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Lear (LEA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 12.49 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Lear's share price is $132.56. Lear's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.62. Hence, Lear's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.49.

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

LEA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.15   Med: 12.85   Max: 311.35
Current: 12.48

During the past 13 years, Lear's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 311.35. The lowest was 5.15. And the median was 12.85.

LEA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
51.25% of 763 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 12.9 vs LEA: 12.48

Lear's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.44. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $10.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Lear was 64.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 44.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -12.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Lear's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 54.80% per year. The lowest was -114.70% per year. And the median was 0.85% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Lear'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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Lear 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 12.49 45.59 130.03 19.39 13.40

Lear 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 19.39 56.82 19.04 13.54 13.40

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Lear'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.


Lear Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lear's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lear Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Lear'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)
=132.56/10.617
=12.49

Lear's Share Price of today is $132.56.
Lear'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 $10.62.

* 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

Lear  (NYSE:LEA) 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.


Lear Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Lear (LEA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI, USA, 48033
Lear designs, develops, and manufactures automotive seating and electrical systems and components. Seating components include frames and mechanisms, covers (leather and woven fabric), seat heating and cooling, foam, and headrests. Automotive electrical distribution and connection systems and electronic systems include wiring harnesses, terminals and connectors, on-board battery chargers, high-voltage battery management systems, high-voltage power distribution systems, domain controllers, telematics control units, gateway modules, vehicle positioning for automated and autonomous driving, embedded control software, cloud and mobile device software and services, and cybersecurity. Lear's largest customer and regional market is GM and North America at 20% and 44% of 2022 revenue, respectively.
Executives
Raymond E Scott director, officer: President & CEO
Carl A. Esposito officer: SVP & President, E-Systems 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Jason M Cardew officer: SVP & CFO 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Frank C Orsini officer: EVP & President, Seating 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Mallett Conrad L Jr director
Greg C Smith director FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 21175 OAKWOOD BLVD, DEARBORN MI 48124
Marianne Vidershain officer: VP, Treasurer 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Jonathan F Foster director 777 THIRD AVE, 30TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Thomas A Didonato officer: SVP & CAO AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS, INC., 150 THORN HILL DRIVE, WARRENDALE PA 15095
Alicia J. Davis officer: SVP, Corp Dev & Inv Relations 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033
Roger A Krone director
Patricia L Lewis director C/O UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, 9900 BREN ROAD EAST, MN008-T502, MINNETONKA MN 55343
Bradley M Halverson director 100 N.E. ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Shari L Burgess officer: VP & Treasurer
Harry Albert Kemp officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec 21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48033

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