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Saia (STU:SQR) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : €0.75 (As of Mar. 2024)


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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. 2024 was €-12.042. 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 €0.75 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

During the past 12 months, Saia's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -39.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 58.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 46.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 24.50% 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 Saia was 62.80% per year. The lowest was -15.70% per year. And the median was 24.05% per year.

As of today (2024-05-27), Saia's current stock price is €358.00. Saia's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.75. Saia's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 477.33.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Saia was 968.75. The lowest was 82.15. And the median was 213.17.


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 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 - - - 1.30 1.92

Saia 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 1.25 1.74 1.79 1.92 0.75

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.



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. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=-12.042/131.7762*131.7762
=-12.042

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Saia Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -0.461 100.560 -0.604
201409 0.987 100.428 1.295
201412 -0.248 99.070 -0.330
201503 -0.141 99.621 -0.187
201506 0.505 100.684 0.661
201509 1.207 100.392 1.584
201512 0.513 99.792 0.677
201603 -1.307 100.470 -1.714
201606 0.047 101.688 0.061
201609 1.567 101.861 2.027
201612 0.646 101.863 0.836
201703 -2.313 102.862 -2.963
201706 0.556 103.349 0.709
201709 0.645 104.136 0.816
201712 -0.029 104.011 -0.037
201803 -0.351 105.290 -0.439
201806 0.160 106.317 0.198
201809 1.247 106.507 1.543
201812 0.029 105.998 0.036
201903 -0.886 107.251 -1.089
201906 -0.889 108.070 -1.084
201909 0.513 108.329 0.624
201912 0.785 108.420 0.954
202003 -1.924 108.902 -2.328
202006 1.861 108.767 2.255
202009 1.094 109.815 1.313
202012 1.367 109.897 1.639
202103 1.115 111.754 1.315
202106 0.141 114.631 0.162
202109 2.318 115.734 2.639
202112 -0.528 117.630 -0.591
202203 1.692 121.301 1.838
202206 0.066 125.017 0.070
202209 0.510 125.227 0.537
202212 1.434 125.222 1.509
202303 -0.320 127.348 -0.331
202306 2.538 128.729 2.598
202309 0.397 129.860 0.403
202312 2.134 129.419 2.173
202403 -12.042 131.776 -12.042

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


Saia  (STU:SQR) 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
=358.00/0.75
=477.33

* 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 968.75. The lowest was 82.15. And the median was 213.17.


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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Saia (STU:SQR) Business Description

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11465 Johns Creek Parkway, Suite 400, Johns Creek, GA, USA, 30097
Saia ranks among the 10 largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with more than 190 facilities and a fleet of about 6,200 tractors and 20,800 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.

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