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Sparton (Sparton) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 11.10 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Sparton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-06), Sparton's share price is $18.51. Sparton's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 was $1.67. Hence, Sparton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.10.

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

SPA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 17.15
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Sparton's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2018 was $0.93. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.67.


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

The historical data trend for Sparton'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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Sparton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Sparton Annual Data
Trend Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.49 - 5.07 8.79 -

Sparton Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 26.54 - - 5.27 10.91

Competitive Comparison of Sparton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Sparton'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.


Sparton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Sparton's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sparton Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sparton'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)
=18.51/1.667
=11.10

Sparton's Share Price of today is $18.51.
Sparton's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.67.

* 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

Sparton  (NYSE:SPA) 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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Sparton (Sparton) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
425 North Martingale Road, Suite 1000, Schaumburg, IL, USA, 60173
Sparton Corp is a provider of design, development, and manufacturing services for complex electromechanical devices and engineered products. The Company serves the medical & biotechnology, military & aerospace and industrial & commercial markets.
Executives
Joseph J Hartnett director, officer: Interim CEO & President 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Frank Anders Wilson director C/O CABOT CORPORATION, TWO SEAPORT LANE, SUITE 1300, BOSTON MA 02210
Alan Lee Bazaar director 9 BEDFORD ROAD, KATONAH NY 10536
Charles R. Kummeth director 425 MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173-2213
John A. Janitz director 6644 CORNERSTONE LANE, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48306
Michael W Osborne officer: Sr. VP - Corporate Development 105 NORTON STREET NEWARK NY 14513
Cary B Wood director, officer: CEO & President 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Donald W Pearson officer: Sr. VP & CFO 425 N. MARTINGALE ROAD SUITE 2050 SCHAUMBURG IL 60173-2213
Stephanie A Martin officer: Senior Vice President 105 NORTON ST NEWARK NY 14513