As of today (2024-04-19), RLI's share price is $138.71.
RLI's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.95. Hence, RLI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.94.
The historical rank and industry rank for RLI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
RLI'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.99 Med: 16.17 Max: 102.72
Current: 13.95
During the past 13 years, RLI's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 102.72. The lowest was 11.99. And the median was 16.17.
RLI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 64.41% of 340
companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.69
vs RLI: 13.95
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of RLI was 86.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year.
During the past 13 years, RLI's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 88.10% per year. The lowest was -43.40% per year. And the median was 8.55% per year.
RLI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for RLI'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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RLI Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
15.09
18.35
13.61
24.58
13.38
RLI 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
24.58
22.02
19.74
20.67
13.38
Competitive Comparison
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, RLI'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.
RLI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, RLI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where RLI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
RLI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
RLI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
RLI's Share Price of today is $138.71.
RLI'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 $9.95.
* 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:
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.
RLI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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RLI Corp underwrites property and casualty insurance through its subsidiaries. The company offers insurance coverage in the specialty admitted market, where the products are designed for special risks. It also offers products in the excess and surplus markets, which provides an alternative for customers with risks or loss exposures that generally cannot be written in the standard admitted market. RLI distributes property and casualty insurance through its wholly-owned branch offices that market to wholesale and retail producers. The company's insurance operation segments include casualty, property, and surety and it derives a majority of its revenue from the Casualty segment.
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