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QAD (QADB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 53.15 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-05-14), QAD's share price is $87.54. QAD's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2021 was $1.65. Hence, QAD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 53.15.

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

QADB' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.51   Med: 16.3   Max: 250
Current: 53.15

During the past 13 years, QAD's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 250.00. The lowest was 5.51. And the median was 16.30.

QADB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 22.78 vs QADB: 53.15

QAD's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jul. 2021 was $0.01. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.65.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of QAD was 137.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 67.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, QAD's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 915.80% per year. The lowest was -88.30% per year. And the median was -6.55% per year.


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

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

QAD Annual Data
Trend Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.94 38.01 17.61 72.42 33.19

QAD Quarterly Data
Oct16 Jan17 Apr17 Jul17 Oct17 Jan18 Apr18 Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21
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 40.58 26.36 33.19 26.66 52.25

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

For the Software - Application subindustry, QAD'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.


QAD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



QAD Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

QAD'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)
=87.54/1.647
=53.15

QAD's Share Price of today is $87.54.
QAD's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jul. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.65.

* 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

QAD  (NAS:QADB) 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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QAD (QADB) Business Description

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Address
100 Innovation Place, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 93108
QAD Inc is a leading provider of flexible, cloud-based and on-premise enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies across automotive, life sciences, consumer products, food and beverage, and industrial markets. The firm operates primarily in the following geographic regions: North America, Latin America, EMEA and the Asia Pacific. The company derives revenue from licensing software solutions, subscriptions to its cloud offerings, and maintenance fees.

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