Quaker Houghton (Quaker Houghton) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 14.29 (As of Today)

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As of today (2024-04-23), Quaker Houghton's share price is $191.565. Quaker Houghton's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.40. Hence, Quaker Houghton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 14.29.

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

KWR' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.68 Med: 30.77 Max: 284.14
Current: 14.29

During the past 13 years, Quaker Houghton's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 284.14. The lowest was 10.68. And the median was 30.77.

KWR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
61.59% of 820 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 18.645 vs KWR: 14.29

Quaker Houghton's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.71. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $13.40.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Quaker Houghton was 1707.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Quaker Houghton's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.90% per year. The lowest was -44.80% per year. And the median was 7.75% per year.

Quaker Houghton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quaker Houghton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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Quaker Houghton Annual Data

Trend

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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37.33

28.03

149.95

224.93

15.92

Quaker Houghton 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															224.93	59.02	25.69	12.27	15.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Quaker Houghton'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.

Quaker Houghton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Quaker Houghton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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

Quaker Houghton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Quaker Houghton'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)
	=	191.565	/	13.403
	=	14.29

Quaker Houghton's Share Price of today is $191.565.
Quaker Houghton'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 $13.40.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) 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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Quaker Houghton (Quaker Houghton) Business Description

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Address

901 East Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428-2380

Website

https://www.quakerhoughton.com

Quaker Houghton manufactures and sells a variety of industrial process fluids. The product portfolio of the company includes metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids and surface treatment chemicals. The geographic segments of the company includes America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and Global Specialty Businesses. Majority of the revenue is earned from America.

Executives

Jeewat Bijlani	officer: SVP - Managing Director, Ams.	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Anna Ransley	officer: SVP, CDIO	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Russell Shaller	director	6555 WEST GOOD HOPE RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Melissa Leneis	officer: SVP, CHRO	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Jeffry D Frisby	director	C/O QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
David Slinkman	officer: SVP - Chief Technology Officer	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Joseph A Berquist	officer: VP & Managing Director - NA	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Robert T Traub	officer: SVP, GC & Corp. Sec.	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
David Will	other: VP, Global Controller & PAO	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Michael F Barry	officer: VP & CFO & Treasurer	ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR ST, CONSHOHOCHEN PA 19428
Jeffrey L Fleck	officer: SVP, Chief GSCO	1310 SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL BLVD, ATLANTA X1 30318
L Wilbert Platzer	officer: VP - WWO
Dieter Laininger	officer: Vice President - Global Steel	QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
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