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Caribbean Utilities Co (TSX:CUP.U) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Caribbean Utilities Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

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Caribbean Utilities Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

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Caribbean Utilities Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Caribbean Utilities Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Caribbean Utilities Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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Competitive Comparison of Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Caribbean Utilities Co'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.


Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Caribbean Utilities Co 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.

Caribbean Utilities Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, Caribbean Utilities Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=-0.19/129.4194*129.4194
=-0.190

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Caribbean Utilities Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.241 99.695 0.313
201406 0.095 100.560 0.122
201409 0.191 100.428 0.246
201412 -0.302 99.070 -0.395
201503 0.277 99.621 0.360
201506 -0.173 100.684 -0.222
201509 -0.388 100.392 -0.500
201512 -0.313 99.792 -0.406
201603 0.192 100.470 0.247
201606 -0.166 101.688 -0.211
201609 0.301 101.861 0.382
201612 0.091 101.863 0.116
201703 0.138 102.862 0.174
201706 -0.181 103.349 -0.227
201709 0.146 104.136 0.181
201712 -0.250 104.011 -0.311
201803 0.102 105.290 0.125
201806 -0.132 106.317 -0.161
201809 0.164 106.507 0.199
201812 -0.009 105.998 -0.011
201903 -0.038 107.251 -0.046
201906 0.027 108.070 0.032
201909 0.170 108.329 0.203
201912 -0.149 108.420 -0.178
202003 0.009 108.902 0.011
202006 -0.068 108.767 -0.081
202009 0.259 109.815 0.305
202012 0.065 109.897 0.077
202103 0.062 111.754 0.072
202106 -0.083 114.631 -0.094
202109 0.027 115.734 0.030
202112 -0.039 117.630 -0.043
202203 -0.002 121.301 -0.002
202206 -0.185 125.017 -0.192
202209 -0.210 125.227 -0.217
202212 -0.699 125.222 -0.722
202303 -0.342 127.348 -0.348
202306 -0.092 128.729 -0.092
202309 0.073 129.860 0.073
202312 -0.190 129.419 -0.190

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.


Caribbean Utilities Co  (TSX:CUP.U) 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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Caribbean Utilities Co (TSX:CUP.U) Business Description

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Address
457 North Sound Road, P.O. Box 38, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1101
Caribbean Utilities Co Ltd is the sole supplier of electricity on Grand Cayman with a total installed generating capacity of 166 MW, nine transformer substations, approximately 552 miles of land-based high voltage transmission and distribution lines and 15 miles of high-voltage submarine cable. The Company uses diesel generation to produce electricity for Grand Cayman.

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