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Alphabet (WBO:GOOA) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : €2.82 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and 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.

Alphabet's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.575. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €2.82 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

During the past 12 months, Alphabet's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 19.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 24.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 22.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 19.00% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Alphabet was 24.40% per year. The lowest was 14.90% per year. And the median was 19.50% per year.

As of today (2024-04-29), Alphabet's current stock price is €160.58. Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €2.82. Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 56.94.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Alphabet was 77.01. The lowest was 33.59. And the median was 48.65.


Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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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Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Alphabet Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.22 1.33 1.91 2.42 2.82

Alphabet Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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 2.42 2.50 2.68 2.95 2.82

Competitive Comparison of Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet'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.


Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alphabet Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and 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.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

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. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get 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.

For example, Alphabet'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)
=0.575/129.4194*129.4194
=0.575

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

Alphabet Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.108 99.695 0.140
201406 0.160 100.560 0.206
201409 0.202 100.428 0.260
201412 0.201 99.070 0.263
201503 0.254 99.621 0.330
201506 0.295 100.684 0.379
201509 0.240 100.392 0.309
201512 0.297 99.792 0.385
201603 0.335 100.470 0.432
201606 0.446 101.688 0.568
201609 0.465 101.861 0.591
201612 0.429 101.863 0.545
201703 0.469 102.862 0.590
201706 0.289 103.349 0.362
201709 0.378 104.136 0.470
201712 0.357 104.011 0.444
201803 0.250 105.290 0.307
201806 0.283 106.317 0.344
201809 0.483 106.507 0.587
201812 0.370 105.998 0.452
201903 0.465 107.251 0.561
201906 0.411 108.070 0.492
201909 0.568 108.329 0.679
201912 0.542 108.420 0.647
202003 0.356 108.902 0.423
202006 0.556 108.767 0.662
202009 0.718 109.815 0.846
202012 1.035 109.897 1.219
202103 0.822 111.754 0.952
202106 1.001 114.631 1.130
202109 1.176 115.734 1.315
202112 1.221 117.630 1.343
202203 1.042 121.301 1.112
202206 0.840 125.017 0.870
202209 1.237 125.227 1.278
202212 1.171 125.222 1.210
202303 1.254 127.348 1.274
202306 1.470 128.729 1.478
202309 1.667 129.860 1.661
202312 0.575 129.419 0.575

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.


Alphabet  (WBO:GOOA) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

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.

Alphabet's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=160.58/2.82
=56.94

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Alphabet was 77.01. The lowest was 33.59. And the median was 48.65.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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Alphabet (WBO:GOOA) Business Description

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1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Alphabet is a holding company. Internet media giant Google is a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart home products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), provide faster internet access (Google Fiber), enable self-driving cars (Waymo), and more.

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