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DATA Communications Management (TSX:DCM) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 5.66 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is DATA Communications Management Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), DATA Communications Management's share price is C$3.17. DATA Communications Management's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.56. Hence, DATA Communications Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.66.

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

TSX:DCM' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 2.59   Max: 18.08
Current: 5.98

During the past 13 years, DATA Communications Management's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 18.08. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 2.59.

TSX:DCM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
80.6% of 696 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.57 vs TSX:DCM: 5.98

DATA Communications Management's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.15. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$0.56.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of DATA Communications Management was 9.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -19.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, DATA Communications Management's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.00% per year. The lowest was -77.30% per year. And the median was -20.35% per year.


DATA Communications Management Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for DATA Communications Management'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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DATA Communications Management Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

DATA Communications Management 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 - 0.58 2.49 2.83 4.68

DATA Communications Management 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 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 2.83 4.35 3.83 4.20 4.68

Competitive Comparison of DATA Communications Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, DATA Communications Management'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.


DATA Communications Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, DATA Communications Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DATA Communications Management's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



DATA Communications Management Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

DATA Communications Management'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)
=3.17/0.56
=5.66

DATA Communications Management's Share Price of today is C$3.17.
DATA Communications Management'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 C$0.56.

* 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

DATA Communications Management  (TSX:DCM) 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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DATA Communications Management (TSX:DCM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9195 Torbram Road, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6S 6H2
DATA Communications Management Corp is a communication solutions partner that adds value for companies across North America by creating connections with their customers. The company serves many brands in the markets including financial services, retail, healthcare, energy, other regulated industries, and the public sector. It generates the majority of its revenue from its product sale. It purchases a product from third-party vendors and resells that to its customers.

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