As of today (2024-04-24), Veeco Instruments's share price is $33.89.
Veeco Instruments's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.60. Hence, Veeco Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 56.39.
The historical rank and industry rank for Veeco Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
VECO'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.14 Med: 35.26 Max: 3179.17
Current: 56.4
During the past 13 years, Veeco Instruments's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 3179.17. The lowest was 13.14. And the median was 35.26.
VECO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 71.96% of 485
companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.15
vs VECO: 56.40
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Veeco Instruments was -50.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, Veeco Instruments's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 64.50% per year. The lowest was -72.20% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.
Veeco Instruments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Veeco Instruments'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.
Competitive Comparison of Veeco Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Veeco Instruments'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.
Veeco Instruments Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Veeco Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Veeco Instruments's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Veeco Instruments's Share Price of today is $33.89.
Veeco Instruments'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 $0.60.
* 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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Veeco Instruments (Veeco Instruments) Business Description
Veeco Instruments Inc is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in designing, developing, and manufacturing thin-film process equipment, which is mainly used to produce electronic devices. The company's product categories by market consist of lighting, display, and power electronics; advanced packaging; MEMS and RF; scientific and industrial; and data storage. The lighting, display, and power electronics market accounts for over half of the total revenue. The company offers products and services in the United States; China; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, or EMEA; and the rest of the world, with overseas markets contributing the majority of total revenue.
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