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Charles River Laboratories International (FRA:RV6) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 14.82 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is Charles River Laboratories International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-04), Charles River Laboratories International's current share price is €117.65. Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €7.94. Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 14.82.

The historical rank and industry rank for Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:RV6' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.9   Med: 30.21   Max: 77.15
Current: 16.52

During the past years, Charles River Laboratories International's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 77.15. The lowest was 11.90. And the median was 30.21.

FRA:RV6's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
72.73% of 66 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 27.485 vs FRA:RV6: 16.52

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.

Charles River Laboratories International's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €2.044. 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 €7.94 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Charles River Laboratories International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charles River Laboratories International'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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Charles River Laboratories International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Charles River Laboratories International Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Charles River Laboratories International 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 35.64 26.45 24.35 22.91 17.95

Competitive Comparison of Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Charles River Laboratories International'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.


Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Charles River Laboratories International 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.

Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=117.65/7.94
=14.82

* 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.

Charles River Laboratories International's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Charles River Laboratories International'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)
=2.044/134.9266*134.9266
=2.044

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Charles River Laboratories International Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.346 100.684 1.804
201509 1.462 100.392 1.965
201512 1.769 99.792 2.392
201603 0.700 100.470 0.940
201606 1.263 101.688 1.676
201609 1.151 101.861 1.525
201612 1.852 101.863 2.453
201703 0.341 102.862 0.447
201706 1.561 103.349 2.038
201709 0.650 104.136 0.842
201712 1.653 104.011 2.144
201803 0.537 105.290 0.688
201806 1.792 106.317 2.274
201809 1.647 106.507 2.086
201812 1.286 105.998 1.637
201903 -0.034 107.251 -0.043
201906 1.867 108.070 2.331
201909 2.204 108.329 2.745
201912 2.108 108.420 2.623
202003 0.776 108.902 0.961
202006 2.395 108.767 2.971
202009 2.530 109.815 3.109
202012 0.809 109.897 0.993
202103 2.339 111.754 2.824
202106 2.266 114.631 2.667
202109 1.965 115.734 2.291
202112 2.237 117.630 2.566
202203 0.392 121.301 0.436
202206 1.229 125.017 1.326
202209 1.189 125.227 1.281
202212 2.679 125.222 2.887
202303 0.046 127.348 0.049
202306 1.448 128.729 1.518
202309 2.533 129.860 2.632
202312 2.548 129.419 2.656
202403 0.901 131.776 0.923
202406 2.760 132.554 2.809
202409 3.722 133.029 3.775
202412 1.557 133.157 1.578
202503 2.044 134.927 2.044

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.


Charles River Laboratories International  (FRA:RV6) 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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Charles River Laboratories International Business Description

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Address
251 Ballardvale Street, Wilmington, MA, USA, 01887
Charles River Laboratories was founded in 1947 and is a leading provider of drug discovery and development services. The company's research model & services segment is the leading provider of animal models for laboratory testing, which breeds and delivers animal research models with specific genetic characteristics for preclinical studies around the world. The discovery & safety assessment segment includes services required to take a drug through the early development process, including discovery services. The manufacturing support segment includes microbial solutions, which provides in vitro (non-animal) testing products, biologics testing services, and avian vaccine services.

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