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Harvard Bioscience (Harvard Bioscience) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 13.16 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Harvard Bioscience Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Harvard Bioscience's share price is $3.62. Harvard Bioscience's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.28. Hence, Harvard Bioscience's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.16.

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

HBIO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.29   Med: 36.23   Max: 1250
Current: 13.2

During the past 13 years, Harvard Bioscience's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1250.00. The lowest was 8.29. And the median was 36.23.

HBIO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
79.76% of 336 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 31.345 vs HBIO: 13.20

Harvard Bioscience's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.08. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.28.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Harvard Bioscience's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 271.40% per year. The lowest was -61.70% per year. And the median was 9.00% per year.


Harvard Bioscience Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Harvard Bioscience 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 16.85 20.93 - - 19.38

Harvard Bioscience 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 - 48.84 32.29 16.67 19.38

Competitive Comparison of Harvard Bioscience's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Harvard Bioscience'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.


Harvard Bioscience's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Harvard Bioscience's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Harvard Bioscience Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Harvard Bioscience'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)
=3.62/0.275
=13.16

Harvard Bioscience's Share Price of today is $3.62.
Harvard Bioscience'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 $0.28.

* 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

Harvard Bioscience  (NAS:HBIO) 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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Harvard Bioscience (Harvard Bioscience) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
84 October Hill Road, Holliston, MA, USA, 01746
Harvard Bioscience Inc is a developer, manufacturer, and seller of technologies, specialized products and services that enable fundamental research, discovery, and pre-clinical testing for drug development. Its primary focus is scientific instruments used to advance life science and research. With operations in North America, Europe and china it sells through a combination of direct and distribution channels to customers around the world. The product brands of the company include Harvard Apparatus, DSI, Buxco, Biochrom, BTX, Heka, Hugo Sachs, Multichannel Systems MCS GmbH, and Panlab.. The majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
James W Green director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 12525 CHADRON AVENUE, HAWTHORNE CA 90250
Alan I Edrick director 20200 SUNBURST STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 91311
Jennifer Cote officer: Interim CFO C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Bertrand Loy director C/O ENTEGRIS, INC., 129 CONCORD RD, BILLERICA MA 01821
Thomas W Loewald director 81 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
John F Kennedy director C/O NET PERCEPTIONS INC, 7700 FRANCE AVE. SOUTH, EDINA MN 55435
Katherine A. Eade director C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Susan M. Steele director C/O HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC., 2005 MARKET ST., 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Kenneth Fletcher Olson officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Michael A. Rossi officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Yash Singh officer: Executive Vice President C/O HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, INC., 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD #10, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Jeffrey Duchemin officer: Chief Executive Officer 14 EASTLAND TERRACE, HAVERHILL MA 01830
Kamalam Unninayar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 480 ARSENAL STREET, SUITE 110, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Robert E. Gagnon officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 133 BOSTON POST ROAD, WESTON MA 02493
George Uveges director C/O MFIC CORPORATION, 30 OSSIPEE ROAD, NEWTON MA 02464