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Northwest Pipe Co (Northwest Pipe Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 9.06 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Northwest Pipe Co's share price is $31.58. Northwest Pipe Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.48. Hence, Northwest Pipe Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.06.

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

NWPX' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.72   Med: 10.85   Max: 94.31
Current: 9.08

During the past 13 years, Northwest Pipe Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 94.31. The lowest was 1.72. And the median was 10.85.

NWPX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
79.63% of 1654 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.565 vs NWPX: 9.08

Northwest Pipe Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.40. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.48.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Northwest Pipe Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 54.80% per year. The lowest was -114.90% per year. And the median was 3.10% per year.


Northwest Pipe Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northwest Pipe Co'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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Northwest Pipe Co 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 9.50 6.69 - - 8.68

Northwest Pipe Co 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 - 16.39 25.82 25.83 8.68

Competitive Comparison

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Northwest Pipe Co'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.


Northwest Pipe Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Northwest Pipe Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Northwest Pipe Co'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)
=31.58/3.484
=9.06

Northwest Pipe Co's Share Price of today is $31.58.
Northwest Pipe Co'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 $3.48.

* 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

Northwest Pipe Co  (NAS:NWPX) 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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Northwest Pipe Co (Northwest Pipe Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
201 North East Park Plaza Drive, Suite 100, Vancouver, WA, USA, 98684
Northwest Pipe Co is a manufacturer of water-related infrastructure products. The company has two operating segments; Engineered Steel Pressure Pipe segment manufactures large-diameter, high-pressure steel pipeline systems for use in water infrastructure applications, which are related to drinking water systems. These products are also used for hydroelectric power systems, wastewater systems, seismic resiliency, and other applications, and Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems segment manufacture stormwater and wastewater technology products, high-quality precast and reinforced concrete products, including manholes, box culverts, vaults, and catch basins, pump lift stations, oil water separators, biofiltration, and other environmental and engineered solutions.
Executives
Irma Lockridge director C/O TRINITY CAPITAL INC., 1 N. 1ST STREET, 3RD FLOOR, PHOENIX AZ 85004
Michael C Franson director 1401 17TH STREET 750, DENVER CO 80202
Richard A Roman director 1984 SW 16TH AVE, PORTLAND OR 97201
Scott J Montross officer: President & CEO
Michael Wray officer: Sr VP/GM of Precast 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Keith R Larson director 11 HILLSHIRE DRIVE, LAKE OSWEGO OR 97034
Amanda Kulesa director 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Michelle Galanter Applebaum director 5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98661
Megan A. Kendrick officer: VP of Human Resources 5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98661
William S. Yearsley director 833 WEST SOUTH BOULDER ROAD, LOUISVILLE CO 80027
Eric Stokes officer: Sr. VP of Sales & Marketing 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
John Paschal director 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Miles Brittain other: VP of Operations 201 NE PARK PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 100, VANCOUVER WA 98684
Aaron Wilkins officer: VP of Finance &Corp Controller 5721 SE COLUMBIA WAY SUITE 200, VANCOUVER WA 98661
James E Declusin director OREGON STEEL MILLS INC, 1000 SW BROADWAY STE 2200, PORTLAND OR 97205