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Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 5.01 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Life Healthcare Group Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-15), Life Healthcare Group Holdings's share price is R10.85. Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was R2.16. Hence, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.01.

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

JSE:LHC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.63   Med: 15.98   Max: 33.52
Current: 5.02

During the past 13 years, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 33.52. The lowest was 4.63. And the median was 15.98.

JSE:LHC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
86.48% of 355 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 17.66 vs JSE:LHC: 5.02

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R2.40. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was R2.16.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Life Healthcare Group Holdings was 14.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 39.80% per year. The lowest was -7.00% per year. And the median was 6.65% per year.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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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Life Healthcare Group Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.77 11.99 10.25 9.10 9.36

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 10.25 - 9.10 - 9.36

Competitive Comparison of Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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.


Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Life Healthcare Group Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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)
=10.85/2.164
=5.01

Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Share Price of today is R10.85.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was R2.16.

* 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

Life Healthcare Group Holdings  (JSE:LHC) 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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Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
203 Oxford Road, Building 2, Oxford Parks, Corner Eastwood and Oxford Roads, Dunkeld, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd is an international and diversified healthcare organization based in South Africa. The firm's segments include hospitals and complementary services, healthcare services, and Radiopharmaceutical products. The hospitals and complementary services segment generates majority of the revenue. Its services include mental healthcare, acute rehabilitation, renal dialysis, and oncology. The smaller growth initiatives segment focuses on clinical quality products, and outpatient business in South Africa.

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