GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Hardware » Motorola Solutions Inc (BSP:M1SI34) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

Motorola Solutions (BSP:M1SI34) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 63.37 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2020. Start your Free Trial

What is Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-12-14), Motorola Solutions's current share price is R$709.08. Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$11.19. Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 63.37.

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

BSP:M1SI34' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.26   Med: 38.9   Max: 61.31
Current: 57.11

During the past years, Motorola Solutions's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 61.31. The lowest was 17.26. And the median was 38.90.

BSP:M1SI34's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
69.25% of 878 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 32.42 vs BSP:M1SI34: 57.11

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.

Motorola Solutions's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$5.687. 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 R$11.19 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Motorola Solutions'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.

* Premium members only.

Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Motorola Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.19 37.24 48.75 39.99 42.83

Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 38.89 42.83 46.44 50.23 54.66

Competitive Comparison of Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Motorola Solutions'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.


Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Motorola Solutions 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.

Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=709.08/11.19
=63.37

* 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.

Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Motorola Solutions'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)
=5.687/133.0289*133.0289
=5.687

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

Motorola Solutions Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 -1.934 99.070 -2.597
201503 0.444 99.621 0.593
201506 0.379 100.684 0.501
201509 1.217 100.392 1.613
201512 1.999 99.792 2.665
201603 -0.198 100.470 -0.262
201606 0.974 101.688 1.274
201609 1.343 101.861 1.754
201612 2.229 101.863 2.911
201703 0.341 102.862 0.441
201706 0.585 103.349 0.753
201709 0.857 104.136 1.095
201712 3.763 104.011 4.813
201803 -2.600 105.290 -3.285
201806 2.108 106.317 2.638
201809 1.738 106.507 2.171
201812 4.165 105.998 5.227
201903 1.017 107.251 1.261
201906 1.029 108.070 1.267
201909 2.721 108.329 3.341
201912 4.308 108.420 5.286
202003 1.806 108.902 2.206
202006 1.158 108.767 1.416
202009 2.669 109.815 3.233
202012 4.730 109.897 5.726
202103 2.587 111.754 3.079
202106 2.368 114.631 2.748
202109 2.388 115.734 2.745
202112 5.153 117.630 5.828
202203 0.704 121.301 0.772
202206 -0.362 125.017 -0.385
202209 2.431 125.227 2.582
202212 9.154 125.222 9.725
202303 -0.468 127.348 -0.489
202306 0.281 128.729 0.290
202309 4.667 129.860 4.781
202312 8.299 129.419 8.530
202403 2.515 131.776 2.539
202406 0.886 132.554 0.889
202409 5.687 133.029 5.687

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.


Motorola Solutions  (BSP:M1SI34) 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.


Motorola Solutions Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Motorola Solutions's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Motorola Solutions Business Description

Industry
Address
500 West Monroe Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment and dispatch software. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.

Motorola Solutions Headlines

No Headlines