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Saia (MEX:SAIA) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : MXN1.30 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Saia 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.

Saia's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN-71.648. 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 MXN1.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 12 months, Saia's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -92.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -27.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 16.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 18.00% 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 Saia was 62.80% per year. The lowest was -27.30% per year. And the median was 22.10% per year.

As of today (2025-05-23), Saia's current stock price is MXN5712.00. Saia's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was MXN1.30. Saia's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 4,393.85.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Saia was 5575.83. The lowest was 82.15. And the median was 226.22.


Saia Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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

Saia Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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Saia Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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Competitive Comparison of Saia's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Trucking subindustry, Saia'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.


Saia's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Saia's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Saia 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, Saia's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=-71.648/134.9266*134.9266
=-71.648

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Saia Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 8.890 100.684 11.913
201509 22.895 100.392 30.771
201512 9.601 99.792 12.981
201603 -25.058 100.470 -33.652
201606 0.985 101.688 1.307
201609 33.997 101.861 45.033
201612 14.058 101.863 18.621
201703 -46.589 102.862 -61.112
201706 11.295 103.349 14.746
201709 13.951 104.136 18.076
201712 -0.683 104.011 -0.886
201803 -7.858 105.290 -10.070
201806 3.671 106.317 4.659
201809 27.218 106.507 34.481
201812 0.653 105.998 0.831
201903 -19.412 107.251 -24.421
201906 -19.291 108.070 -24.085
201909 11.158 108.329 13.898
201912 16.458 108.420 20.482
202003 -49.852 108.902 -61.766
202006 48.383 108.767 60.019
202009 28.458 109.815 34.966
202012 33.089 109.897 40.625
202103 27.133 111.754 32.759
202106 3.381 114.631 3.980
202109 56.086 115.734 65.387
202112 -12.245 117.630 -14.046
202203 37.106 121.301 41.274
202206 1.397 125.017 1.508
202209 10.152 125.227 10.938
202212 29.623 125.222 31.919
202303 -6.173 127.348 -6.540
202306 47.148 128.729 49.418
202309 7.387 129.860 7.675
202312 39.494 129.419 41.175
202403 -217.222 131.776 -222.415
202406 -64.239 132.554 -65.389
202409 -8.572 133.029 -8.694
202412 -2.731 133.157 -2.767
202503 -71.648 134.927 -71.648

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


Saia  (MEX:SAIA) 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=5712.00/1.30
=4,393.85

* 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 Saia was 5575.83. The lowest was 82.15. And the median was 226.22.


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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Saia ranks among the 10 largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with more than 200 facilities and a fleet of more than 6,500 tractors and 26,000 trailers. As a national LTL carrier, the firm offers time-definite and expedited options for shipments ranging between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia ranks among the top-tier providers in terms of profitability.