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Southern Copper (BUE:SCCO) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 35.64 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-04), Southern Copper's current share price is ARS55400.00. Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS1,554.23. Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 35.64.

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

BUE:SCCO' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.32   Med: 45   Max: 81.24
Current: 39.21

During the past years, Southern Copper's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 81.24. The lowest was 19.32. And the median was 45.00.

BUE:SCCO's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
60.64% of 249 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 26.96 vs BUE:SCCO: 39.21

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.

Southern Copper's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ARS1,075.166. 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 ARS1,554.23 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Copper'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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Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Southern Copper 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 66.51 48.05 40.94 46.83 39.38

Southern Copper Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 55.22 53.72 53.80 39.38 39.23

Competitive Comparison of Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Copper subindustry, Southern Copper'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.


Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Southern Copper 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.

Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=55400.00/1554.23
=35.64

* 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.

Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Southern Copper'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)
=1075.166/134.9266*134.9266
=1,075.166

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Southern Copper Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.090 100.684 1.461
201509 -1.238 100.392 -1.664
201512 -7.670 99.792 -10.370
201603 -5.777 100.470 -7.758
201606 -2.676 101.688 -3.551
201609 1.168 101.861 1.547
201612 0.363 101.863 0.481
201703 9.378 102.862 12.301
201706 4.172 103.349 5.447
201709 9.739 104.136 12.619
201712 18.218 104.011 23.633
201803 17.750 105.290 22.746
201806 9.449 106.317 11.992
201809 41.242 106.507 52.247
201812 14.689 105.998 18.698
201903 19.274 107.251 24.248
201906 25.976 108.070 32.431
201909 55.993 108.329 69.740
201912 55.013 108.420 68.463
202003 57.759 108.902 71.562
202006 52.109 108.767 64.642
202009 121.696 109.815 149.525
202012 172.510 109.897 211.800
202103 123.238 111.754 148.791
202106 198.335 114.631 233.450
202109 237.750 115.734 277.176
202112 258.970 117.630 297.051
202203 164.389 121.301 182.855
202206 25.532 125.017 27.556
202209 125.188 125.227 134.885
202212 361.484 125.222 389.499
202303 465.401 127.348 493.098
202306 328.501 128.729 344.317
202309 696.159 129.860 723.323
202312 267.163 129.419 278.532
202403 962.328 131.776 985.335
202406 1,409.847 132.554 1,435.084
202409 2,830.055 133.029 2,870.427
202412 2,889.963 133.157 2,928.367
202503 1,075.166 134.927 1,075.166

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.


Southern Copper  (BUE:SCCO) 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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Southern Copper Business Description

Address
7310 North 16th Street, Suite 135, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85020
Southern Copper Corp is an integrated producer of copper and other minerals and operates the mining, smelting, and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico. Its production includes copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver. The company operates through the following segments: Peruvian operations, Mexican open-pit operations, and Mexican underground mining operations. It generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of copper and the rest from the sale of non-copper products, such as molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, and gold. The company's geographical segments are The Americas, Europe, and Asia.