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Alleghany (Alleghany) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 5.75 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Alleghany Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Alleghany's share price is $847.79. Alleghany's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 was $147.43. Hence, Alleghany's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.75.

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

Y' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.7   Med: 14.07   Max: 68.56
Current: 5.75

During the past 13 years, Alleghany's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 68.56. The lowest was 4.70. And the median was 14.07.

Y's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Insurance industry.
Industry Median: 8.69 vs Y: 5.75

Alleghany's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2022 was $45.89. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $147.43.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Alleghany was 28.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 25.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Alleghany's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 345.00% per year. The lowest was -91.30% per year. And the median was 6.45% per year.


Alleghany Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alleghany'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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Alleghany Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Alleghany Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.61 24.76 17.32 8.63 5.14

Alleghany Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 5.82 4.91 5.14 6.24 5.65

Competitive Comparison of Alleghany's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Alleghany'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.


Alleghany's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Insurance Industry

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

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



Alleghany Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Alleghany'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)
=847.79/147.432
=5.75

Alleghany's Share Price of today is $847.79.
Alleghany's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $147.43.

* 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

Alleghany  (NYSE:Y) 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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Alleghany (Alleghany) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1411 Broadway, 34th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Alleghany Corp is a property and casualty insurance company that owns and manages subsidiaries that operate reinsurance and insurance operations. The company also executes certain private capital investments. The company classifies its business into three reportable segments: reinsurance, insurance, and Alleghany Capital. These segments' underwriting activities are evaluated separately from investment and corporate activities. Reinsurance contracts are generally classified as a treaty or facultative contracts. Treaty reinsurance provides for the automatic reinsuring of all or a portion of a specified class of risk underwritten by the ceding company. Facultative reinsurance is geared toward individual risks.
Executives
Christopher Kent Dalrymple officer: VP and General Counsel C/O DARWIN PROFESSIONAL UNDERWRITERS INC 9 FARM SPRINGS ROAD FARMINGTON CT 06032
Ian H Chippendale director TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. 80 PINE ST NEW YORK NY 10005
Joseph Patrick Brandon officer: Executive Vice President C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Chris H Cheesman director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Kerry J Jacobs officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
William K Lavin director 375 PARK AVENUE SUITE 3201 NEW YORK NY 10152
John F Shannon officer: SVP, chief investment officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Phillip M Martineau director 414 EAST THIRD STREET PO BOX 1109 MUSCATINE IA 52761
Lauren M Tyler director C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Jefferson Kirby director ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 7 TIMES SQUARE TOWER, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036
Rex D Adams director
Raymond Wong director C/O SPRING MOUNTAIN CAPITAL, LP 650 MADISON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022
James F Will director ST VINCENT COLLEGE, 300 PRASER PURCHASE RD, LATROBE PA 15650
Roger Bryce Gorham officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018
Sennott John Langton Jr officer: SVP C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018

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