HYLAND AVENUE, SUITE 200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Edward H Mcdermott director 60 E. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE BLVD., SUITE 300, LARKSPUR CA 94939
Cowan Cody director MERIDIANLINK, INC., 3560 HYLAND AVENUE, SUITE 200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Chris Maloof officer: President, Go To Market MERIDIANLINK, INC., 3560 HYLAND AVENUE, SUITE 200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Mark Sachleben director C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, STE. 1200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Duston Williams director C/O NUTANIX, INC., 1740 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SUITE 150, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Alan R. Arnold officer: Chief Operating Officer MERIDIANLINK, INC., 3560 HYLAND AVENUE, SUITE 200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Yael Zheng director 345 ENCINAL STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060
Reema Poddar director 1600 SUNFLOWER AVENUE, #200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Timothy Nguyen director, officer: Chief Strategy Officer PROJECT ANGEL PARENT, LLC, 1600 SUNFLOWER AVENUE, SUITE #200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Paul Andrew Zuber director C/O HOULIHAN LOKEY, INC., 10250 CONSTELLATION BLVD., 5TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Nicolaas Vlok director, officer: Chief Executive Officer MERIDIANLINK, INC., 3560 HYLAND AVENUE, SUITE 200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Chad H. Martin officer: Chief Financial Officer MERIDIANLINK, INC., 3560 HYLAND AVENUE, SUITE 200, COSTA MESA CA 92626
Thoma Bravo Discover Fund Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 300 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 4350, CHICAGO IL 60654
Arthur J. Rohde director PROJECT ANGEL PARENT, LLC, 1600 SUNFLOWER AVENUE, SUITE #200, COSTA MESA CA 92626