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WaFd (WAFD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 7.58 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-25), WaFd's share price is $27.78. WaFd's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.66. Hence, WaFd's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.58.

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

WAFD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.81   Med: 15.02   Max: 31.88
Current: 7.59

During the past 13 years, WaFd's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 31.88. The lowest was 5.81. And the median was 15.02.

WAFD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
59.66% of 989 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.65 vs WAFD: 7.59

WaFd's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.59. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.66.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of WaFd was -19.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, WaFd's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 26.90% per year. The lowest was -18.90% per year. And the median was 8.00% per year.


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

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

WaFd Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.00 11.89 8.74 7.64 8.41

WaFd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 6.91 8.12 8.41 9.00 -

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

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, WaFd'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.


WaFd's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, WaFd's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



WaFd Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

WaFd'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)
=27.78/3.663
=7.58

WaFd's Share Price of today is $27.78.
WaFd'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 $3.66.

* 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

WaFd  (NAS:WAFD) 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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WaFd (WAFD) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
425 Pike Street, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
WaFd Inc is engaged in providing lending, depository, insurance and other banking services to consumers, mid-sized to large businesses, and owners and developers of commercial real estate. Geographically It operates in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, Utah. New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho and others. WaFd Inc provides, Personal Banking, Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Home Loans.
Executives
Randall H Talbot director 777 108TH AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200, BELLEVUE WA 98124-1690
David K Grant director
Blayne Sanden officer: SVP & PAO 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Brent J Beardall officer: EVP & CFO 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Kim E Robison officer: EVP & Chief Operations Officer 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Cathy E Cooper officer: EVP & Chief Consumer Banker 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Kelli Holz officer: EVP & CFO PO BOX 580, BELLINGHAM WA 98227
Vincent L Beatty officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Shawn Bice director C/O SPLUNK INC., 270 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ryan Mauer officer: EVP & Chief Credit Officer 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
James Endrizzi officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Banker 425 PIKE STREET, SEATTLE WA 98101
Sean Singleton director 425 PIKE ST, SEATTLE WA 98101
Sylvia Hampel director 425 PIKE ST, SEATTLE WA 98101
Sudhir Steven Singh director 6222 185TH AVE, REDMOND WA 98052
Linda S Brower director