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Westjet Airlines (FRA:WC41) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 18.32 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Westjet Airlines Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-19), Westjet Airlines's share price is €21.00. Westjet Airlines's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 was €1.15. Hence, Westjet Airlines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 18.32.

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

FRA:WC41's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 11.395
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Westjet Airlines's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was €1.82. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €1.15.


Westjet Airlines Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Westjet Airlines Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 37.82 18.50

Westjet Airlines Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 13.28 18.50 - 112.19 18.84

Competitive Comparison of Westjet Airlines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Airlines subindustry, Westjet Airlines'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.


Westjet Airlines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westjet Airlines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Westjet Airlines Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Westjet Airlines'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)
=21.00/1.146
=18.32

Westjet Airlines's Share Price of today is €21.00.
Westjet Airlines's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1.15.

* 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

Westjet Airlines  (FRA:WC41) 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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Westjet Airlines (FRA:WC41) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 Aerial Place N.E., Calgary, AB, CAN, T2E 3J1
WestJet is a Canadian airline based in Calgary, Alberta. WestJet operates WestJet Vacations, which provides air, hotel, car, and excursion packages and in 2013 launched WestJet Encore, a regional airline that operates Q400 turboprops, servicing smaller destinations. It also plans to launch an ultra-low-cost carrier (branded Swoop) in 2018. WestJet services over 100 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The carrier generated roughly CAD 4.5 billion in revenue in 2017.

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