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PCTEL (PCTI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 13.79 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-26), PCTEL's share price is $6.99. PCTEL's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.51. Hence, PCTEL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.79.

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

PCTI' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.8   Med: 17.28   Max: 220
Current: 13.79

During the past 13 years, PCTEL's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 220.00. The lowest was 7.80. And the median was 17.28.

PCTI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 16.84 vs PCTI: 13.79

PCTEL's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.04. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.51.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -27.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, PCTEL's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 57.00% per year. The lowest was -48.50% per year. And the median was 2.00% per year.


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

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

PCTEL Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 62.17 17.76 12.96 30.48 23.89

PCTEL Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 - 23.89 11.28 9.24 8.21

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

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, PCTEL'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.


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

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

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



PCTEL Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

PCTEL'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)
=6.99/0.507
=13.79

PCTEL's Share Price of today is $6.99.
PCTEL's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.51.

* 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

PCTEL  (NAS:PCTI) 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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PCTEL (PCTI) Business Description

Industry
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Address
471 Brighton Drive, Bloomingdale, IL, USA, 60108
PCTEL Inc delivers performance-critical technology solutions to the wireless industry. The company product includes Antenna Products and Test and Measurement Products. Antenna Products includes Mobile Antennas, Infrastructure Base station Antennas, In-Building Antennas, GNSS/GPS Antennas, Embedded Antennas, and RF ANcillary and Cable Products, and Test and Measurement Products include Scanning Receivers, Public safety testing solution, Scanning Receiver Software, Interference Locating System, and User Experience Test Tools. The majority of the revenue is generated from Antennas and Industrial IoT Devices.
Executives
Anthony R Rossabi director 471 BRIGHTON DR, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Fritz E Freidinger officer: VP and General Counsel JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED, 200 E RANDOLPH DR, CHICAGO IL 60601
Daniel N Laredo officer: Vice President 471 BRIGHTON CT, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Patricia J Lancaster officer: Vice President 471 BRIGHTON CT, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Arnt Arvik officer: VP & CHIEF SALES OFFICER 15701 BERKELEY DRIVE, HAYMARKET VA 20169
David A Neumann officer: Vice President, GM 471 BRIGHTON DRIVE, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Suzanne Cafferty officer: VP - Global Marketing 471 BRIGHTON DRIVE, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Kevin J Mcgowan officer: VP Finance & Corp Controller 471 BRIGHTON DRIVE, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Shelley J Bacastow officer: VP and General Counsel 471 BRIGHTON DRIVE, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Sumeet Singh Paul officer: VICE PRESIDENT & CIO 471 BRIGHTON DRIVE, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
John W Schoen officer: COO & CFO
Cynthia A Keith director 471 BRIGHTON DRIVE, BLOOMINGDALE IL 60108
Giacomo Marini director 40675 ENCYCLOPEDIA CIR., FREMONT CA 94538
Brian J Jackman director 6797 WINCHESTER CIRCLE, SUITE 100, BOULDER CO 80301
Steven D Levy director 6000 SW MEADOWS DRIVE, SUITE 200, C/O TUT SYSTEMS, INC., LAKE OSWEGO OR 97035