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Robert Walters (FRA:RBW) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 8.26 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Robert Walters Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-22), Robert Walters's share price is €4.08. Robert Walters's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.49. Hence, Robert Walters's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.26.

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

FRA:RBW' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.26   Med: 16.86   Max: 80.06
Current: 8.49

During the past 13 years, Robert Walters's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 80.06. The lowest was 3.26. And the median was 16.86.

FRA:RBW's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
65.99% of 685 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.15 vs FRA:RBW: 8.49

Robert Walters's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.46. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €0.49.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Robert Walters was 38.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -29.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -18.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Robert Walters's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 82.30% per year. The lowest was -36.40% per year. And the median was -1.45% per year.


Robert Walters Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Robert Walters Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.98 4.02 28.95 17.82 10.60

Robert Walters Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 28.95 - 17.82 - 10.60

Competitive Comparison of Robert Walters's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Robert Walters'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.


Robert Walters's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Robert Walters's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Robert Walters Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Robert Walters'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)
=4.08/0.494
=8.26

Robert Walters's Share Price of today is €4.08.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Robert Walters's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.49.

* 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

Robert Walters  (FRA:RBW) 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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Robert Walters (FRA:RBW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11 Slingsby Place, St Martin's Courtyard, London, GBR, WC2E 9AB
Robert Walters PLC is a specialist professional recruitment group. The company specialises in the placement of the highest calibre professionals across the disciplines of accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, HR, healthcare, IT, legal, sales, marketing, secretarial and support and supply chain, logistics and procurement. Its client base ranges from blue-chip corporates and financial services organisations to SMEs and start-ups. The Group's outsourcing division, Resource Solutions, is engaged in recruitment process outsourcing and managed services. Its geographical area of operation includes Asia Pacific, UK, Europe, and Other International. It generates the most of the revenue from the Asia Pacific.

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