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Mettler-Toledo International (Mettler-Toledo International) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 30.32 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Mettler-Toledo International's share price is $1189.41. Mettler-Toledo International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $39.23. Hence, Mettler-Toledo International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 30.32.

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

MTD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.7   Med: 37.5   Max: 51.91
Current: 30.33

During the past 13 years, Mettler-Toledo International's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 51.91. The lowest was 23.70. And the median was 37.50.

MTD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.44% of 91 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 27.86 vs MTD: 30.33

Mettler-Toledo International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.49. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $39.23.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Mettler-Toledo International was 20.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Mettler-Toledo International's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 64.70% per year. The lowest was 6.10% per year. And the median was 16.20% per year.


Mettler-Toledo International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mettler-Toledo International'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.

* Premium members only.

Mettler-Toledo International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 39.15 43.62 49.69 44.51 30.97

Mettler-Toledo International 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.51 43.30 34.14 27.80 30.97

Competitive Comparison

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Mettler-Toledo International'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.


Mettler-Toledo International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Mettler-Toledo International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mettler-Toledo International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mettler-Toledo International'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)
=1189.41/39.231
=30.32

Mettler-Toledo International's Share Price of today is $1189.41.
Mettler-Toledo International'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 $39.23.

* 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

Mettler-Toledo International  (NYSE:MTD) 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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Mettler-Toledo International (Mettler-Toledo International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1900 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, OH, USA, 43240
Mettler-Toledo supplies weighing and precision instruments to customers in the life sciences, industrial, and food retail industries. Its products include laboratory and retail scales, pipettes, pH meters, thermal analysis equipment, titrators, metal detectors, and X-ray analyzers. Mettler leads the market for weighing instrumentation and controls more than 50% of the market for lab balances. The business is geographically diversified, with sales distribution roughly as follows: United States around 30% of sales, Europe around 30%, China around 20%, and the rest of the world around 20%.
Executives
Roland D Diggelmann director 3950 SOUTH COUNTRY CLUB ROAD, SUITE 470, TUCSON AZ 85714
Wolfgang Wienand director IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Gerry Keller officer: Head of Process Analytics 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Wong Ann Ping Richard officer: Head of Asia/Pac Market Orgs IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Shawn Vadala officer: Chief Financial Officer 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Wah-hui Chu director IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Oliver A Filliol director METTLER TOLEDO INTL INC, IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Christian Magloth officer: Head of Human Resources IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 8608
Robert F Spoerry director METTLER TOLEDO INTL INC, IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 99999
Peter Aggersbjerg officer: Head of Divisions & Operations 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Ingrid Zhang director IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
De La Guerroniere Marc officer: Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs IM LANGACHER, GREIFENSEE V8 8606
Elisha W Finney director C/O VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC, 3100 HANSEN WAY M/S E-327, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Michael A Kelly director 1900 POLARIS PKWY, COLUMBUS OH 43240
Patrick Kaltenbach officer: President and CEO IM LANGACHER 44, GREIFENSEE V8 8606