During the past 12 months, Proto Labs's average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -8.20% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Proto Labs was 51.60% per year. The lowest was -16.60% per year. And the median was 16.70% per year.
Competitive Comparison of Proto Labs's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate
For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Proto Labs's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate 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.
Proto Labs's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Proto Labs's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Proto Labs's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate falls into.
Proto Labs 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation
This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.
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Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation
Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
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Proto Labs Inc is an on-demand manufacturer of custom parts for prototyping and short-run production. The company offers developers and engineers quick-turn production services to reduce the time to market. Proto Labs uses injection molding, computer numerical control machining, and 3-D printing to manufacture custom parts for its clients. The company services clients' needs for prototype solutions, parts for testing procedures, bridge production capabilities during disruptions in manufacturing processes, limited-quantity requests, and end-of-life production support. The majority of its revenue is derived from the United States of America.
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