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FutureFuel (FutureFuel) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 4.00 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is FutureFuel Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-29), FutureFuel's current share price is $5.56. FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.39. FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 4.00.

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

FF' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.99   Med: 10.57   Max: 21.89
Current: 4.01

During the past years, FutureFuel's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 21.89. The lowest was 3.99. And the median was 10.57.

FF's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
95.27% of 571 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 24.63 vs FF: 4.01

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.

FutureFuel's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.468. 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 $1.39 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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FutureFuel Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

FutureFuel 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 11.28 9.76 5.43 5.68 4.38

FutureFuel 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 5.68 5.23 6.74 5.33 4.38

Competitive Comparison of FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, FutureFuel'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.


FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, FutureFuel's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



FutureFuel 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=5.56/1.39
=4.00

* 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.

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

For example, FutureFuel'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)
=0.468/129.4194*129.4194
=0.468

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

FutureFuel Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 0.663 99.695 0.861
201406 -0.727 100.560 -0.936
201409 0.522 100.428 0.673
201412 0.554 99.070 0.724
201503 0.889 99.621 1.155
201506 -0.218 100.684 -0.280
201509 0.538 100.392 0.694
201512 -0.494 99.792 -0.641
201603 0.007 100.470 0.009
201606 0.999 101.688 1.271
201609 0.688 101.861 0.874
201612 0.291 101.863 0.370
201703 0.169 102.862 0.213
201706 0.432 103.349 0.541
201709 0.173 104.136 0.215
201712 0.044 104.011 0.055
201803 0.078 105.290 0.096
201806 1.392 106.317 1.694
201809 0.270 106.507 0.328
201812 0.107 105.998 0.131
201903 -0.127 107.251 -0.153
201906 0.329 108.070 0.394
201909 0.214 108.329 0.256
201912 0.216 108.420 0.258
202003 0.055 108.902 0.065
202006 1.806 108.767 2.149
202009 -0.196 109.815 -0.231
202012 0.436 109.897 0.513
202103 -0.331 111.754 -0.383
202106 0.266 114.631 0.300
202109 0.503 115.734 0.562
202112 0.536 117.630 0.590
202203 -0.264 121.301 -0.282
202206 0.177 125.017 0.183
202209 1.011 125.227 1.045
202212 0.165 125.222 0.171
202303 -0.737 127.348 -0.749
202306 -0.136 128.729 -0.137
202309 0.816 129.860 0.813
202312 0.468 129.419 0.468

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.


FutureFuel  (NYSE:FF) 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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FutureFuel (FutureFuel) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8235 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 400, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63105
FutureFuel Corp makes and sells diversified chemical products, bio-based fuel products, and specialty chemical products. The company is organized into two segments based on product type: biofuels and chemicals. The biofuel segment sells biodiesel and other petroleum products. Its fuels are made from a mix of diesel, vegetable oils, and grease feedstock. The chemicals segment sells products that are used in the production of agricultural chemicals, which include herbicides, coatings, and cleaning products, such as detergents.
Executives
Kyle Gaither officer: Chief Operations Officer 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Charles W. Lyon officer: Chief Commercial Officer 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Donald C. Bedell director 731 N. MAIN STREET, SIKESTON MO 63801
Ronald J Kruszewski director 501 NORTH BROADWAY, ST LOUIS MO 63102
Novelly Paul Anthony Ii 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Apex Holding Co. 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Sagm Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O ST. ALBANS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Paul M Flynn officer: See remarks 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 307, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Dale E Cole director 1325 HARRISON STREET, BATESVILLE AR 72501
Egger Terrance C Z director 900 NORTH TUCKER BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63101
Alain Louvel director C/O FUTURE FUEL, 8235 FORSYTH BLVD., SUITE 400, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
St. Albans Global Management, Llc 10 percent owner 8235 FORSYTH BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, CLAYTON MO 63105
Paul A Novelly director, officer: Exec. Chair. of Board of Dir. 115 S JEFFERSON RD, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Mckinlay Thomas officer: Chief Operating Officer 8235 FORSYTH, FOURTH FLOOR, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Paul G. Lorenzini director 25 FORDYCE LANE, ST. LOUIS MO 63124

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