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Mueller Water Products, (Mueller Water Products,) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 17.93 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Mueller Water Products, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-28), Mueller Water Products,'s share price is $15.98. Mueller Water Products,'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.89. Hence, Mueller Water Products,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.93.

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

MWA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.76   Med: 22.95   Max: 13020
Current: 17.93

During the past 13 years, Mueller Water Products,'s highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 13020.00. The lowest was 11.76. And the median was 22.95.

MWA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
57.39% of 1650 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.52 vs MWA: 17.93

Mueller Water Products,'s Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.40. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.89.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Mueller Water Products,'s highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 205.60% per year. The lowest was -73.60% per year. And the median was 8.05% per year.


Mueller Water Products, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mueller Water Products,'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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Mueller Water Products, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Mueller Water Products, Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 303.78 22.69 25.80 - 32.35

Mueller Water Products, 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 - - 75.49 32.35 16.16

Competitive Comparison of Mueller Water Products,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Mueller Water Products,'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.


Mueller Water Products,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mueller Water Products,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mueller Water Products,'s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Mueller Water Products, Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mueller Water Products,'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)
=15.98/0.891
=17.93

Mueller Water Products,'s Share Price of today is $15.98.
Mueller Water Products,'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 $0.89.

* 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

Mueller Water Products,  (NYSE:MWA) 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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Mueller Water Products, (Mueller Water Products,) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1200 Abernathy Road N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and sells products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. The company operates in two segments Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. Water Flow Solutions' portfolio includes iron gate valves, specialty valves and service brass products. Water Management Solutions' portfolio includes fire hydrants, repair and installation, natural gas, metering, leak detection, and pressure management and control products and solutions. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United states.
Executives
Lydia W Thomas director ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP, 440 LINCOLN ST, WORCESTER MA 01653
Mark J Obrien director 3000 BAYPORT DRIVE, SUITE 1100, TAMPA FL 33607
Thomas J Hansen director 3600 W. LAKE AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL 60026-1215
Michael T Tokarz director 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Kenji Takeuchi officer: SVP, Engineering 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Chason A Carroll officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Niclas Ytterdahl director C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Paul Mcandrew officer: SVP, Operations & Supply Chain 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brian Slobodow director 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Shirley C. Franklin director C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY RD., SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Steven S Heinrichs officer: EVP, General Counsel and Sec 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Todd P Helms officer: SVP and CHRO 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Marietta Edmunds Zakas officer: SVP-Strategy and IR 1200 ABERNATHY RD, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Suzanne G Smith officer: VP and CAO 1275 PEACHTREE STREET, 6TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30309
Jeffery S. Sharritts director 1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, STE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328