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Cohu (COHU) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 17.06 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-25), Cohu's share price is $30.31. Cohu's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.78. Hence, Cohu's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.06.

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

COHU' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.25   Med: 19.77   Max: 289.47
Current: 17.05

During the past 13 years, Cohu's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 289.47. The lowest was 7.25. And the median was 19.77.

COHU's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
70.39% of 483 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.77 vs COHU: 17.05

Cohu's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.03. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.78.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cohu was -11.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 33.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Cohu's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 232.90% per year. The lowest was -68.10% per year. And the median was 18.40% per year.


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

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

Cohu 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 - 51.46 21.48 15.95 19.89

Cohu 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 15.95 16.92 16.76 15.04 19.89

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

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Cohu'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.


Cohu's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Cohu Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cohu'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)
=30.31/1.777
=17.06

Cohu's Share Price of today is $30.31.
Cohu'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 $1.78.

* 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

Cohu  (NAS:COHU) 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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Cohu (COHU) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12367 Crothwaite Circle, Poway, CA, USA, 92064-6817
Cohu Inc is a supplier of semiconductor test and inspection handlers, micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) test modules, test contactors and thermal sub-systems used by semiconductor manufacturers and test subcontractors. The company's products include Semiconductor ATE (Automated Test Equipment), Semiconductor Handlers, Interface Products such as test contactors, probe heads and probe pins, Spares and Kits, Bare Board PCB Test Systems, and services. It has two reportable segments, Semiconductor Test and Inspection Equipment (Semiconductor Test & Inspection) and PCB Test Equipment (PCB Test). The majority of the firm's revenue is derived from the Semiconductor Test and Inspection Equipment segment.
Executives
Thomas D Kampfer officer: VP Corp Dev, GC & Sec C/O COHU, INC., 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92128
Ian P Lawee officer: VP & GM Semiconductor Test Grp 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Jeffrey D Jones officer: VP Finance & CFO 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Nina Richardson director C/O SILICON LABORATORIES, 400 W CESAR CHAVEZ, AUSTIN TX 78701
William Bendush director MICROSEMI CORPORATION, ONE ENTERPRISE, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Steven J Bilodeau director C/O COHU, INC., 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Andreas W Mattes director C/O DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED, 5995 MAYFAIR RD, NORTH CANTON OH 44720
Christopher Bohrson officer: VP & General Manager, Delta 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Andrew M Caggia director 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Luis A Muller officer: President, Delta Design, Inc. 12367 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY CA 92064
Yon Jorden director 750 WEST JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY, SUITE 1200, IRVING TX 75039
James A Donahue officer: President & CEO
Pascal Ronde officer: Sr. VP, Global Customer Team LES CONQUERANTS - BATIMENT 1, AVENUE DE L'ATLANTIQUE, LES ULIS I0 91940
Robert L Ciardella director
Lynne J Camp director 714 NW 914TH TERRACE, PORTLAND OR 97229

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