As of today (2024-04-19), Strategic Education's share price is $98.21.
Strategic Education's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.38. Hence, Strategic Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 29.08.
The historical rank and industry rank for Strategic Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
STRA'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.42 Med: 17.53 Max: 110.73
Current: 29.06
During the past 13 years, Strategic Education's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 110.73. The lowest was 4.42. And the median was 17.53.
STRA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 76.61% of 171
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 13.26
vs STRA: 29.06
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Strategic Education was -3.10% 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 8.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, Strategic Education's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 62.30% per year. The lowest was -40.50% per year. And the median was 13.20% per year.
Strategic Education Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Strategic Education'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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Strategic Education Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
21.48
22.68
10.64
22.68
27.60
Strategic Education 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
22.68
33.87
33.52
35.20
27.60
Competitive Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Strategic Education'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.
Strategic Education Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Strategic Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Strategic Education's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Strategic Education's Share Price of today is $98.21.
Strategic Education'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 $3.38.
* 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:
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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Strategic Education (Strategic Education) Business Description
Strategic Education Inc. is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for high-demand markets. The company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries Strayer University and Capella University, both accredited post-secondary institutions of higher education located in the United States, as well as Torrens University, an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education located in Australia. It provide employees with access to affordable and industry relevant training, certificate, and degree programs.
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