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ReadSoft AB (OSTO:RSOF B) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of Jun. 29, 2025)


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What is ReadSoft AB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

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ReadSoft AB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for ReadSoft AB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

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ReadSoft AB Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

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Competitive Comparison of ReadSoft AB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Application subindustry, ReadSoft AB'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.


ReadSoft AB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ReadSoft AB's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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ReadSoft AB 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.

ReadSoft AB's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec13 is calculated as:

For example, ReadSoft AB's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Dec13 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec13 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec13)
=-0.074/100.5407*100.5407
=-0.074

Current CPI (Dec13) = 100.5407.

ReadSoft AB Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
200412 0.339 89.151 0.382
200512 1.160 89.939 1.297
200612 1.480 91.410 1.628
200712 -0.457 94.566 -0.486
200812 1.041 95.419 1.097
200912 1.524 95.967 1.597
201012 0.569 98.211 0.582
201112 2.079 100.458 2.081
201212 0.186 100.403 0.186
201312 -0.074 100.541 -0.074

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.


ReadSoft AB  (OSTO:RSOF B) 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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ReadSoft AB Business Description

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ReadSoft AB is a Sweden-based company that creates and markets software and services for document automation, processes such as data entry, information verification, document workflows, and e-voicing. The company operates in over 16 countries worldwide, with partnerships in an additional 70. The company offers solutions primarily for industries such as banking, manufacturing, service bureaus, market research, insurance, government, and medical. Major customers include IKEA, Audi, Porsche, Yves Rocher, Swedish Tax, DaimlerChrysler, HSBS Bank, Avon, Bosch, London Underground, New York Transit, Toyota, Volvo, Monoprix, Ericsson, and ING. The company is headquartered in Helsingborg, Sweden. The company offers ReadSoft DOCUMENTS, a complete software platform for document automation. The product incorporates five Automation Areas: Capture, capturing the information in any format and making it ready for electronic processing; Understand, enabling the computer to read, sort, interpret, extract, and index documents electronically; Manage, providing customers with control of electronic documents, including the verification and quality control with archiving and monitoring capabilities; Integrate, integration with the business software; and Interchange, Electronic Data Interchange. Capabilities within each Automation Area are customized to the needs of the customer, and solutions can be expanded to include any required extra capabilities. Also, this software can be integrated with systems such as SAP and Oracle E-Business Suite, Intentia, and IFS. ReadSoft business solutions for specific areas include: ReadSoft Documents for Mailrooms, Documents for EDI, Documents for Invoices, and Documents for Forms. Additionally, the company offers Professional Services such as project management and customization, Solution Optimization, Training, and Technical Support.

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