As of today (2024-05-27), Applus Services's share price is €12.46.
Applus Services's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.97. Hence, Applus Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.32.
The historical rank and industry rank for Applus Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:39A'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.49 Med: 10.57 Max: 97.47
Current: 6.45
During the past 13 years, Applus Services's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 97.47. The lowest was 3.49. And the median was 10.57.
FRA:39A's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 79.56% of 680
companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.14
vs FRA:39A: 6.45
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Applus Services was 40.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.70% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, Applus Services's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 87.10% per year. The lowest was -3.50% per year. And the median was 5.90% per year.
Applus Services Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Applus Services'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 Applus Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Applus Services'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.
Applus Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry
For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Applus Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Applus Services's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Applus Services's Share Price of today is €12.46.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Applus Services's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.97.
* 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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Applus Services SA is a Spain-based company that provides testing, inspection and certification services. The company operates through four divisions. The energy and industry division, which accounts for the majority of revenue, is primarily engaged in industrial and environmental inspection, technical assistance, technical staffing, and others. The automotive division conducts statutory vehicle inspection services for safety and emissions. The IDIADA division provides vehicle proving ground, engineering, design and other services. The laboratories division conducts product testing and certification services for laboratories. Europe, North America, Asia Pacific are the three biggest markets for the company.
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