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CDUAF (Canadian Utilities) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 30.63 (As of May. 29, 2025)


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What is Canadian Utilities Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-05-29), Canadian Utilities's current share price is $27.8695. Canadian Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.91. Canadian Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 30.63.

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

CDUAF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 25.94   Med: 44.61   Max: 1381.67
Current: 28.65

During the past years, Canadian Utilities's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 1381.67. The lowest was 25.94. And the median was 44.61.

CDUAF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
67.45% of 212 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 19.09 vs CDUAF: 28.65

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.

Canadian Utilities's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.618. 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 $0.91 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Canadian Utilities Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian Utilities'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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Canadian Utilities Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Canadian Utilities 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 - - 92.25 37.99 26.89

Canadian Utilities 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 33.04 27.43 30.91 26.89 27.84

Competitive Comparison of Canadian Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Canadian Utilities'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.


Canadian Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Canadian Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Canadian Utilities 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.

Canadian Utilities's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=27.8695/0.91
=30.63

* 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.

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

For example, Canadian Utilities'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)
=0.618/129.1809*129.1809
=0.618

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Canadian Utilities Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -0.189 100.500 -0.243
201509 0.113 100.421 0.145
201512 -0.507 99.947 -0.655
201603 0.311 101.054 0.398
201606 0.188 102.002 0.238
201609 0.105 101.765 0.133
201612 0.327 101.449 0.416
201703 0.886 102.634 1.115
201706 0.095 103.029 0.119
201709 -0.334 103.345 -0.418
201712 -0.350 103.345 -0.438
201803 0.100 105.004 0.123
201806 -0.625 105.557 -0.765
201809 -0.231 105.636 -0.282
201812 0.011 105.399 0.013
201903 0.274 106.979 0.331
201906 0.179 107.690 0.215
201909 0.315 107.611 0.378
201912 -0.092 107.769 -0.110
202003 0.621 107.927 0.743
202006 0.653 108.401 0.778
202009 0.249 108.164 0.297
202012 0.491 108.559 0.584
202103 0.844 110.298 0.988
202106 -0.124 111.720 -0.143
202109 0.223 112.905 0.255
202112 0.507 113.774 0.576
202203 1.108 117.646 1.217
202206 0.643 120.806 0.688
202209 0.031 120.648 0.033
202212 0.437 120.964 0.467
202303 0.655 122.702 0.690
202306 0.100 124.203 0.104
202309 0.230 125.230 0.237
202312 0.218 125.072 0.225
202403 0.515 126.258 0.527
202406 0.411 127.522 0.416
202409 0.027 127.285 0.027
202412 -0.078 127.364 -0.079
202503 0.618 129.181 0.618

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.


Canadian Utilities  (OTCPK:CDUAF) 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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Canadian Utilities Business Description

Address
5302 Forand Street South West, 4th Floor, West Building, Corporate Governance & Secretarial, Calgary, AB, CAN, T3E 8B4
Canadian Utilities Ltd, a subsidiary of holding company Atco, offers gas and electricity services. The company is engaged in segments that include ATCO Energy Systems, ATCO EnPower, ATCO Australia, and Corporate & Other. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the firm mainly operates in Canada, Australia, and others. The company generates maximum revenue from Canada. Canadian Utilities launched a large venture called Atco Energy, which provides low-cost and sustainable energy solutions for Alberta.