The historical rank and industry rank for Surgical Care Affiliates's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
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in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 18.355 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.
Surgical Care Affiliates Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Surgical Care Affiliates'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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Surgical Care Affiliates Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart
Competitive Comparison of Surgical Care Affiliates's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Surgical Care Affiliates'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.
Surgical Care Affiliates's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Surgical Care Affiliates's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Surgical Care Affiliates's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Surgical Care Affiliates Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Surgical Care Affiliates's Share Price of today is $55.87. Surgical Care Affiliates's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.71.
* 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:
Surgical Care Affiliates (NAS:SCAI) 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.
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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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Surgical Care Affiliates (Surgical Care Affiliates) Business Description
Surgical Care Affiliates Inc was incorporated on March 23, 2007. It is a provider of solutions to physicians, health plans and health systems to optimize surgical care. It operates surgical facilities in the United States, which includes 185 ambulatory surgery centers ("ASCs") and seven surgical hospitals. Its business model is focused on building strategic relationships with physicians, health plans and health systems to invest in, develop and optimize facilities in an aligned economic model that enables access to high-quality care at lower cost. It owns and operates facilities in partnership with 45 health systems and approximately 2,800 physician partners. It has six operating segments, which are aggregated into one reportable segment. Its six operating segments are generally organized geographically. Its operations consist of ownership and management of ASCs and surgical hospitals. Its affiliated facilities provide the space, equipment and medical support staff necessary for physicians to perform non-emergency surgical procedures. Its typical ASC is a freestanding facility with fully-equipped operating and procedure rooms and ancillary areas for reception, preparation, recovery and administration. Its surgical hospitals provide medical services similar to those provided by ASCs and can also accommodate more complex procedures, some of which require patients to stay overnight. It faces competition from other providers of ambulatory surgical care in developing ASC and surgical hospital joint ventures, acquiring existing facilities, attracting patients and negotiating commercial health plan contract pricing. It is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment and human health and safety, including those governing the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of contaminated sites and the maintenance of a safe workplace.
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