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CGEAF (Cogeco Communications) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 8.84 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is Cogeco Communications Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-26), Cogeco Communications's current share price is $50.06. Cogeco Communications's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was $5.66. Cogeco Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 8.84.

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

CGEAF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.7   Med: 16.26   Max: 24.69
Current: 8.51

During the past years, Cogeco Communications's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 24.69. The lowest was 6.70. And the median was 16.26.

CGEAF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
71.73% of 191 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 14.78 vs CGEAF: 8.51

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.

Cogeco Communications's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was $1.494. 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 $5.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2025.

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Cogeco Communications Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cogeco Communications'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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Cogeco Communications Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Cogeco Communications Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.35 17.41 10.71 8.69 8.43

Cogeco Communications Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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 7.64 6.80 8.43 8.73 8.18

Competitive Comparison of Cogeco Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cogeco Communications'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.


Cogeco Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cogeco Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cogeco Communications 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.

Cogeco Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=50.06/5.66
=8.84

* 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.

Cogeco Communications's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Cogeco Communications's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Feb. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2025)
=1.494/128.7859*128.7859
=1.494

Current CPI (Feb. 2025) = 128.7859.

Cogeco Communications Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201505 1.554 100.263 1.996
201508 2.175 100.579 2.785
201511 -0.765 100.421 -0.981
201602 1.309 100.421 1.679
201605 1.370 101.765 1.734
201608 2.375 101.686 3.008
201611 0.406 101.607 0.515
201702 2.453 102.476 3.083
201705 2.095 103.108 2.617
201708 3.203 103.108 4.001
201711 -1.414 103.740 -1.755
201802 1.379 104.688 1.696
201805 1.071 105.399 1.309
201808 0.939 106.031 1.141
201811 -0.024 105.478 -0.029
201902 1.623 106.268 1.967
201905 2.524 107.927 3.012
201908 2.416 108.085 2.879
201911 0.425 107.769 0.508
202002 1.843 108.559 2.186
202005 2.340 107.532 2.802
202008 1.984 108.243 2.361
202011 1.995 108.796 2.362
202102 1.899 109.745 2.228
202105 2.386 111.404 2.758
202108 0.720 112.668 0.823
202111 2.390 113.932 2.702
202202 -1.898 115.986 -2.107
202205 2.604 120.016 2.794
202208 1.269 120.569 1.355
202211 -0.658 121.675 -0.696
202302 0.499 122.070 0.526
202305 0.578 124.045 0.600
202308 1.264 125.389 1.298
202311 1.369 125.468 1.405
202402 1.170 125.468 1.201
202405 0.025 127.601 0.025
202408 2.792 127.838 2.813
202411 1.051 127.838 1.059
202502 1.494 128.786 1.494

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.


Cogeco Communications  (OTCPK:CGEAF) 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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Cogeco Communications Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3301, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 0B3
Cogeco Communications is a telecom service provider in Canada and the US, specifically in rural and suburban geographies. It offers wireline services such as broadband internet, TV, and landline phone services. In Canada, the firm operates under its Cogeco Connexion and oxio brands, reaching roughly 2.1 million homes and businesses throughout Ontario and Quebec. In the US, Cogeco operates under its Breezeline brand throughout the East Coast, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, reaching 1.8 million homes and businesses. Cogeco is expanding its offerings to include consumer wireless services, operating as a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO.