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Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : C$-0.42 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Ballard Power Systems 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.

Ballard Power Systems's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$-0.130. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is C$-0.42 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -14.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -8.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 1.50% 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 Ballard Power Systems was 17.50% per year. The lowest was -14.00% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.

As of today (2025-05-23), Ballard Power Systems's current stock price is C$1.82. Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was C$-0.42. Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is .


Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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

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Ballard Power Systems Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Ballard Power Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.26 -0.27 -0.31 -0.36 -0.40

Ballard Power Systems Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -0.37 -0.39 -0.40 -0.40 -0.42

Competitive Comparison of Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Ballard Power Systems'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.


Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ballard Power Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ballard Power Systems 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, Ballard Power Systems'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)
=-0.13/129.1809*129.1809
=-0.130

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Ballard Power Systems Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -0.059 100.500 -0.076
201509 -0.049 100.421 -0.063
201512 -0.104 99.947 -0.134
201603 -0.070 101.054 -0.089
201606 -0.043 102.002 -0.054
201609 -0.016 101.765 -0.020
201612 0.036 101.449 0.046
201703 -0.035 102.634 -0.044
201706 -0.001 103.029 -0.001
201709 -0.065 103.345 -0.081
201712 -0.016 103.345 -0.020
201803 -0.058 105.004 -0.071
201806 -0.133 105.557 -0.163
201809 -0.102 105.636 -0.125
201812 -0.009 105.399 -0.011
201903 -0.071 106.979 -0.086
201906 -0.007 107.690 -0.008
201909 -0.077 107.611 -0.092
201912 -0.006 107.769 -0.007
202003 -0.080 107.927 -0.096
202006 -0.102 108.401 -0.122
202009 -0.073 108.164 -0.087
202012 -0.050 108.559 -0.059
202103 -0.084 110.298 -0.098
202106 -0.093 111.720 -0.108
202109 -0.072 112.905 -0.082
202112 -0.156 113.774 -0.177
202203 -0.195 117.646 -0.214
202206 -0.205 120.806 -0.219
202209 -0.166 120.648 -0.178
202212 -0.164 120.964 -0.175
202303 -0.221 122.702 -0.233
202306 -0.191 124.203 -0.199
202309 -0.131 125.230 -0.135
202312 -0.115 125.072 -0.119
202403 -0.124 126.258 -0.127
202406 -0.173 127.522 -0.175
202409 -0.182 127.285 -0.185
202412 -0.144 127.364 -0.146
202503 -0.130 129.181 -0.130

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


Ballard Power Systems  (TSX:BLDP) 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.


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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Ballard Power Systems Business Description

Address
9000 Glenlyon Parkway, Legal Department, Burnaby, BC, CAN, V5J 5J8
Ballard Power Systems Inc is engaged in design, development, manufacture, sale and service of proton exchange membrane ("PEM") fuel cell products for a variety of applications, focusing on power products for bus, truck, rail, marine, stationary and emerging market (material handling, off-road and other) applications, as well as the delivery of services, including technology solutions, after sales services and training. A fuel cell is an environmentally clean electrochemical device that combines hydrogen fuel with oxygen (from the air) to produce electricity. Key geographical revenue is derived from Poland followed by United States, United Kingdom, and other countries.
Executives
Sarbjot Sidhu Senior Officer
Kevin Michael Colbow Senior Officer
Robert Randall Macewen Senior Officer
Jacqueline Adrienne Dedo Director
David Mucciacciaro Senior Officer
Mark Edward Biznek Senior Officer
Paul Michael Dobson Senior Officer
Jay Francis Murray Senior Officer
Anthony Robert Guglielmin Senior Officer
Jan Louise Laishley Senior Officer
Kerry Brent Hillier Senior Officer
Ian Douglas Sutcliffe Director
Robert William Campbell Senior Officer
David Martin Whyte Senior Officer