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Serica Energy (LSE:SQZ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 19.21 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Serica Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-13), Serica Energy's share price is £1.825. Serica Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.10. Hence, Serica Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.21.

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

LSE:SQZ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 11.04   Max: 41.13
Current: 19.21

During the past 13 years, Serica Energy's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 41.13. The lowest was 1.26. And the median was 11.04.

LSE:SQZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
72.99% of 596 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.275 vs LSE:SQZ: 19.21

Serica Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-0.21. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.10.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Serica Energy was -96.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Serica Energy's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 77.90% per year. The lowest was -437.20% per year. And the median was 16.30% per year.


Serica Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Serica Energy'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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Serica Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Serica Energy 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 2.71 18.25 6.43 1.78 43.32

Serica Energy 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 6.43 - 1.78 - 43.32

Competitive Comparison of Serica Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Serica Energy'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.


Serica Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Serica Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Serica Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Serica Energy'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)
=1.825/0.095
=19.21

Serica Energy's Share Price of today is £1.825.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Serica Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.10.

* 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

Serica Energy  (LSE:SQZ) 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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Serica Energy (LSE:SQZ) Business Description

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Address
48 George Street, London, GBR, W1U 7DY
Serica Energy PLC is an independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centered on the UK North Sea with a range of exploration and production assets. The company operates the Bruce, Keith, and Rhum fields in the UK Northern North Sea. It also operates the Columbus Field, Triton FPSO, and the Mansell field as well as holding an interest in the Erskine field in the Central North Sea.

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