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TDK (TTDKY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.19 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-26), TDK's share price is $44.38. TDK's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.64. Hence, TDK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.19.

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

TTDKY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.91   Med: 27.13   Max: 563.64
Current: 13.05

During the past 13 years, TDK's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 563.64. The lowest was 8.91. And the median was 27.13.

TTDKY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
57.58% of 1346 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 16.84 vs TTDKY: 13.05

TDK's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.58. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.64.

During the past 13 years, TDK's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 192.80% per year. The lowest was -54.00% per year. And the median was -6.75% per year.


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

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

TDK Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 21.67 103.79 - -

TDK 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 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 - - 34.38 11.96 12.77

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

For the Electronic Components subindustry, TDK'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.


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

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

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



TDK Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

TDK'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)
=44.38/3.64
=12.19

TDK's Share Price of today is $44.38.
TDK'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 $3.64.

* 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

TDK  (OTCPK:TTDKY) 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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TDK (TTDKY) Business Description

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Address
Shibaura Renasite Tower, 3-9-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JPN
Founded in 1935, TDK has its origin in magnetic materials, being the first company to commercialize ferrite in the world, and it used to be known as one of the major cassette-tape manufacturers. TDK is now the only external supplier for magnetic recording heads for hard disk drives, and the company intends to expand its magnetic sensor business for handsets and automobiles by leveraging its expertise. It is also one of the global top suppliers of passive components for autos and polymer rechargeable batteries for smartphones. The company acquired InvenSense in 2017, making it one of the largest MEMS sensor companies in the world.