As of today (2024-04-24), The L S Starrett Co's share price is $16.00.
The L S Starrett Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.96. Hence, The L S Starrett Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.17.
The historical rank and industry rank for The L S Starrett Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
SCX'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.67 Med: 14.27 Max: 760
Current: 8.16
During the past 13 years, The L S Starrett Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 760.00. The lowest was 3.67. And the median was 14.27.
SCX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 82.69% of 1652
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.19
vs SCX: 8.16
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of The L S Starrett Co was 133.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, The L S Starrett Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 56.50% per year. The lowest was -59.70% per year. And the median was -16.60% per year.
The L S Starrett Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for The L S Starrett Co'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.
For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, The L S Starrett Co'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.
The L S Starrett Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The L S Starrett Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The L S Starrett Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
The L S Starrett Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
The L S Starrett Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
The L S Starrett Co's Share Price of today is $16.00.
The L S Starrett Co'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 $1.96.
* 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:
The L S Starrett Co (NYSE:SCX) 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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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Business Description
The L S Starrett Co is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial, professional and consumer measuring and cutting tools and related products. Its products include precision tools, electronic gages, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and others. Its products are used in different industries such as metalworking, automotive, aviation, marine, farm, and "do-it-yourselfers" and tradesmen such as builders, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. The operating segments of the company are North American Operations is a key revenue driver; International Operations and Global Test and Measurement.
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