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Dnow (DNOW) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 9.35 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Dnow's share price is $14.89. Dnow's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.59. Hence, Dnow's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.35.

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

DNOW' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.11   Med: 9.97   Max: 472.94
Current: 9.13

During the past 12 years, Dnow's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 472.94. The lowest was 2.11. And the median was 9.97.

DNOW's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
80.39% of 1657 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.49 vs DNOW: 9.13

Dnow's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.96. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.59.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year.

During the past 12 years, Dnow's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.70% per year. The lowest was -42.10% per year. And the median was -5.10% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Dnow'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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Dnow Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.78 4.32 37.79 - 7.18

Dnow Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 113.78 9.50 17.30 7.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Dnow'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.


Dnow Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Dnow's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dnow Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Dnow'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)
=14.89/1.593
=9.35

Dnow's Share Price of today is $14.89.
Dnow'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 $1.59.

* 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

Dnow  (NYSE:DNOW) 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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Dnow (DNOW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7402 North Eldridge Parkway, Houston, TX, USA, 77041
Dnow Inc is a company engaged in worldwide supplying of energy and industrial products and packaged, engineered process and production equipment with a legacy of over one sixty years. They offer a broad set of supply chain solutions combined with a suite of digital solutions branded as DigitalNOW that provide customers world-class technology for digital commerce, data and information management. Its locations provide products and solutions to exploration and production companies, midstream transmission and storage companies, refineries, chemical companies, utilities, mining, municipal water, manufacturers, engineering and construction companies as well as companies operating in the decarbonization, energy transition and renewables end markets.
Executives
Karen David-green director C/O WINSTON & STRAWN LLP, 800 CAPITOL ST., SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77002
David A Cherechinsky officer: Sr. Vice President and CFO 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Sonya Reed director 4 TESSENEER DRIVE, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41076
Fanny R. Surratt officer: See Remarks NOW INC., C/O RAYMOND CHANG, 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Kelly T. Munson officer: See Remarks NOW INC., C/O RAYMOND CHANG, 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Richard J Alario director C/O KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC., 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Paul M Coppinger director
Rodney W Eads director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
J. Wayne Richards director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Galen Cobb director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Terry Bonno director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
James Crandell director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Daniel L Molinaro officer: Executive Vice President 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Mark B Johnson officer: See Remarks 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Raymond W Chang officer: VP and General Counsel 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041

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