As of today (2024-04-19), BlueScope Steel's share price is $75.90.
BlueScope Steel's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.13. Hence, BlueScope Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.39.
The historical rank and industry rank for BlueScope Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
BLSFY'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.6 Med: 11.06 Max: 62.82
Current: 12.62
During the past 13 years, BlueScope Steel's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 62.82. The lowest was 3.60. And the median was 11.06.
BLSFY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 61.2% of 366
companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 9.625
vs BLSFY: 12.62
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of BlueScope Steel was -50.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 83.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.20% per year.
During the past 13 years, BlueScope Steel's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 91.60% per year. The lowest was -85.20% per year. And the median was 24.50% per year.
BlueScope Steel Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for BlueScope Steel'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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BlueScope Steel Annual Data
Trend
Jun14
Jun15
Jun16
Jun17
Jun18
Jun19
Jun20
Jun21
Jun22
Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
5.00
25.09
12.43
4.61
7.16
BlueScope Steel Semi-Annual Data
Jun14
Dec14
Jun15
Dec15
Jun16
Dec16
Jun17
Dec17
Jun18
Dec18
Jun19
Dec19
Jun20
Dec20
Jun21
Dec21
Jun22
Dec22
Jun23
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
-
4.61
-
7.16
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Competitive Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, BlueScope Steel'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.
BlueScope Steel Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, BlueScope Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BlueScope Steel's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
BlueScope Steel's Share Price of today is $75.90.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. BlueScope Steel's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.13.
* 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.
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BlueScope Steel (BlueScope Steel) Business Description
BlueScope is an Australian-based steelmaking firm with five business units. The Australian Steel Products segment mainly specializes in branded coated and painted flat steel products, sold domestically. North Star is the group's U.S. mini-mill specializing in the production of hot rolled coil for U.S. construction and automotive sectors. Building Products Asia and North America operate across Southeast Asia, China, India, and the U.S. West Coast involved in metal-coating, painting, and roll-forming. New Zealand Steel and the Pacific Islands business produces flat and long steel products for New Zealand and building components for the Pacific Islands. The Buildings North America segment specializes in non-residential buildings, including materials manufacturing and support services.
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