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National Beverage (National Beverage) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 26.27 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is National Beverage Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), National Beverage's share price is $44.2625. National Beverage's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.69. Hence, National Beverage's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 26.27.

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

FIZZ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.39   Med: 28.5   Max: 58.59
Current: 26.26

During the past 13 years, National Beverage's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 58.59. The lowest was 14.39. And the median was 28.50.

FIZZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
65.28% of 72 companies
in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 18.445 vs FIZZ: 26.26

National Beverage's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.31. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.69.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of National Beverage was 23.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, National Beverage's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 56.50% per year. The lowest was -16.70% per year. And the median was 11.20% per year.


National Beverage Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

National Beverage Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.97 15.30 27.01 39.64 33.31

National Beverage Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 32.43 33.31 29.74 28.06 27.44

Competitive Comparison of National Beverage's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, National Beverage'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.


National Beverage's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Beverage's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



National Beverage Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

National Beverage'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)
=44.2625/1.685
=26.27

National Beverage's Share Price of today is $44.2625.
National Beverage's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.69.

* 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

National Beverage  (NAS:FIZZ) 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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National Beverage (National Beverage) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8100 SW Tenth Street, Suite 4000, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33324
National Beverage Corp is a non-alcoholic beverage company in the U.S. Its portfolio skews toward functional drinks (that is those purporting to offer health benefits) and is anchored by the popular LaCroix sparkling water trademark. Other offerings include Rip It energy drinks, Everfresh juices, and soda brands like Shasta and Faygo. The firm controls the majority of its production and distribution apparatus, with very little outsourcing. In terms of go-to-market, it uses warehouse distribution for big-box retailers, direct-store delivery for convenience stores and other small outlets, and food-service distributors for the food-service channel (schools, hospitals, restaurants). It is controlled by chairman and CEO Nick Caporella, who owns over 73% of the common stock.
Executives
Cecil D Conlee director 950 E PACES FERRY RD, SUITE 2275, ATLANTA GA 30326
Stanley Michael Sheridan director 6203 PLUM DRIVE, WILLIAMSBURG MI 49690
Nick A Caporella director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB & CEO ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Joseph G Caporella director, officer: President 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Dennis L Thompson officer: EVP - Shasta Beverages, Inc. 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Gregory P Cook officer: VP - CONTROLLER & CAO 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Samuel C Hathorn director 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Gregory I Roberts officer: EVP - National BevPak 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
George R Bracken officer: EVP Finance 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Hagan John Ronald Jr officer: SEVP, Shasta Beverages, Inc. 8100 SW 10TH STREET, SUITE 4000, PLANTATION FL 33324
Kloch Joseph P Jr director ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Dean A Mccoy officer: Senior VP-Controller ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
Edward F Knecht officer: EVP - Procurement ONE NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE, BUILDING A,, 4TH FLOOR, PLANTATION FL 33324
S Lee Kling director 1401 S BRENTWOOD BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63144