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BLDR (Builders FirstSource) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 16.06 (As of May. 01, 2025)


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What is Builders FirstSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-05-01), Builders FirstSource's current share price is $111.93. Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $6.97. Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 16.06.

The historical rank and industry rank for Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

BLDR' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.78   Med: 45.18   Max: 223.67
Current: 17.16

During the past years, Builders FirstSource's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 223.67. The lowest was 16.78. And the median was 45.18.

BLDR's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
51.56% of 609 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 16.47 vs BLDR: 17.16

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.

Builders FirstSource's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $2.369. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $6.97 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2024.

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Builders FirstSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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Builders FirstSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Builders FirstSource Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 56.59 52.47 16.61 30.09 20.51

Builders FirstSource Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 30.09 35.84 22.39 28.90 20.51

Competitive Comparison of Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Builders FirstSource'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.


Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Builders FirstSource Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=111.93/6.97
=16.06

* 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.

Builders FirstSource's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Builders FirstSource'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)
=2.369/133.1571*133.1571
=2.369

Current CPI (Dec. 2024) = 133.1571.

Builders FirstSource Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201503 0.007 99.621 0.009
201506 0.024 100.684 0.032
201509 0.824 100.392 1.093
201512 0.391 99.792 0.522
201603 -0.476 100.470 -0.631
201606 -0.019 101.688 -0.025
201609 0.145 101.861 0.190
201612 1.344 101.863 1.757
201703 -1.276 102.862 -1.652
201706 0.392 103.349 0.505
201709 0.391 104.136 0.500
201712 1.475 104.011 1.888
201803 -1.700 105.290 -2.150
201806 -0.175 106.317 -0.219
201809 1.286 106.507 1.608
201812 2.153 105.998 2.705
201903 -0.133 107.251 -0.165
201906 1.273 108.070 1.569
201909 1.271 108.329 1.562
201912 0.926 108.420 1.137
202003 -0.674 108.902 -0.824
202006 1.652 108.767 2.022
202009 -0.368 109.815 -0.446
202012 0.644 109.897 0.780
202103 -1.149 111.754 -1.369
202106 -0.299 114.631 -0.347
202109 5.082 115.734 5.847
202112 4.038 117.630 4.571
202203 0.720 121.301 0.790
202206 5.119 125.017 5.452
202209 9.043 125.227 9.616
202212 5.706 125.222 6.068
202303 3.965 127.348 4.146
202306 2.076 128.729 2.147
202309 4.006 129.860 4.108
202312 4.136 129.419 4.255
202403 1.815 131.776 1.834
202406 3.031 132.554 3.045
202409 5.391 133.029 5.396
202412 2.369 133.157 2.369

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


Builders FirstSource  (NYSE:BLDR) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Builders FirstSource Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6031 Connection Drive, Suite 400, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Builders FirstSource Inc is a manufacturer and supplier of building materials. The company offers structural and related building products such as factory-built roof and floor trusses, wall panels and stairs, vinyl windows, custom millwork and trim, and engineered wood. The products can be designed for each home individually and are installed by Builders FirstSource. The company's construction-related services include professional installation, turn-key framing, and shell construction. Builders FirstSource's customers range from large production builders to small custom homebuilders.
Executives
David E Rush officer: SVP - COO - East 2001 BRYAN ST., SUITE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
Cleveland A Christophe director C/O TSG CAPITAL GROUP, 177 BROAD STREET 12 TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06091
Craig Arthur Steinke director 19 NORFIELD ROAD, WESTON CT 06883
Michael Hiller officer: President - Central Division 2001 BRYAN ST STE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
Paul M Mccrobie officer: President - East Division 2001 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
Boydston Cory Jacobs director C/O BMC STOCK HOLDINGS, INC., 4800 FALLS OF NEUSE RD, SUITE 400, RALEIGH NC 27617
Michael Alan Farmer officer: President - Commercial Ops C/O BMC STOCK HOLDINGS, INC., 4800 FALLS OF NEUSE RD, SUITE 400, RALEIGH NC 27609
Timothy D Johnson officer: EVP & General Counsel 5020 WESTON PARKWAY, SUITE 400, CARY NC 27513
Jami Lynn Coulter officer: Principal Accounting Officer 2001 BRYAN ST., SUITE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
Dirkson R Charles director 50 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, WHITE PLAINS NY 10606
Floyd F Sherman director, officer: President & CEO BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC., 2001 BRYAN STREET, SUITE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
Amy B Messersmith officer: Chief People Officer 2001 BRYAN ST STE 1600, DALLAS TX 75201
James Oleary director
David W Bullock director C/O GRAHAM PACKAGING HOLDINGS COMPANY, 2401 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD, YORK PA 17402
Mark A Alexander director C/O W. P. CAREY INC., 395 9TH AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK NY 10001