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World Acceptance (World Acceptance) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 3.05 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), World Acceptance's share price is $132.33. World Acceptance's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $43.36. Hence, World Acceptance's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.05.

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

WRLD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.18   Med: 3.32   Max: 7.24
Current: 3.05

During the past 13 years, World Acceptance's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 7.24. The lowest was 1.18. And the median was 3.32.

WRLD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
70.71% of 239 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 6.62 vs WRLD: 3.05

World Acceptance's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $9.84. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $43.36.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of World Acceptance was -16.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, World Acceptance's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 33.40% per year. The lowest was -2.60% per year. And the median was 17.80% per year.


World Acceptance Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for World Acceptance'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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World Acceptance Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.80 1.70 4.02 4.58 1.72

World Acceptance 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.28 1.72 2.79 2.82 3.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, World Acceptance'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.


World Acceptance Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, World Acceptance's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where World Acceptance's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



World Acceptance Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

World Acceptance'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)
=132.33/43.361
=3.05

World Acceptance's Share Price of today is $132.33.
World Acceptance'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 $43.36.

* 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

World Acceptance  (NAS:WRLD) 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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World Acceptance (World Acceptance) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
104 South Main Street, Greenville, SC, USA, 29601
World Acceptance Corp operates a small-loan consumer finance business. The company offers short-term small installment loans, medium-term larger installment loans, related credit insurance and ancillary products and services to individuals. It also offers income tax return preparation services to its loan customers and other individuals.
Executives
Calmes John L Jr officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer C/O WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Jason E. Childers officer: SVP, IT Strategic Solutions 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Scott Mcintyre officer: SVP, Accounting 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Clifford Sosin 10 percent owner 8 WRIGHT STREET, 1ST FL, WESTPORT CT 06880
Thomas W Smith 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Luke J. Umstetter officer: SVP, General Counsel 104 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SUITE 400, GREENVILLE SC 29601
Darrell E Whitaker director 14 BATSON ORCHARD CT., TAYLORS SC 29687
R Chad Prashad officer: See remarks 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Alice Lindsay Caulder officer: SVP, Human Resources 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607
Daniel Clinton Dyer officer: SVP, CENTRAL DIVISION 230 4TH AVENUE NORTH SUITE 500, NASHVILLE TN 37219
Charles D Way director
Elizabeth R. Neuhoff director 146 SOTA DRIVE, JUPITER FL 33458
Robinson Benjamin E Iii director 325 CORPORATE DRIVE, PORTSMOUTH NH 03885
Bramlett Ken R Jr director 2709 WATER RIDGE PARKWAY, 2ND FLOOR, CHARLOTTE NC 28217
Alison N Labruyere officer: SVP and General Counsel 108 FREDERICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29607

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