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Orbotech (Orbotech) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 18.80 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Orbotech Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-08), Orbotech's share price is $65.77. Orbotech's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was $3.50. Hence, Orbotech's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 18.80.

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

ORBK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 17.44
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Orbotech's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.96. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.50.


Orbotech Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Orbotech Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.60 16.26 13.71 18.58 23.48

Orbotech Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 29.71 23.48 32.76 21.01 16.99

Competitive Comparison of Orbotech's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Orbotech'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.


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

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

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



Orbotech Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Orbotech'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)
=65.77/3.499
=18.80

Orbotech's Share Price of today is $65.77.
Orbotech's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.50.

* 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

Orbotech  (NAS:ORBK) 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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Orbotech (Orbotech) Business Description

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Orbotech Ltd is an Israel-based manufacturer of scientific instruments, although China is its biggest market. It manufactures products which can be used to test other products in development in terms of efficiency. Orbotech functions within three operating segments Production Solutions for the Electronics Industry, Solar Energy and Recognition Software. The company secures a major share of its revenue from the sale of products to suit the needs of the electronics industry. It develops capital equipment for inspection and deposition for manufacturers of printed circuit boards and semiconductors devices. The Solar Energy segment manufactures photovoltaic energy systems and the recognition software segment develops check processing and healthcare payments automation solutions to banks.