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PPG Industries (PPG Industries) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 19.69 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), PPG Industries's share price is $131.16. PPG Industries's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.66. Hence, PPG Industries's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.69.

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

PPG' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.4   Med: 22.6   Max: 103.94
Current: 16.74

During the past 13 years, PPG Industries's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 103.94. The lowest was 11.40. And the median was 22.60.

PPG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
53.66% of 820 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 18.47 vs PPG: 16.74

PPG Industries's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.33. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $6.66.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of PPG Industries was 318.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, PPG Industries's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 111.00% per year. The lowest was -35.50% per year. And the median was 7.70% per year.


PPG Industries Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for PPG Industries'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.

* Premium members only.

PPG Industries 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 19.08 18.79 34.66 67.06 19.05

PPG Industries Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 34.84 28.70 19.63 19.05 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, PPG Industries'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.


PPG Industries Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, PPG Industries's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



PPG Industries Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

PPG Industries'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)
=131.16/6.66
=19.69

PPG Industries's Share Price of today is $131.16.
PPG Industries's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $6.66.

* 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

PPG Industries  (NYSE:PPG) 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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PPG Industries (PPG Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One PPG Place, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15272
PPG is a global producer of coatings. The company is the world's largest producer of coatings after the purchase of selected Akzo Nobel assets. PPG's products are sold to a wide variety of end users, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets. The company has a footprint in many regions around the globe, with less than half of sales coming from North America in recent years. PPG is focused on its coatings and specialty products and expansion into emerging regions, as exemplified by the Comex acquisition.
Executives
Iii Chris Roberts director 1716 LOCUST ST. LS-175, 7TH FLOOR, DES MOINES IA 50309
Vincent J Morales officer: Senior VP & CFO PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Michael H Mcgarry officer: Senior Vice President PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Chancey E. Hagerty officer: Sr. VP, Auto. Refinish Ctgs. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Karl Henrik Bergstrom officer: Sr.VP, Arch Ctgs LA, EMEA, AP PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Kevin D. Braun officer: Sr. VP, Industrial Coatings PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Anne M. Foulkes officer: Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Secrtry PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Rebecca B. Liebert officer: Sr. VP, Automotive Coatings PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Brian Richard Williams officer: Acting Controller ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Timothy M Knavish officer: Sr. VP, Automotive Coatings PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Guillermo Novo director AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., 7201 HAMILTON BOULEVARD, ALLENTOWN PA 18195
Michael Nally director 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
William E Schaupp officer: Assistant Controller (PAO) PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Kathleen Ligocki director 3296 PINE LAKE ROAD, WEST BLOOMFIELD MI 48324
Vadlamannati Ramaprasad officer: Sr. VP, Protect. & Marine Ctgs PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272

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