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OXINF (Oxford Instruments) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 34.06 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Oxford Instruments Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-03), Oxford Instruments's current share price is $24.525. Oxford Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 was $0.72. Oxford Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 34.06.

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

OXINF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.51   Med: 33.93   Max: 56.26
Current: 30.95

During the past 13 years, Oxford Instruments's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 56.26. The lowest was 18.51. And the median was 33.93.

OXINF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
55.28% of 1004 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 27.435 vs OXINF: 30.95

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.

Oxford Instruments's adjusted free cash flow per share data of for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 was $0.319. 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 $0.72 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar24.

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Oxford Instruments Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Oxford Instruments Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.97 38.18 41.00 45.29 36.75

Oxford Instruments Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 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 - 45.29 - 36.75 -

Competitive Comparison of Oxford Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Oxford Instruments'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.


Oxford Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Oxford Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Oxford Instruments 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=24.525/0.72
=34.06

* 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.

Oxford Instruments's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 is calculated as:

For example, Oxford Instruments's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the fiscal year that ended in Mar24 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar24 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar24)
=0.319/131.6000*131.6000
=0.319

Current CPI (Mar24) = 131.6000.

Oxford Instruments Annual Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201503 0.297 99.600 0.392
201603 0.593 100.400 0.777
201703 0.529 102.700 0.678
201803 0.484 105.100 0.606
201903 0.765 107.000 0.941
202003 1.026 108.600 1.243
202103 0.876 109.700 1.051
202203 0.777 116.500 0.878
202303 0.698 126.800 0.724
202403 0.319 131.600 0.319

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.


Oxford Instruments  (OTCPK:OXINF) 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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Oxford Instruments Business Description

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Oxford Instruments PLC is engaged in researching, developing, manufacturing, renting, selling, and servicing high-technology tools and systems. The company's operating segment includes Materials and Characterisation; Research and Discovery and Service and Healthcare. It generates maximum revenue from the Materials and Characterisation segment. The Materials and Characterisation segment focuses on applied R&D and commercial customers, enabling the fabrication and characterization of materials and devices down to the atomic scale. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Asia and also has a presence in Europe, North America, and the Rest of the World.