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Hydro One (TSX:H) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 2.17 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Hydro One Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-05), Hydro One's current share price is C$38.95. Hydro One's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$17.93. Hydro One's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 2.17.

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

TSX:H' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.61   Max: 4.68
Current: 2.13

During the past years, Hydro One's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 4.68. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.61.

TSX:H's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
95.32% of 235 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 17.29 vs TSX:H: 2.13

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.

Hydro One's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.050. 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 C$17.93 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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Hydro One Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Hydro One 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 - - 4.68 0.69 2.21

Hydro One Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.69 0.19 0.18 0.87 2.21

Competitive Comparison of Hydro One's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Hydro One'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.


Hydro One's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Hydro One 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=38.95/17.93
=2.17

* 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.

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

For example, Hydro One'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)
=0.05/125.4675*125.4675
=0.050

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 125.4675.

Hydro One Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 -1,430.000 98.604 -1,819.583
201406 -0.306 99.473 -0.386
201409 660.000 99.394 833.132
201412 110.000 98.367 140.305
201503 820.000 99.789 1,031.006
201506 -0.227 100.500 -0.283
201509 0.074 100.421 0.092
201512 -4.825 99.947 -6.057
201603 -0.005 101.054 -0.006
201606 -0.184 102.002 -0.226
201609 0.161 101.765 0.198
201612 0.020 101.449 0.025
201703 0.204 102.634 0.249
201706 -0.196 103.029 -0.239
201709 0.100 103.345 0.121
201712 0.174 103.345 0.211
201803 0.127 105.004 0.152
201806 -0.161 105.557 -0.191
201809 0.189 105.636 0.224
201812 -0.094 105.399 -0.112
201903 -0.311 106.979 -0.365
201906 -0.105 107.690 -0.122
201909 0.394 107.611 0.459
201912 -0.002 107.769 -0.002
202003 0.312 107.927 0.363
202006 -0.068 108.401 -0.079
202009 0.310 108.164 0.360
202012 -0.243 108.559 -0.281
202103 0.002 110.298 0.002
202106 -0.230 111.720 -0.258
202109 0.087 112.905 0.097
202112 0.271 113.774 0.299
202203 -0.035 117.646 -0.037
202206 0.097 120.806 0.101
202209 0.147 120.648 0.153
202212 0.083 120.964 0.086
202303 -0.263 122.702 -0.269
202306 0.065 124.203 0.066
202309 0.042 125.230 0.042
202312 0.050 125.468 0.050

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.


Hydro One  (TSX:H) 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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Hydro One (TSX:H) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
483 Bay Street, South Tower, 8th Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5G 2P5
Hydro One operates regulated transmission and distribution assets in Ontario. The area's largest electricity provider serves nearly 1.5 million customers. Transmission accounts for roughly 60% of the company's rate base, with distribution accounting for the remainder. Hydro One operates a small telecom business with annual revenue contributing less than 1% to consolidated results. The province of Ontario holds an approximate 47% common equity stake.