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United Utilities Group (United Utilities Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 158.10 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is United Utilities Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), United Utilities Group's share price is $25.77. United Utilities Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.16. Hence, United Utilities Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 158.10.

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

UUGRY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.11   Med: 49.18   Max: 157.68
Current: 153.87

During the past 13 years, United Utilities Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 157.68. The lowest was 19.11. And the median was 49.18.

UUGRY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
97.73% of 309 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 11.24 vs UUGRY: 153.87

United Utilities Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.08. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.16.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of United Utilities Group was -76.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -10.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, United Utilities Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 56.20% per year. The lowest was -20.60% per year. And the median was 16.80% per year.


United Utilities Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Utilities Group'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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United Utilities Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

United Utilities Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.71 47.27 29.39 25.16 77.37

United Utilities Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - 25.16 - 77.37 -

Competitive Comparison of United Utilities Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, United Utilities Group'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.


United Utilities Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, United Utilities Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Utilities Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



United Utilities Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

United Utilities Group'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)
=25.77/0.163
=158.10

United Utilities Group's Share Price of today is $25.77.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. United Utilities Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.16.

* 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

United Utilities Group  (OTCPK:UUGRY) 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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United Utilities Group (United Utilities Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, GBR, WA5 3LP
United Utilities Group is primarily a holding company for United Utilities Water, the country's largest regulated water and wastewater utility, serving customers in northwest England, including Manchester and Liverpool.

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