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FQVLF (First Quantum Minerals) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 48.44 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is First Quantum Minerals Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-28), First Quantum Minerals's current share price is $17.44. First Quantum Minerals's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.36. First Quantum Minerals's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 48.44.

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

FQVLF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.77   Med: 61   Max: 215.89
Current: 46.86

During the past years, First Quantum Minerals's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 215.89. The lowest was 30.77. And the median was 61.00.

FQVLF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
65.22% of 253 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 26.82 vs FQVLF: 46.86

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.

First Quantum Minerals's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.120. 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 $0.36 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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First Quantum Minerals Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Quantum Minerals'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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First Quantum Minerals Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

First Quantum Minerals Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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First Quantum Minerals Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of First Quantum Minerals's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Copper subindustry, First Quantum Minerals'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.


First Quantum Minerals's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where First Quantum Minerals's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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First Quantum Minerals 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.

First Quantum Minerals's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=17.44/0.36
=48.44

* 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.

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

For example, First Quantum Minerals'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)
=-0.12/129.1809*129.1809
=-0.120

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

First Quantum Minerals Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -0.439 100.500 -0.564
201509 -0.286 100.421 -0.368
201512 0.555 99.947 0.717
201603 -0.026 101.054 -0.033
201606 0.030 102.002 0.038
201609 -0.009 101.765 -0.011
201612 -0.307 101.449 -0.391
201703 -0.105 102.634 -0.132
201706 -0.230 103.029 -0.288
201709 -0.310 103.345 -0.388
201712 -0.430 103.345 -0.538
201803 0.518 105.004 0.637
201806 -0.244 105.557 -0.299
201809 -0.122 105.636 -0.149
201812 -0.389 105.399 -0.477
201903 -0.418 106.979 -0.505
201906 -0.339 107.690 -0.407
201909 -0.173 107.611 -0.208
201912 0.109 107.769 0.131
202003 0.440 107.927 0.527
202006 0.036 108.401 0.043
202009 0.455 108.164 0.543
202012 0.524 108.559 0.624
202103 0.814 110.298 0.953
202106 0.600 111.720 0.694
202109 0.620 112.905 0.709
202112 0.699 113.774 0.794
202203 0.559 117.646 0.614
202206 0.908 120.806 0.971
202209 0.331 120.648 0.354
202212 -0.115 120.964 -0.123
202303 0.049 122.702 0.052
202306 0.574 124.203 0.597
202309 0.323 125.230 0.333
202312 -0.765 125.072 -0.790
202403 0.194 126.258 0.198
202406 0.035 127.522 0.035
202409 -0.083 127.285 -0.084
202412 0.311 127.364 0.315
202503 -0.120 129.181 -0.120

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.


First Quantum Minerals  (OTCPK:FQVLF) 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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First Quantum Minerals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
330 Bay Street, Suite 1101, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 2S8
First Quantum Minerals Ltd is a diversified mining company. The company's principal activities include mineral exploration, mine engineering and construction, and development and mining operations. The firm produces copper in concentrate, copper anode, copper cathode, nickel, gold, zinc, silver, acid, and pyrite. It has operating mines located in Zambia, Panama, Turkey, Spain, Australia, and Mauritania. The company's reportable operating segments are Cobre Panama, Kansanshi, and Trident.