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QMCO (Quantum) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : $-6.61 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Quantum 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.

Quantum's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-0.865. 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 $-6.61 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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 Quantum was 48.20% per year. The lowest was -55.80% per year. And the median was -3.55% per year.

As of today (2025-05-13), Quantum's current stock price is $10.69. Quantum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $-6.61. Quantum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is .

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Quantum was 386.15. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 5.71.


Quantum Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quantum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

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Quantum Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Quantum Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.24 1.80 -2.19 -2.52 -5.39

Quantum Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.97 -5.39 -5.90 -6.41 -6.61

Competitive Comparison of Quantum's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Quantum'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.


Quantum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Quantum's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Quantum 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, Quantum's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Dec. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2024)
=-0.865/133.1571*133.1571
=-0.865

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

Quantum Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201503 -3.147 99.621 -4.206
201506 -8.591 100.684 -11.362
201509 6.125 100.392 8.124
201512 -8.620 99.792 -11.502
201603 2.042 100.470 2.706
201606 2.682 101.688 3.512
201609 -1.982 101.861 -2.591
201612 4.273 101.863 5.586
201703 -1.359 102.862 -1.759
201706 0.506 103.349 0.652
201709 -1.868 104.136 -2.389
201712 2.008 104.011 2.571
201803 -4.806 105.290 -6.078
201806 1.011 106.317 1.266
201809 -0.260 106.507 -0.325
201812 -5.688 105.998 -7.145
201903 -5.647 107.251 -7.011
201906 0.246 108.070 0.303
201909 -6.070 108.329 -7.461
201912 1.523 108.420 1.870
202003 1.946 108.902 2.379
202006 -4.575 108.767 -5.601
202009 -5.390 109.815 -6.536
202012 -1.977 109.897 -2.395
202103 7.531 111.754 8.973
202106 -2.807 114.631 -3.261
202109 -3.293 115.734 -3.789
202112 -4.369 117.630 -4.946
202203 -2.113 121.301 -2.320
202206 -5.113 125.017 -5.446
202209 -0.937 125.227 -0.996
202212 -0.972 125.222 -1.034
202303 2.732 127.348 2.857
202306 -2.506 128.729 -2.592
202309 -0.742 129.860 -0.761
202312 -2.206 129.419 -2.270
202403 1.999 131.776 2.020
202406 -0.734 132.554 -0.737
202409 -3.527 133.029 -3.530
202412 -0.865 133.157 -0.865

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


Quantum  (NAS:QMCO) 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Quantum was 386.15. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 5.71.


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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Quantum Corp is a United States-based company that delivers end-to-end data management solutions designed for unstructured data. The company provides solutions for the entire data lifecycle. The company specialize in solutions for video, images, audio, and other large files. The company's portfolio of products includes primary storage software and systems, secondary storage software and systems, as well as devices and media. The company's Primary Storage Software and Systems include Myriad All-Flash Software-Defined Storage, StorNext Hybrid Flash/Disk File Storage Software, and Unified Surveillance Platform Software. Secondary Storage Software and Systems include ActiveScale Object Storage Software and DXi Backup Appliances. The firm derives the majority of its revenue from United States.
Executives
Pacific Investment Management Co Llc 10 percent owner 650 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Laura A. Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Kenneth P. Gianella officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SILVER SPRING NETWORKS, INC., 230 W. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Brian E Cabrera officer: Chief Legal & Ofcr; Corp Secy CALLIDUS SOFTWARE INC., 160 W. SANTA CLARA STREET, SUITE 1500, SAN JOSE CA 95113
James J Lerner director, officer: Pres. & CEO, Chairman of Board C/O SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY PLC, 10200 S. DEANZA BLVD., CUPERTINO CA 95014
John Hurley officer: Chief Revenue Officer 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Hugues Meyrath director 1745 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Don Jaworksi director 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 550, C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Lewis W. Moorehead officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
J Michael Dodson officer: Senior Vice President, CFO 1220 N. SIMON CIRCLE, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Christopher D. Neumeyer director 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Yue Zhou White director C/O QUANTUM CORPORATION, 224 AIRPORT PARKWAY, SUITE 550, SAN JOSE CA 95110
Marc E Rothman director 1303 E ALGONQUIN ROAD, SCHAUMBURG X1 60196
Raghavendra Rau director C/O XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION, 3025 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Fichthorn director C/O DIALECTIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 17 STATE STREET, SUITE 3930, NEW YORK NY 10004