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Mercury NZ (STU:MRY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 51.52 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Mercury NZ Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-09), Mercury NZ's share price is €3.40. Mercury NZ's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.07. Hence, Mercury NZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 51.52.

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

STU:MRY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.63   Med: 30.67   Max: 312.95
Current: 30.78

During the past 11 years, Mercury NZ's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 312.95. The lowest was 14.63. And the median was 30.67.

STU:MRY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
85.78% of 211 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 8.87 vs STU:MRY: 30.78

Mercury NZ'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 €0.07.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Mercury NZ was -61.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 27.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.40% per year.

During the past 11 years, Mercury NZ's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 47.50% per year. The lowest was -50.10% per year. And the median was 4.75% per year.


Mercury NZ Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercury NZ'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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Mercury NZ Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Mercury NZ 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 31.00 47.96 303.18 36.22 32.02

Mercury NZ 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 - 36.22 - 32.02 -

Competitive Comparison of Mercury NZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Mercury NZ'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.


Mercury NZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Mercury NZ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mercury NZ Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mercury NZ'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)
=3.40/0.066
=51.52

Mercury NZ's Share Price of today is €3.40.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Mercury NZ's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.07.

* 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

Mercury NZ  (STU:MRY) 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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Mercury NZ (STU:MRY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
33 Broadway, The Mercury Building, P O Box 90399, Newmarket, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1142
Mercury NZ (formerly Mighty River Power) generates more than 15% of New Zealand's electricity and is one of the four major electricity generators and suppliers in the country. All electricity is generated from renewable sources, which makes it one of the lowest-cost providers of electricity. The company operates nine hydro stations and five geothermal power plants in the North Island and some wind farms. Mercury sells electricity to residential and commercial customers and has the largest share of the key Auckland market.

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