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Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 2.57 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Merafe Resources Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-17), Merafe Resources's share price is R1.24. Merafe Resources's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.48. Hence, Merafe Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.57.

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

JSE:MRF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.01   Med: 5.02   Max: 56.15
Current: 2.57

During the past 13 years, Merafe Resources's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 56.15. The lowest was 2.01. And the median was 5.02.

JSE:MRF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
90.44% of 387 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 14.69 vs JSE:MRF: 2.57

Merafe Resources's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.26. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was R0.48.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Merafe Resources was -0.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 99.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 82.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Merafe Resources's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 117.10% per year. The lowest was -184.40% per year. And the median was 8.05% per year.


Merafe Resources Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merafe Resources'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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Merafe Resources Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Merafe Resources 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 9.45 6.89 4.51 2.72 2.69

Merafe Resources 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 4.51 - 2.72 - 2.69

Competitive Comparison of Merafe Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Merafe Resources'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.


Merafe Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Merafe Resources's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Merafe Resources Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Merafe Resources'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)
=1.24/0.483
=2.57

Merafe Resources's Share Price of today is R1.24.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Merafe Resources's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.48.

* 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

Merafe Resources  (JSE:MRF) 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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Merafe Resources (JSE:MRF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
35 Ballyclare Drive, Building B, 2nd floor, Ballyoaks Office Park, Bryanston, ZAF, 2191
Merafe Resources Ltd through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Merafe Ferrochrome and Mining Proprietary Limited, participates in chrome mining and the beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome. The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture (Venture) operates five ferrochrome smelters, twenty-two ferrochrome furnaces, and nine mines, situated in the North-West, Limpopo, and Mpumalanga provinces of South Africa. The company has operating mines namely, Waterval mine; Marikana West; and Kroondal Gemini. The Group has one reportable segment being the mining and beneficiation of chrome ore into ferrochrome and associated minerals.

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