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Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust (Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 2.58 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-13), Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's share price is $15.68. Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $6.09. Hence, Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.58.

The historical rank and industry rank for Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

CPZ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.36   Med: 2.97   Max: 3.71
Current: 2.57

During the past 4 years, Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 3.71. The lowest was 2.36. And the median was 2.97.

CPZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
93.47% of 1010 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.745 vs CPZ: 2.57

Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Oct. 2023 was $7.99. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $6.09.


Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust'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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Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Annual Data
Trend Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
- 3.70 - 2.26

Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Semi-Annual Data
Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3.70 - - - 2.26

Competitive Comparison of Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust'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.


Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust'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)
=15.68/6.089
=2.58

Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Share Price of today is $15.68.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was $6.09.

* 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

Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust  (NAS:CPZ) 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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Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust (Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Trust) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2020 Calamos Court, Naperville, IL, USA, 60563-2787
Calamos L/S Equity & Dynamic Inc Trust is a trust company which seeks to provide current income and risk-managed capital appreciation. The company invests in securities across sectors such as Industrials, Healthcare, Financials, Consumer Discretionary and others.
Executives
John S. Koudounis officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Calamos John P Sr director, officer: President and Chairman 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Erik D. Ojala officer: VP, Sec'y & Chief Legal Off. 2020 CALAMOS CT., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Susan L Schoenberger officer: VP and Assistant Secretary 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Daniel Dufresne officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Christopher M Toub director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Robert Behan officer: Vice President 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Thomas E Herman officer: VP and CFO 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Stephen Atkins officer: Treasurer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Karen Stuckey director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Calamos Advisors Llc other: Investment Adviser 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Stephen B Timbers director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Mark Mickey officer: Chief Compliance Officer 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
William R Rybak director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILE IL 60563
John E Neal director 2020 CALAMOS COURT, NAPERVILLE X1 60563