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Jinpan International (Jinpan International) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 7.20 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Jinpan International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-14), Jinpan International's share price is $5.94. Jinpan International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.83. Hence, Jinpan International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.20.

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

JST's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 17.38
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Jinpan International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.59. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.83.


Jinpan International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Jinpan International Annual Data
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Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
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Jinpan International Quarterly Data
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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 7.11 6.61 4.29 5.15 4.39

Competitive Comparison of Jinpan International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Jinpan International'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.


Jinpan International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Jinpan International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Jinpan International'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)
=5.94/0.825
=7.20

Jinpan International's Share Price of today is $5.94.
Jinpan International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.83.

* 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

Jinpan International  (NAS:JST) 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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Jinpan International (Jinpan International) Business Description

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Jinpan International Ltd was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on April 3, 1997 under the International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands. The Company design, manufacture and sells electrical power control and distribution equipment that are used in commercial, industrial, and infrastructural applications. Its product lines include cast resin transformers, VPI transformers, VPI line reactors, switchgears and unit substations. Its manufactures low and medium voltage switchgear products under license from Schneider. It also manufactures switchgears, Vacuum Pressure Impregnated (VPI) reactors and transformers, and unit substations. The Company offers switchgear products for general power distribution and for specialized infrastructural and industrial applications. The two main categories of dry type transformers that currently dominate the market are cast resin and open ventilated dry type transformers. Cast resin dry type transformers are predominant in Europe, Japan, and newly developed markets in Asia, including China. Open ventilated dry type transformers are widely used in North America. The Company manufactures medium and low voltage switchgear products for the China market. They use sheet metal to manufacture switchgear enclosures, coat the enclosure, and assemble switchgears using components from brand name suppliers such as Siemens and Schneider. The Company owns the rights to the trademark 'JST,' which is registered with the Trademark Bureau of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce in China.

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