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Asahi Kasei (Asahi Kasei) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 15.90 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Asahi Kasei's share price is $14.1804. Asahi Kasei's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.89. Hence, Asahi Kasei's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.90.

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

AHKSY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.32   Med: 18.37   Max: 343.27
Current: 17.56

During the past 13 years, Asahi Kasei's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 343.27. The lowest was 6.32. And the median was 18.37.

AHKSY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
52.08% of 818 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 18.435 vs AHKSY: 17.56

Asahi Kasei's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.03. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.89.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -39.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Asahi Kasei's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 281.50% per year. The lowest was -52.50% per year. And the median was -12.00% per year.


Asahi Kasei Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asahi Kasei'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.

* Premium members only.

Asahi Kasei Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.28 - 17.11 108.68 -

Asahi Kasei 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 - - - 26.63 16.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Chemicals subindustry, Asahi Kasei'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.


Asahi Kasei Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Asahi Kasei Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Asahi Kasei'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)
=14.1804/0.892
=15.90

Asahi Kasei's Share Price of today is $14.1804.
Asahi Kasei'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 $0.89.

* 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

Asahi Kasei  (OTCPK:AHKSY) 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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Asahi Kasei (Asahi Kasei) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-8101
Asahi Kasei Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, sells a variety of products and services. The firm is organized into four segments based on product or service. The chemicals and fibers segment, which generates the most revenue of any segment, sells ammonia-based products including plastic compounds and cellulose fiber. The homes and construction segment builds residential houses and sells thermal insulation. The electronics segment sells components for mobile phones including electronic compasses and lithium-ion battery separators. The healthcare segment sells medical devices including blood purification, blood transfusion, and bioprocess products. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.

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