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Progress Software (Progress Software) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.03 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Progress Software Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), Progress Software's share price is $51.63. Progress Software's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $4.29. Hence, Progress Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.03.

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

PRGS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.79   Med: 14.32   Max: 852.26
Current: 12.03

During the past 13 years, Progress Software's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 852.26. The lowest was 9.79. And the median was 14.32.

PRGS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
76.05% of 1470 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.44 vs PRGS: 12.03

Progress Software's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.57. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.29.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Progress Software was 0.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Progress Software's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 58.10% per year. The lowest was -19.00% per year. And the median was 9.50% per year.


Progress Software Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Progress Software Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.30 13.14 12.43 12.68 14.29

Progress Software Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 13.41 15.75 15.49 14.29 12.44

Competitive Comparison of Progress Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Progress Software'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.


Progress Software's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Progress Software Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Progress Software'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)
=51.63/4.29
=12.03

Progress Software's Share Price of today is $51.63.
Progress Software's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.29.

* 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

Progress Software  (NAS:PRGS) 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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Progress Software (Progress Software) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15 Wayside Road, Suite 400, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Progress Software Corporation is a provider of cloud-based security solutions to large- and mid-sized organizations in a wide range of industries. Its product includes OpenEdge; Chef; Developer Tools; Kemp LoadMaster; MOVEit; DataDirect; WhatsUp Gold; Sitefinity; Flowmon and Corticon. The company derives revenue from perpetual licenses to its products, but some products also use term licensing models. Its cloud-based offerings use a subscription-based model. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States and also has a presence in Canada, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Latin America, and Asia Pacific.
Executives
Domenic Lococo officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Sundar Subramanian officer: EVP/GM DevSecOps C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Ian Pitt officer: Chief Information Officer C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Kathryn Kulikoski officer: CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Yufan Stephanie Wang officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 15 WAYSIDE ROAD, SUITE 400, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Anthony Folger officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARBONITE, INC., 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02115
Loren Jarrett officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DR., BEDFORD MA 01730
Charles Francis Kane director 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Yogesh K Gupta director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 15 WAYSIDE ROAD, SUITE 400, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Jeremy Segal officer: Senior Vice President C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Jennifer Ortiz officer: EVP, Corporate Marketing C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DRIVE, BEDFORD MA 01730
John R Egan director 176 SOUTH ST., HOPKINTON MA 01748
John Ainsworth officer: Senior Vice President C/O PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION, 14 OAK PARK DR., BEDFORD MA 01730
Gary Quinn officer: Senior Vice President C/O COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTER INC, ONE COMPUTER ASSOC PLAZA, ISLANDIA NY 11749
Ranier Gawlick director 5540 PIONEER CREEK DRIVE, MAPLE PLAIN MN 55359