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Korean Air Lines Co (XKRX:003490) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 2.34 (As of Jun. 07, 2025)


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What is Korean Air Lines Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-07), Korean Air Lines Co's current share price is ₩22800.00. Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩9,726.02. Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 2.34.

The historical rank and industry rank for Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

XKRX:003490' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.88   Med: 2.43   Max: 5.57
Current: 2.31

During the past years, Korean Air Lines Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 5.57. The lowest was 0.88. And the median was 2.43.

XKRX:003490's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
94.29% of 420 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 15.89 vs XKRX:003490: 2.31

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.

Korean Air Lines Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₩431.551. 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 ₩9,726.02 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Korean Air Lines Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korean Air Lines Co'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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Korean Air Lines Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Korean Air Lines Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.07 2.91 2.29 2.38 2.32

Korean Air Lines Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.11 2.27 2.26 2.32 2.19

Competitive Comparison of Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Airlines subindustry, Korean Air Lines 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.


Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Korean Air Lines 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.

Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=22800.00/9726.02
=2.34

* 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.

Korean Air Lines Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Korean Air Lines Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=431.551/122.5900*122.5900
=431.551

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 122.5900.

Korean Air Lines Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 5,341.938 100.051 6,545.363
201509 -1,469.682 100.111 -1,799.689
201512 3,560.469 100.220 4,355.180
201603 3,702.643 100.561 4,513.752
201606 4,000.139 100.791 4,865.300
201609 4,353.614 101.461 5,260.233
201612 2,402.580 101.561 2,900.044
201703 3,136.927 102.851 3,738.976
201706 1,291.314 102.611 1,542.736
201709 170.275 103.491 201.700
201712 2,548.456 102.991 3,033.428
201803 2,293.373 104.101 2,700.696
201806 3,495.136 104.130 4,114.736
201809 2,113.535 105.651 2,452.409
201812 2,815.134 104.351 3,307.187
201903 4,418.397 104.491 5,183.717
201906 1,248.301 104.881 1,459.076
201909 66.230 105.200 77.178
201912 2,316.882 105.121 2,701.894
202003 -3,039.350 105.354 -3,536.583
202006 2,940.461 105.112 3,429.407
202009 2,397.434 106.198 2,767.496
202012 1,077.382 105.765 1,248.766
202103 2,015.510 107.357 2,301.489
202106 1,775.350 107.579 2,023.080
202109 2,583.109 108.759 2,911.600
202112 3,245.395 109.676 3,627.517
202203 2,806.677 111.848 3,076.233
202206 4,905.333 114.072 5,271.611
202209 2,950.635 114.715 3,153.183
202212 2,550.523 115.179 2,714.627
202303 2,334.076 116.507 2,455.933
202306 2,105.049 117.182 2,202.196
202309 979.455 118.964 1,009.312
202312 455.489 118.837 469.873
202403 1,046.810 120.123 1,068.307
202406 1,215.356 120.007 1,241.512
202409 517.180 120.861 524.578
202412 1,694.270 121.135 1,714.618
202503 431.551 122.590 431.551

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.


Korean Air Lines Co  (XKRX:003490) 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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Korean Air Lines Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
260 Haneul-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, KOR
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd is an airline operator with a global reach. The company has four operating segments: Air transport (majority of total revenues), Aerospace (maintenance and repairs), In-flight meals, and Hotel/limousine and others. Passenger tickets can be bought on the company's website or at the airport counter. Multiple options related to passenger class or cabin experience, baggage fees, and other services are offered to customers. Revenues derived from Republic of Korea account for approximately one-fourth of total revenues, with the remainder coming from international operations. The company has created an alliance with global carriers to help connect flights, and give passengers better options to travel.

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