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Olin (OLN) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 9.08 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Olin's share price is $53.17. Olin's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.86. Hence, Olin's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.08.

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

OLN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.73   Med: 13.17   Max: 46.95
Current: 9.04

During the past 13 years, Olin's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 46.95. The lowest was 3.73. And the median was 13.17.

OLN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
75.43% of 818 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 18.435 vs OLN: 9.04

Olin's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.87. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $5.86.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Olin was -49.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 89.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 39.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Olin's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 179.00% per year. The lowest was -66.60% per year. And the median was 24.20% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Olin'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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Olin 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 12.08 28.93 6.09 4.67 9.41

Olin 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 4.67 5.99 6.85 9.13 9.41

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Olin'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.


Olin Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Olin Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Olin'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)
=53.17/5.856
=9.08

Olin's Share Price of today is $53.17.
Olin'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 $5.86.

* 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

Olin  (NYSE:OLN) 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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Olin (OLN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
190 Carondelet Plaza, Suite 1530, Clayton, MO, USA, 63105
Olin Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments based on the product type. The Chlor alkali products and Vinyls segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells chlorine and caustic soda, which are used in a variety of industries including cosmetics, textiles, crop protection, and fire protection products. The Epoxy segment sells epoxy resins used in paints and coatings. The Winchester segment sells sporting ammunition and ammunition accessories under the Winchester brand. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Damian Gumpel officer: VP & Pres, CAPV C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Brett A Flaugher officer: VP & Pres, Winchester C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Valerie A Peters officer: VP, HR C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Julie A Piggott director 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Heidi S Alderman director C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
James A Varilek officer: EVP & COO C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
R Nichole Sumner officer: VP & Controller OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Scott D. Ferguson director 250 WEST 55TH STREET, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
C Robert Bunch director C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Patrick Murphy Schumacher officer: VP & President, CAPV C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Dana C. O'brien officer: Senior VP, GC & Secretary 1111 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Pat D Dawson officer: EVP-Pres, Intl & Corp Strategy C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLAZA, SUITE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
W Anthony Will director C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC., 4 PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Matthew S Darnall director C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105
Teresa M Vermillion officer: VP & Treasurer C/O OLIN CORPORATION, 190 CARONDELET PLZ, STE 1530, CLAYTON MO 63105

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