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Provident Financial Services (Provident Financial Services) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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As of today (2024-04-16), Provident Financial Services's share price is $13.79. Provident Financial Services's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.22. Hence, Provident Financial Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.22.

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

PFS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.12   Med: 11.22   Max: 20.06
Current: 6.21

During the past 13 years, Provident Financial Services's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 20.06. The lowest was 5.12. And the median was 11.22.

PFS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
52.11% of 994 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.55 vs PFS: 6.21

Provident Financial Services's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.60. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.22.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Provident Financial Services was -13.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Provident Financial Services's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 86.10% per year. The lowest was -40.80% per year. And the median was -0.50% per year.


Provident Financial Services Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Provident Financial Services'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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Provident Financial Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.08 13.83 12.97 8.37 8.14

Provident Financial Services 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 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 8.37 6.93 6.85 7.05 8.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Provident Financial Services'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.


Provident Financial Services Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Provident Financial Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Provident Financial Services Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Provident Financial Services'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)
=13.79/2.216
=6.22

Provident Financial Services's Share Price of today is $13.79.
Provident Financial Services'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 $2.22.

* 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

Provident Financial Services  (NYSE:PFS) 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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Provident Financial Services (Provident Financial Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
239 Washington Street, Jersey, NJ, USA, 07302
Provident Financial Services Inc is the holding company for The Provident Bank, a community-oriented bank. The company provides a comprehensive array of financial products and services through its network of branches throughout northern and central New Jersey, and certain counties in Pennsylvania. The company's strategy emphasizes growing high-return businesses in nonstandard markets, and maintaining a secured capital structure. Commercial loans represent a plurality of the company's loans, followed by construction loans. The majority of the revenue-generating activities that are components of non-interest income are These revenue streams can generally be classified into three broad categories: wealth management revenue, insurance agency income, and banking service charges and other fees.
Executives
James P Dunigan director 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Vito Giannola officer: EVP & Chief Retail Banking Ofc C/O SUSSEX BANCORP, 399 ROUTE 23, FRANKLIN NJ 07416
Walter Sierotko officer: EVP/CLO of Provident Bank 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Frank L Fekete director
Bennett Macdougall officer: EVP, General Counsel, Sec 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
George Lista officer: President/CEO SB One Insurance C/O SUSSEX BANK, 399 ROUTE 23, FRANKLIN NJ 07416
Anthony J Labozzetta director, officer: President and COO SUSSEX BANCORP, 399 ROUTE 23, FRANKLIN NJ 07416
Adriano M. Duarte officer: EVP & CAO of Provident Bank 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Matthew K. Harding director 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Robert Mcnerney director C/O SUSSEX BANK, 399 ROUTE 23, FRANKLIN NJ 07416
James A. Christy officer: SVP, CRO of Provident Bank, other: General Auditor 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Ravi Vakacherla officer: Chief Digital & Innovation Off 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Valerie O Murray officer: SVP & Chief Wealth Mgmt Ofc 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
John Pugliese director 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302
Nadine Duchemin-leslie director 239 WASHINGTON STREET, JERSEY CITY NJ 07302