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Aspen Technology (Aspen Technology) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 45.34 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Aspen Technology's share price is $200.775. Aspen Technology's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.43. Hence, Aspen Technology's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 45.34.

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

AZPN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.82   Med: 31.51   Max: 560.32
Current: 45.39

During the past 13 years, Aspen Technology's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 560.32. The lowest was 14.82. And the median was 31.51.

AZPN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.79% of 1465 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 24.1 vs AZPN: 45.39

Aspen Technology's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.46. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.43.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Aspen Technology was 126.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Aspen Technology's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 55.90% per year. The lowest was -43.50% per year. And the median was 11.00% per year.


Aspen Technology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aspen Technology'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.

Aspen Technology Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.17 29.44 34.41 - 37.06

Aspen Technology 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 105.12 83.32 37.06 43.38 49.72

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Aspen Technology'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.


Aspen Technology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Aspen Technology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Aspen Technology'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)
=200.775/4.428
=45.34

Aspen Technology's Share Price of today is $200.775.
Aspen Technology'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 $4.43.

* 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

Aspen Technology  (NAS:AZPN) 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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Aspen Technology (Aspen Technology) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
20 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA, USA, 01730
Aspen Technology is a global leader in asset optimization software, enabling customers within capital-intensive industries to design, operate and maintain their functions to meet their profitability, safety, and sustainability goals. The heritage business of AspenTech was founded in 1981 and provides software solutions purposed to optimize engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain and asset management functions. In 2021, Emerson Electric traded over $6 billion in cash and its Open Systems International (digital grid management) and subsurface science and engineering businesses for 55% of AspenTech's shares. The new AspenTech is the combination of heritage Aspen, OSI, and SSE and serves more than 3,000 customers across 40 countries.
Executives
Whelan, Jr. Robert M. director ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Mark Edgar Mouritsen officer: Senior VP & General Counsel C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 20 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
F G Hammond officer: Senior VP & General Counsel C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 10 CANAL PARK, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Antonio J Pietri director, officer: President & CEO C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 20 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Robert E Beauchamp director 2101 CITYWEST BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77042-2827
Chantelle Yvette Breithaupt officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 20 CROSBY DR., BEDFORD MA 01730
Arlen Shenkman director C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Thomas F Bogan director C/O WORKDAY, INC., 6110 STONERIDGE MALL RD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Patrick M. Antkowiak director 4 PATRICK WAY, KINGSVILLE MD 21087
Christopher Stagno officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O BRIGHTCOVE INC., 290 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Manish Chawla officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O ASPEN TECHNOLOGY, INC., 20 CROSBY DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Jill D. Smith director 1601 DRY CREEK DRIVE, SUITE 260, LONGMONT CO 80503
Karen Golz director ONE TECHNOLOGY WAY, NORWOOD MA 02062
Ram R. Krishnan director C/O EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., 8000 W. FLORISSANT AVENUE, ST. LOUIS MO 63136
Emerson Electric Co director, 10 percent owner 8000 W. FLORISSANT, P.O. BOX 4100, ST LOUIS MO 63136