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GSE Systems (GSE Systems) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 1.98 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is GSE Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-16), GSE Systems's current share price is $2.75. GSE Systems's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.39. GSE Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 1.98.

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

GVP' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 18.63   Max: 2370
Current: 2.25

During the past years, GSE Systems's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 2370.00. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 18.63.

GVP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
97.63% of 676 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 28.905 vs GVP: 2.25

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.

GSE Systems's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.356. 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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GSE Systems Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

GSE Systems 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 16.94 13.74 17.85 7.41 1.45

GSE Systems 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 7.41 6.10 3.97 1.75 1.45

Competitive Comparison of GSE Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Software - Application subindustry, GSE Systems'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.


GSE Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, GSE Systems's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



GSE Systems 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=2.75/1.39
=1.98

* 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.

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

For example, GSE Systems'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)
=0.356/129.4194*129.4194
=0.356

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

GSE Systems Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 3.125 99.695 4.057
201406 -1.440 100.560 -1.853
201409 0.733 100.428 0.945
201412 0.715 99.070 0.934
201503 -0.605 99.621 -0.786
201506 -0.923 100.684 -1.186
201509 1.348 100.392 1.738
201512 -0.307 99.792 -0.398
201603 0.822 100.470 1.059
201606 -0.365 101.688 -0.465
201609 1.520 101.861 1.931
201612 3.228 101.863 4.101
201703 0.533 102.862 0.671
201706 0.877 103.349 1.098
201709 0.038 104.136 0.047
201712 2.002 104.011 2.491
201803 -3.050 105.290 -3.749
201806 -0.573 106.317 -0.698
201809 -0.049 106.507 -0.060
201812 1.386 105.998 1.692
201903 -0.354 107.251 -0.427
201906 -0.219 108.070 -0.262
201909 0.180 108.329 0.215
201912 2.108 108.420 2.516
202003 0.776 108.902 0.922
202006 0.141 108.767 0.168
202009 -0.232 109.815 -0.273
202012 -0.300 109.897 -0.353
202103 -1.058 111.754 -1.225
202106 0.282 114.631 0.318
202109 0.334 115.734 0.373
202112 -0.012 117.630 -0.013
202203 0.427 121.301 0.456
202206 0.192 125.017 0.199
202209 -0.468 125.227 -0.484
202212 -0.083 125.222 -0.086
202303 -0.400 127.348 -0.407
202306 -0.065 128.729 -0.065
202309 0.399 129.860 0.398
202312 0.356 129.419 0.356

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.


GSE Systems  (NAS:GVP) 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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GSE Systems (GSE Systems) Business Description

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GSE Systems Inc is a company engaged in providing engineering, staffing, and simulation software to clients in the power and process industries. It is also into providing interactive computer-based tutorials and simulation software for the refining, chemical, and petrochemical industries. It functions through two segments: Engineering segment and Workforce Solutions segment. Its geographical segments include the United States, Europe, and Asia, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from the United States.
Executives
Dougherty Iii Thomas James director GSE SYSTEMS, INC, 6940 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 470, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Kathryn O'connor director GSE SYSTEMS, INC, 1332 LONDONTOWN BLVD SUITE 200, SYKESVILLE MD 21784
Corey William S. Jr. director C/O STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP., 1360 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100 MC-14-1, HOUSTON TX 77056
Bahram Meyssami officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O GSE SYSTEMS, INC., 1332 LON, SYKESVILLE MD 21784
Emmett Anthony Pepe officer: Chief Financial Officer 1515 JUDD COURT, HERNDON VA 20170
Donald Horn officer: President, GSE Engineering GSE SYSTEMS INC, 6940 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE, SUITE 470, COLUMBIA MD 21046-3308
Daniel Warren Pugh officer: Chief Legal and Risk Officer C/O GSE SYSTEMS, INC., 1332 LONDONTOWN BLVD., SYKESVILLE MD 21784
Ravi Khanna officer: SVP Professional Services GSE SYSTEMS, INC., 1332 LONDONTOWN BLVD, SYKESVILLE MD 21784
Kyle Justin Loudermilk director, officer: President & CEO 3525 WOODBINE STREET, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Brian Greene officer: VP, GSE Workforce Solutions GSE SYSTEMS INC, 1332 LONDONTOWN BLVD, SYKESVILLE MD 21784
Ngp Energy Technology Partners Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 1700 K STREET N.W., SUITE 750, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Energy Technology Partners, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1700 K STREET NW, SUITE 750, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Philip J Deutch 10 percent owner PERSEUS 2000 LLC, 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVUE NW STE 900, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Suresh Sundaram director C/O EXA CORPORATION, 55 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 10 percent owner 16 YORK STREET SUITE 2900, TORONTO A6 M5J 0E6