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Fast Retailing Co (Fast Retailing Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 22.49 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Fast Retailing Co's share price is $261.044. Fast Retailing Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $11.61. Hence, Fast Retailing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.49.

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

FRCOF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.33   Med: 35.63   Max: 521.24
Current: 24.09

During the past 13 years, Fast Retailing Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 521.24. The lowest was 17.33. And the median was 35.63.

FRCOF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.99% of 742 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 11.9 vs FRCOF: 24.09

Fast Retailing Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $4.31. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $11.61.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Fast Retailing Co was 109.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 23.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Fast Retailing Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 316.40% per year. The lowest was -70.60% per year. And the median was 14.45% per year.


Fast Retailing Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fast Retailing 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.

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Fast Retailing Co Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.10 33.09 21.07 23.93 28.09

Fast Retailing Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 33.33 32.24 28.09 24.67 25.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Fast Retailing 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.


Fast Retailing Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fast Retailing Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fast Retailing Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Fast Retailing Co'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)
=261.044/11.609
=22.49

Fast Retailing Co's Share Price of today is $261.044.
Fast Retailing Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $11.61.

* 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

Fast Retailing Co  (OTCPK:FRCOF) 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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Fast Retailing Co (Fast Retailing Co) Business Description

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Address
10717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, JPN, 754-0894
Fast Retailing Co Ltd is Japan's apparel company, operating the casualwear retail chain Uniqlo, known for its high-quality functional apparel at reasonable prices. The business is founded on a private-label apparel model whereby Fast Retailing is in charge of product design, production, and sales. Fast Retailing is ranked the third-largest apparel company by sales globally, it runs 3,630 stores globally, including 813 and 1,439 Uniqlo stores in Japan and overseas, respectively. Other brands in its portfolio include GU and acquired brands including Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse Tam Tam (French lingerie), and J Brand (premium denim).

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