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Centene (MEX:CNC) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : MXN100.52 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Centene 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.

Centene's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN-18.723. 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 MXN100.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

During the past 12 months, Centene's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 25.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 24.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 19.50% 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Centene was 30.00% per year. The lowest was 8.50% per year. And the median was 22.50% per year.

As of today (2024-06-23), Centene's current stock price is MXN1245.00. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was MXN100.52. Centene's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 12.39.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Centene was 32.67. The lowest was 10.11. And the median was 20.74.


Centene Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centene'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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Centene Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Centene Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 40.02 60.42 80.02 92.99 105.63

Centene Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 107.45 107.81 106.02 105.63 100.52

Competitive Comparison of Centene's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Centene'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.


Centene's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Centene's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Centene 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, Centene'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)
=-18.723/131.7762*131.7762
=-18.723

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Centene Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 7.384 100.560 9.676
201409 22.901 100.428 30.050
201412 20.341 99.070 27.056
201503 1.119 99.621 1.480
201506 20.352 100.684 26.637
201509 1.304 100.392 1.712
201512 10.577 99.792 13.967
201603 10.352 100.470 13.578
201606 -24.750 101.688 -32.073
201609 20.107 101.861 26.012
201612 87.815 101.863 113.603
201703 62.376 102.862 79.910
201706 -20.697 103.349 -26.390
201709 -1.180 104.136 -1.493
201712 18.194 104.011 23.051
201803 83.226 105.290 104.162
201806 -33.004 106.317 -40.907
201809 18.792 106.507 23.251
201812 -38.314 105.998 -47.632
201903 52.683 107.251 64.730
201906 34.649 108.070 42.250
201909 -13.774 108.329 -16.755
201912 -37.985 108.420 -46.168
202003 -17.711 108.902 -21.431
202006 136.686 108.767 165.601
202009 -45.199 109.815 -54.238
202012 93.664 109.897 112.312
202103 -4.995 111.754 -5.890
202106 49.013 114.631 56.344
202109 54.894 115.734 62.503
202112 14.806 117.630 16.587
202203 30.642 121.301 33.288
202206 105.891 125.017 111.616
202209 106.879 125.227 112.469
202212 -62.212 125.222 -65.468
202303 131.613 127.348 136.190
202306 72.618 128.729 74.337
202309 28.481 129.860 28.901
202312 -0.189 129.419 -0.192
202403 -18.723 131.776 -18.723

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


Centene  (MEX:CNC) 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=1245.00/100.52
=12.39

* 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 Centene was 32.67. The lowest was 10.11. And the median was 20.74.


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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Centene (MEX:CNC) Business Description

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7700 Forsyth Boulevard, Centene Plaza, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63105
Centene is a managed-care organization focused on government-sponsored healthcare plans, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the individual exchanges. Centene served 24 million medical members as of June 2023, mostly in Medicaid (67% of membership), the individual exchanges (14%), and Medicare Advantage (6%) plans. The company also serves traditional Medicare users with its Medicare Part D pharmaceutical program.

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