As of today (2024-04-24), PACCAR's share price is $113.74.
PACCAR's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.57. Hence, PACCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.41.
The historical rank and industry rank for PACCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
PCAR'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.06 Med: 27.9 Max: 170.34
Current: 20.4
During the past 13 years, PACCAR's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 170.34. The lowest was 14.06. And the median was 27.90.
PCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 60% of 120
companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 15.425
vs PCAR: 20.40
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of PACCAR was 78.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 29.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, PACCAR's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.80% per year. The lowest was -44.20% per year. And the median was 11.05% per year.
PACCAR Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for PACCAR'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.
Competitive Comparison of PACCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, PACCAR'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.
PACCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, PACCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PACCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
PACCAR Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
PACCAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
PACCAR's Share Price of today is $113.74.
PACCAR'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 $5.57.
* 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:
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.
PACCAR Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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Paccar is a leading manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the premium brands Kenworth and Peterbilt, which are primarily sold in the NAFTA region and Australia, and DAF trucks, which are sold in Europe and South America. The company's trucks are sold through over 2,300 independent dealers globally. Paccar Financial Services provides retail and wholesale financing for customers and dealers, respectively. The company commands approximately 30% of the Class 8 market share in North America and 17% of the heavy-duty market share in Europe.
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