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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 19.46 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-19), Kimberly-Clark's current share price is $134.29. Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $6.90. Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 19.46.

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

KMB' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.96   Med: 22.66   Max: 29.44
Current: 19.47

During the past years, Kimberly-Clark's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 29.44. The lowest was 16.96. And the median was 22.66.

KMB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
57.54% of 716 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 23.785 vs KMB: 19.47

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.

Kimberly-Clark's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.721. 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 $6.90 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Kimberly-Clark Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Kimberly-Clark 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 25.48 23.67 23.04 21.10 17.97

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 20.48 20.66 17.97 17.97 18.76

Competitive Comparison of Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark'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.


Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kimberly-Clark 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=134.29/6.9
=19.46

* 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.

Kimberly-Clark's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Kimberly-Clark's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=0.721/131.7762*131.7762
=0.721

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Kimberly-Clark Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 1.747 100.560 2.289
201409 1.822 100.428 2.391
201412 0.753 99.070 1.002
201503 -0.718 99.621 -0.950
201506 1.443 100.684 1.889
201509 1.578 100.392 2.071
201512 1.117 99.792 1.475
201603 0.916 100.470 1.201
201606 1.885 101.688 2.443
201609 2.111 101.861 2.731
201612 1.897 101.863 2.454
201703 0.616 102.862 0.789
201706 1.833 103.349 2.337
201709 1.680 104.136 2.126
201712 1.904 104.011 2.412
201803 1.001 105.290 1.253
201806 1.796 106.317 2.226
201809 1.356 106.507 1.678
201812 1.838 105.998 2.285
201903 0.003 107.251 0.004
201906 1.029 108.070 1.255
201909 1.700 108.329 2.068
201912 1.690 108.420 2.054
202003 1.023 108.902 1.238
202006 3.788 108.767 4.589
202009 0.879 109.815 1.055
202012 1.644 109.897 1.971
202103 0.068 111.754 0.080
202106 1.076 114.631 1.237
202109 1.621 115.734 1.846
202112 2.321 117.630 2.600
202203 -0.145 121.301 -0.158
202206 1.546 125.017 1.630
202209 1.741 125.227 1.832
202212 2.347 125.222 2.470
202303 1.217 127.348 1.259
202306 1.767 128.729 1.809
202309 2.263 129.860 2.296
202312 2.946 129.419 3.000
202403 0.721 131.776 0.721

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.


Kimberly-Clark  (NYSE:KMB) 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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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Business Description

Address
P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75261-9100
With more than half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.
Executives
Jeffrey P. Melucci officer: SVP - General Counsel 351 PHELPS DRIVE, IRVING TX 75038
Zackery A Hicks officer: Chief Digital & Technology Off C/O SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED, 375 GHENT ROAD, AKRON OH 44333
Deeptha Khanna director PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sandra R Karrmann officer: Chief Human Resources Officer P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Doug Cunningham officer: President, EMEA PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Andrew Drexler officer: Vice President and Controller C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Michael D. Hsu officer: Group Pres., NACP C/O KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60048
Tristram Wilkinson officer: President, EMEA P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Tamera Fenske officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sylvia M Mathews director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Nelson Urdaneta officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Todd Maclin director P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Ehab Abou-oaf officer: President KCP PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Deirdre Mahlan director 1201 DOWDELL LANE, SAINT HELENA CA 94574
Jaime A Ramirez director 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053

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