ALS (ASX:ALQ) FCF Yield % : 3.82 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is ALS FCF Yield %?

FCF Yield % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by Market Capitalization. It is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

As of today, ALS's Trailing 12-Month Free Cash Flow is A$241 Mil, and Market Cap is A$6,328 Mil. Therefore, ALS's FCF Yield % for today is 3.82%.

The historical rank and industry rank for ALS's FCF Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:ALQ' s FCF Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.27 Med: 3.45 Max: 10.15
Current: 3.82

During the past 13 years, the highest FCF Yield % of ALS was 10.15%. The lowest was 2.27%. And the median was 3.45%.

ASX:ALQ's FCF Yield % is ranked better than
52.59% of 1080 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 3.305 vs ASX:ALQ: 3.82

ALS's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.83%.

ALS FCF Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALS's FCF Yield % 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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ALS FCF Yield % Chart

ALS Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

FCF Yield %

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2.98

5.14

4.05

2.59

4.91

ALS Semi-Annual Data
	Mar14	Sep14	Mar15	Sep15	Mar16	Sep16	Mar17	Sep17	Mar18	Sep18	Mar19	Sep19	Mar20	Sep20	Mar21	Sep21	Mar22	Sep22	Mar23	Sep23
FCF Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.28	3.03	5.05	5.68	2.57

Competitive Comparison of ALS's FCF Yield %

For the Consulting Services subindustry, ALS's FCF Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Yield % 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.

ALS's FCF Yield % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ALS's FCF Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ALS's FCF Yield % falls into.

ALS FCF Yield % Calculation

FCF Yield % is a financial solvency ratio that compares the free cash flow a company is expected to earn against its market value.

ALS's FCF Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	/	Market Cap
	=	293.8	/	5984.31648
	=	4.91%

ALS's annualized FCF Yield % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Yield %	=	Free Cash Flow	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	71.3	*	2	/	5553.40696
	=	2.57%

ALS FCF Yield % Explanation

Similar to Earnings Yield %, FCF Yield % is financial solvency ratio. A lower ratio suggests a less attractive investment, indicating that investors might not receive substantial returns in proportion to their investment. Conversely, a high free cash flow yield signals that a company generates sufficient cash to comfortably meet its debts, obligations, and dividend payments, making it a promising investment choice.

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ALS (ASX:ALQ) Business Description

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299 Coronation Drive, Level 2, Milton, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4064

Website

https://www.alsglobal.com

Founded in the 1880s and listing on the ASX in 1952, ALS operates three divisions: commodities, life sciences, and industrial. ALS commodities traditionally generated the majority of underlying earnings, providing geochemistry, metallurgy, inspection and mine site services for the global mining industry. Expansion into environmental, pharmaceutical and food testing areas and commodity price weakness have lessened earnings exposure to commodities.

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