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MTN Group (MTN Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 8.84 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is MTN Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), MTN Group's share price is $4.44. MTN Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.50. Hence, MTN Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.84.

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

MTNOY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.86   Med: 11.66   Max: 102.94
Current: 8.96

During the past 13 years, MTN Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 102.94. The lowest was 3.86. And the median was 11.66.

MTNOY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.22% of 261 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.58 vs MTNOY: 8.96

MTN Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.19. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.50.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of MTN Group was -22.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -15.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, MTN Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 96.10% per year. The lowest was -133.40% per year. And the median was 21.35% per year.


MTN Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

MTN Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.28 3.86 9.85 10.57 12.30

MTN Group 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 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 9.85 - 10.57 - 12.30

Competitive Comparison of MTN Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Telecom Services subindustry, MTN Group'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.


MTN Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, MTN Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



MTN Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

MTN Group'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)
=4.44/0.502
=8.84

MTN Group's Share Price of today is $4.44.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. MTN Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.50.

* 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

MTN Group  (OTCPK:MTNOY) 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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MTN Group (MTN Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Innovation Centre 216 - 14th Avenue, Fairland, Roodepoort, Gauteng, Johannesburg, ZAF, 2195
MTN Group Ltd is a mobile telecommunications provider operating across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Syria, and Sudan. most of the company's revenue is earned in South Africa and Nigeria. The company also has a joint venture in Iran. From a product perspective, most of its revenue is from voice and data. Other contributors include SMS and sale of devices revenue. MTN also provides enterprise services to small/midsize enterprises and corporate clients. The company owns the mobile infrastructure and data centers. Its segments include Network services, Mobile devices, Inter- connect and roaming, Digital and fintech and others.

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