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AT&T (WBO:ATT) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : €3.17 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is AT&T 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.

AT&T's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.617. 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 €3.17 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

During the past 12 months, AT&T's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 2.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 2.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 3.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 3.00% 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 AT&T was 8.20% per year. The lowest was 0.40% per year. And the median was 3.80% per year.

As of today (2024-12-12), AT&T's current stock price is €22.345. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €3.17. AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 7.05.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of AT&T was 11.51. The lowest was 4.06. And the median was 7.68.


AT&T Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT&T'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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AT&T Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

AT&T Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
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AT&T Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 3.29 3.16 3.28 3.31 3.17

Competitive Comparison of AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Telecom Services subindustry, AT&T'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.


AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



AT&T 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, AT&T's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Sep. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2024)
=0.617/133.0289*133.0289
=0.617

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

AT&T Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 0.214 99.070 0.287
201503 0.512 99.621 0.684
201506 0.799 100.684 1.056
201509 0.865 100.392 1.146
201512 0.492 99.792 0.656
201603 0.500 100.470 0.662
201606 0.726 101.688 0.950
201609 0.779 101.861 1.017
201612 0.461 101.863 0.602
201703 0.481 102.862 0.622
201706 0.538 103.349 0.693
201709 0.787 104.136 1.005
201712 0.635 104.011 0.812
201803 0.392 105.290 0.495
201806 0.702 106.317 0.878
201809 0.774 106.507 0.967
201812 0.902 105.998 1.132
201903 0.715 107.251 0.887
201906 1.067 108.070 1.313
201909 0.751 108.329 0.922
201912 0.999 108.420 1.226
202003 0.489 108.902 0.597
202006 0.940 108.767 1.150
202009 0.979 109.815 1.186
202012 0.881 109.897 1.066
202103 0.662 111.754 0.788
202106 0.816 114.631 0.947
202109 0.611 115.734 0.702
202112 0.911 117.630 1.030
202203 0.140 121.301 0.154
202206 0.124 125.017 0.132
202209 0.548 125.227 0.582
202212 0.762 125.222 0.810
202303 0.293 127.348 0.306
202306 0.727 128.729 0.751
202309 0.742 129.860 0.760
202312 0.864 129.419 0.888
202403 0.485 131.776 0.490
202406 0.611 132.554 0.613
202409 0.617 133.029 0.617

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


AT&T  (WBO:ATT) 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.

AT&T's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=22.345/3.17
=7.05

* 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 AT&T was 11.51. The lowest was 4.06. And the median was 7.68.


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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AT&T Business Description

Address
208 S. Akard Street, Dallas, TX, USA, 75202
The wireless business contributes nearly 70% of AT&T's revenue. The firm is the third-largest US wireless carrier, connecting 72 million postpaid and 17 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 15% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access, serving 14 million customers. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, with 23 million customers, but this business only accounts for 4% of revenue. The firm recently agreed to sell its 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV to its partner, private equity firm TPG.