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Gulf Investment Fund (LSE:GIFS) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 75.31 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Gulf Investment Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-16), Gulf Investment Fund's share price is $2.41. Gulf Investment Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.03. Hence, Gulf Investment Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 75.31.

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

LSE:GIFS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.05   Med: 4.84   Max: 73.13
Current: 73.13

During the past 13 years, Gulf Investment Fund's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 73.13. The lowest was 2.05. And the median was 4.84.

LSE:GIFS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
89.99% of 1009 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.87 vs LSE:GIFS: 73.13

Gulf Investment Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.06. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.03.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Gulf Investment Fund was -92.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Gulf Investment Fund's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 129.90% per year. The lowest was -14.40% per year. And the median was 15.80% per year.


Gulf Investment Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Investment Fund'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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Gulf Investment Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Gulf Investment Fund Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.73 - 2.12 3.32 -

Gulf Investment Fund 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 - 3.32 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Gulf Investment Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Gulf Investment Fund'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.


Gulf Investment Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Gulf Investment Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Investment Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Gulf Investment Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Gulf Investment Fund'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)
=2.41/0.032
=75.31

Gulf Investment Fund's Share Price of today is $2.41.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Gulf Investment Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.03.

* 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

Gulf Investment Fund  (LSE:GIFS) 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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Gulf Investment Fund (LSE:GIFS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
54-62 Athol Street, Exchange House, Douglas, IMN, IM1 1JD
Gulf Investment Fund PLC is a closed-ended investment company. Its investment objective is to capture, through the medium of the Qatar Exchange, the opportunities for growth offered by the expanding Qatari economy by investing in listed companies or companies soon to be listed. The company's segmental operation comprises the investment in a portfolio of equity securities in the GCC region.

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