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MEOH (Methanex) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 5.97 (As of May. 25, 2025)


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What is Methanex Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-05-25), Methanex's current share price is $32.87. Methanex's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $5.51. Methanex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 5.97.

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

MEOH' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.16   Med: 13.48   Max: 115.29
Current: 5.69

During the past years, Methanex's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 115.29. The lowest was 4.16. And the median was 13.48.

MEOH's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
88.87% of 539 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 23.13 vs MEOH: 5.69

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.

Methanex's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.968. 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 $5.51 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Methanex Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Methanex 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 15.88 10.64 9.37 10.33 10.05

Methanex 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 9.79 10.46 8.35 10.05 6.36

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

For the Chemicals subindustry, Methanex'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.


Methanex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Methanex's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Methanex 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=32.87/5.51
=5.97

* 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.

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

For example, Methanex'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)
=3.968/129.1809*129.1809
=3.968

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 129.1809.

Methanex Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 -0.498 100.500 -0.640
201509 0.401 100.421 0.516
201512 -0.579 99.947 -0.748
201603 0.607 101.054 0.776
201606 -0.134 102.002 -0.170
201609 0.508 101.765 0.645
201612 0.432 101.449 0.550
201703 2.167 102.634 2.728
201706 2.427 103.029 3.043
201709 1.002 103.345 1.253
201712 2.198 103.345 2.748
201803 2.244 105.004 2.761
201806 2.580 105.557 3.157
201809 2.393 105.636 2.926
201812 1.855 105.399 2.274
201903 1.612 106.979 1.947
201906 0.655 107.690 0.786
201909 0.018 107.611 0.022
201912 0.200 107.769 0.240
202003 0.299 107.927 0.358
202006 1.331 108.401 1.586
202009 -0.665 108.164 -0.794
202012 0.600 108.559 0.714
202103 1.350 110.298 1.581
202106 2.543 111.720 2.940
202109 3.068 112.905 3.510
202112 2.873 113.774 3.262
202203 2.570 117.646 2.822
202206 -0.425 120.806 -0.454
202209 2.564 120.648 2.745
202212 1.009 120.964 1.078
202303 0.518 122.702 0.545
202306 1.250 124.203 1.300
202309 -0.506 125.230 -0.522
202312 1.861 125.072 1.922
202403 0.641 126.258 0.656
202406 1.893 127.522 1.918
202409 2.422 127.285 2.458
202412 3.498 127.364 3.548
202503 3.968 129.181 3.968

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.


Methanex  (NAS:MEOH) 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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Methanex Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Burrard Street, 1800 Waterfront Centre, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3M1
Methanex Corp manufactures and sells methanol. Its customers use methanol as a feedstock to produce end-products including adhesives, foams, solvents, and windshield washer fluids. The firm also sells its products to the oil refining industry, where the methanol is blended with gasoline to produce a high-octane fuel or blended as a component of biodiesel. It distributes its products through a global supply chain that includes the operation of port terminals, tankers, barges, rail cars, trucks, and pipelines. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Europe.
Executives
M&g Investment Management Ltd 10 percent owner 10 FENCHURCH AVENUE, LONDON X0 EC3M 5AG