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Loews (L) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 10.59 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Loews Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-12-15), Loews's current share price is $84.18. Loews's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $7.95. Loews's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 10.59.

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

L' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.01   Med: 12.65   Max: 19.95
Current: 10.59

During the past years, Loews's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 19.95. The lowest was 8.01. And the median was 12.65.

L's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
56.63% of 309 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 12.6 vs L: 10.59

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.

Loews's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $3.610. 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 $7.95 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.

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Loews Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Loews Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.22 10.32 12.27 10.35 9.77

Loews Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 8.86 9.77 10.60 9.76 9.94

Competitive Comparison of Loews's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Loews'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.


Loews's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Loews's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Loews 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=84.18/7.95
=10.59

* 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.

Loews's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Loews's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Sep. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Sep. 2024)
=3.61/133.0289*133.0289
=3.610

Current CPI (Sep. 2024) = 133.0289.

Loews Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201412 -0.224 99.070 -0.301
201503 -1.101 99.621 -1.470
201506 0.732 100.684 0.967
201509 2.459 100.392 3.258
201512 3.588 99.792 4.783
201603 -0.422 100.470 -0.559
201606 0.056 101.688 0.073
201609 1.940 101.861 2.534
201612 0.806 101.863 1.053
201703 -0.628 102.862 -0.812
201706 2.863 103.349 3.685
201709 0.947 104.136 1.210
201712 1.437 104.011 1.838
201803 0.861 105.290 1.088
201806 4.340 106.317 5.430
201809 3.134 106.507 3.914
201812 1.790 105.998 2.246
201903 -0.458 107.251 -0.568
201906 0.364 108.070 0.448
201909 1.849 108.329 2.271
201912 0.581 108.420 0.713
202003 0.334 108.902 0.408
202006 -0.341 108.767 -0.417
202009 2.530 109.815 3.065
202012 1.200 109.897 1.453
202103 0.176 111.754 0.210
202106 1.189 114.631 1.380
202109 3.844 115.734 4.418
202112 3.137 117.630 3.548
202203 1.215 121.301 1.332
202206 3.383 125.017 3.600
202209 4.656 125.227 4.946
202212 1.676 125.222 1.780
202303 2.397 127.348 2.504
202306 5.683 128.729 5.873
202309 4.925 129.860 5.045
202312 1.135 129.419 1.167
202403 0.175 131.776 0.177
202406 3.583 132.554 3.596
202409 3.610 133.029 3.610

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.


Loews  (NYSE:L) 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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Loews Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9 West 57th Street, New York, NY, USA, 10019-2714
Loews Corp is a holding company that is supported by a variety of businesses. Its majority revenue generating subsidiary is CNA Financial Corporation, a property and casualty insurance company. CNA's services include risk management, information services, and warranty and claims administration. Loews also maintains an operation of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs through Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. The company engages in the transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids and gathering and processing of natural gas through Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP. Loews also operates a chain of hotels.
Executives
Paul J Fribourg director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Ann E Berman director 255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Charles M Diker director ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Anthony Welters director
Walter L Harris director TANENBAUM HARBER CO, 320 W 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Andrew H Tisch director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Jonathan M Tisch director, officer: Co-Ch. of Bd/Off. of the Pres. 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Kenneth I Siegel officer: Senior Vice President 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Marc A Alpert officer: Sr. VP, Gen. Coun. & Secy. 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Jonathan C Locker director C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Mark S Schwartz officer: V.P., C.A.O. and Treasurer C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065-8087
Richard Waldo Scott officer: SVP & Chief Investment Officer 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Joseph L Bower director 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Charles D Davidson director QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS, 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Benjamin J Tisch officer: Sr. VP, Corp Dev and Strategy 667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10065