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Star Bulk Carriers (Star Bulk Carriers) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 7.55 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Star Bulk Carriers Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Star Bulk Carriers's share price is $24.71. Star Bulk Carriers's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.27. Hence, Star Bulk Carriers's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.55.

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

SBLK' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.94   Med: 7.11   Max: 31.26
Current: 7.51

During the past 13 years, Star Bulk Carriers's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 31.26. The lowest was 1.94. And the median was 7.11.

SBLK's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
62.18% of 661 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 10.48 vs SBLK: 7.51

Star Bulk Carriers's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.95. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.27.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Star Bulk Carriers was -55.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 46.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Star Bulk Carriers's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 166.80% per year. The lowest was -1179.60% per year. And the median was 40.40% per year.


Star Bulk Carriers Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Star Bulk Carriers'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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Star Bulk Carriers Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Star Bulk Carriers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 8.63 3.61 2.65 6.62

Star Bulk Carriers Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 2.65 3.62 3.97 5.69 6.62

Competitive Comparison of Star Bulk Carriers's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Star Bulk Carriers'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.


Star Bulk Carriers's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Star Bulk Carriers's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Star Bulk Carriers Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Star Bulk Carriers'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)
=24.71/3.272
=7.55

Star Bulk Carriers's Share Price of today is $24.71.
Star Bulk Carriers'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 $3.27.

* 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

Star Bulk Carriers  (NAS:SBLK) 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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Star Bulk Carriers (Star Bulk Carriers) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
C/o Star Bulk Management Inc, 40 Agiou Konstantinou Street, Maroussi, Athens, GRC, 15124
Star Bulk Carriers Corp provides seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. The company owns and operates dry bulk carrier vessels, which are used to transport bulk, such as iron ore, coal, grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. It owns a fleet of vessels that consists of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Panamax, and Supramax. It generates revenues through the voyages it carries out.
Executives
Ramius Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Enterprise Ltd 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Carpathia Master Fund Ltd 10 percent owner C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Baldwin Lp 10 percent owner C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter A Cohen 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 40 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas W Strauss 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ramius Capital Group Llc 10 percent owner 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
C4s & Co Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Morgan B Stark 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeffrey M Solomon 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022