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Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 24.12 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Lincoln Electric Holdings's share price is $238.85. Lincoln Electric Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.90. Hence, Lincoln Electric Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.12.

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

LECO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.91   Med: 21.88   Max: 33.18
Current: 24.12

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Electric Holdings's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 33.18. The lowest was 11.91. And the median was 21.88.

LECO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
54.62% of 1657 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.49 vs LECO: 24.12

Lincoln Electric Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.67. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $9.90.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Lincoln Electric Holdings was 86.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 26.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Electric Holdings's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 71.20% per year. The lowest was -34.10% per year. And the median was 7.75% per year.


Lincoln Electric Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lincoln Electric Holdings'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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Lincoln Electric Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.17 23.97 27.69 27.25 21.96

Lincoln Electric Holdings 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 27.25 25.24 23.83 18.54 21.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Lincoln Electric Holdings'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.


Lincoln Electric Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Lincoln Electric Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lincoln Electric Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Lincoln Electric Holdings'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)
=238.85/9.902
=24.12

Lincoln Electric Holdings's Share Price of today is $238.85.
Lincoln Electric Holdings'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 $9.90.

* 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

Lincoln Electric Holdings  (NAS:LECO) 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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Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22801 Street Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44117
Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products. The firm's portfolio of products includes arc-welding solutions, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, and brazing and soldering alloys, as well as automation solutions. Lincoln Electric serves clients in the general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, energy and process industries, among other end markets. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric has operations in 19 countries and has 11,000 employees worldwide. The company generated roughly $3.8 billion in sales in 2022.
Executives
Michael J Whitehead officer: SVP, Strat. & Business Dev. 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Christopher L Mapes director REGAL BELOIT CORP, 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Steven B Hedlund officer: V. P. Strategy & Bus. Dev. 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Geoffrey P Allman officer: Sr. V.P., Corporate Controller 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Michele R Kuhrt officer: Ex. V.P., CIO 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Marc A Howze director DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Jennifer I Ansberry officer: Ex.V.P. General Counsel & Secy 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Bonnie J Fetch director 500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Kathryn Jo Lincoln director 1741 EAST MORTEN AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85020
Peter M. Pletcher officer: SVP, President International 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gregory Doria officer: SVP, Pres Harris Products Gr. 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gabriel Bruno officer: V.P., Corporate Controller 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Lisa Dietrich officer: EVP, CIO 22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Brian Chambers director ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY, TOLEDO OH 43659
Thomas A Flohn officer: VP; Pres. (Asia Pac.) 22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117

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