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Elevance Health (WBO:ELV) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : €21.71 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Elevance Health 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.

Elevance Health's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €9.064. 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 €21.71 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

During the past 12 months, Elevance Health's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -1.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 17.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 21.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 14.90% 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 Elevance Health was 24.90% per year. The lowest was 7.00% per year. And the median was 8.60% per year.

As of today (2024-12-14), Elevance Health's current stock price is €368.60. Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €21.71. Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 16.98.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Elevance Health was 34.97. The lowest was 14.97. And the median was 22.94.


Elevance Health Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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

Elevance Health 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 9.56 11.30 15.39 19.21 20.73

Elevance Health 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 23.68 20.73 21.96 21.75 21.71

Competitive Comparison of Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Elevance Health'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.


Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Elevance Health's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Elevance Health 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, Elevance Health'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)
=9.064/133.0289*133.0289
=9.064

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

Elevance Health Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 0.003 99.070 0.004
201503 5.146 99.621 6.872
201506 3.353 100.684 4.430
201509 0.545 100.392 0.722
201512 2.794 99.792 3.725
201603 4.170 100.470 5.521
201606 1.778 101.688 2.326
201609 2.657 101.861 3.470
201612 0.382 101.863 0.499
201703 8.853 102.862 11.449
201706 0.735 103.349 0.946
201709 6.870 104.136 8.776
201712 -5.064 104.011 -6.477
201803 6.163 105.290 7.787
201806 0.735 106.317 0.920
201809 0.814 106.507 1.017
201812 0.548 105.998 0.688
201903 4.710 107.251 5.842
201906 4.123 108.070 5.075
201909 4.875 108.329 5.987
201912 3.406 108.420 4.179
202003 8.157 108.902 9.964
202006 18.348 108.767 22.441
202009 -4.863 109.815 -5.891
202012 11.563 109.897 13.997
202103 7.787 111.754 9.269
202106 4.690 114.631 5.443
202109 7.761 115.734 8.921
202112 4.800 117.630 5.428
202203 8.497 121.301 9.319
202206 8.383 125.017 8.920
202209 19.262 125.227 20.462
202212 -7.104 125.222 -7.547
202303 24.034 127.348 25.106
202306 6.210 128.729 6.417
202309 9.089 129.860 9.311
202312 -12.833 129.419 -13.191
202403 6.674 131.776 6.737
202406 0.494 132.554 0.496
202409 9.064 133.029 9.064

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


Elevance Health  (WBO:ELV) 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=368.60/21.71
=16.98

* 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 Elevance Health was 34.97. The lowest was 14.97. And the median was 22.94.


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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Elevance Health Business Description

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220 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46204
Elevance Health remains one of the leading health insurers in the U.S., providing medical benefits to 47 million medical members as of December 2023. The company offers employer, individual, and government-sponsored coverage plans. Elevance differs from its peers in its unique position as the largest single provider of Blue Cross Blue Shield branded coverage, operating as the licensee for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in 14 states. Through acquisitions, such as the Amerigroup deal in 2012 and MMM in 2021, Elevance's reach expands beyond those states through government-sponsored programs such as Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans, too.