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China Mobile (FRA:CTM) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : €0.31 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Mobile Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

China Mobile's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.134. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €0.31 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

During the past 12 months, China Mobile's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -17.60% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

As of today (2024-05-01), China Mobile's current stock price is €8.261. China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.31. China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 26.65.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of China Mobile was 25.65. The lowest was 10.62. And the median was 16.17.


China Mobile Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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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China Mobile Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

China Mobile Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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China Mobile Quarterly Data
Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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 0.43 0.43 0.45 0.31 0.31

Competitive Comparison of China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.


China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



China Mobile Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, China Mobile's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.134/117.7354*117.7354
=0.134

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 117.7354.

China Mobile Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
200806 0.000 79.919 0.000
200812 0.000 79.590 0.000
200906 0.000 79.260 0.000
200912 0.000 80.799 0.000
201006 0.000 81.568 0.000
201012 0.000 83.217 0.000
201106 0.000 86.185 0.000
201112 0.000 87.944 0.000
201206 0.000 89.373 0.000
201212 0.000 91.132 0.000
201306 0.000 93.001 0.000
201312 0.000 95.090 0.000
201406 0.000 96.409 0.000
201412 0.000 99.707 0.000
201506 0.000 99.267 0.000
201512 0.000 102.015 0.000
201606 0.000 101.686 0.000
201612 0.000 103.225 0.000
201706 0.000 103.664 0.000
201712 0.000 104.984 0.000
201806 0.000 106.193 0.000
201812 0.000 107.622 0.000
201906 0.000 109.601 0.000
201912 0.000 110.700 0.000
202006 0.000 110.590 0.000
202009 0.000 107.512 0.000
202012 0.000 109.711 0.000
202103 0.267 111.579 0.282
202106 0.200 111.360 0.211
202109 0.291 109.051 0.314
202112 -0.080 112.349 -0.084
202203 0.247 113.558 0.256
202206 0.137 113.448 0.142
202209 0.226 113.778 0.234
202212 0.001 114.548 0.001
202303 0.240 115.427 0.245
202306 0.259 115.647 0.264
202309 0.215 116.087 0.218
202312 -0.361 117.296 -0.362
202403 0.134 117.735 0.134

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


China Mobile  (FRA:CTM) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

China Mobile's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=8.261/0.31
=26.65

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of China Mobile was 25.65. The lowest was 10.62. And the median was 16.17.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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China Mobile (FRA:CTM) Business Description

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China Mobile is not only the largest telecom operator in China by the number of mobile subscribers (990 million) but also the largest in the world. It has 60% of the total wireless market in China and 45% of the fixed-line broadband market. The firm is continuing to roll out its 5G network, having launched 5G service in late 2019. It is doing some 5G network sharing with China Broadnet at 700 MHz and also resells its 2G/4G/5G network through China Broadnet. Strong growth is being generated through internet data centers where it has the second-largest network in China and through Cloud Services. The company issued stock on the A-share market in 2022 and completed its first buyback of H-shares.