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Ashtead Group (LSE:AHT) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 59.26 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), Ashtead Group's current share price is £61.04. Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was £1.03. Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 59.26.

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

LSE:AHT' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 39.47   Med: 80.04   Max: 1721
Current: 59.05

During the past years, Ashtead Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 1721.00. The lowest was 39.47. And the median was 80.04.

LSE:AHT's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
85.39% of 356 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 17.405 vs LSE:AHT: 59.05

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.

Ashtead Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was £-0.246. 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 £1.03 for the trailing ten years ended in Jan. 2024.

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Ashtead Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Ashtead Group Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 100.10 63.91 72.67 47.20 43.08

Ashtead Group Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 52.38 43.08 54.15 44.89 50.33

Competitive Comparison of Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Ashtead Group'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.


Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ashtead Group 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=61.04/1.03
=59.26

* 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.

Ashtead Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Ashtead Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Jan. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Jan. 2024)
=-0.246/130.0000*130.0000
=-0.246

Current CPI (Jan. 2024) = 130.0000.

Ashtead Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201404 0.231 99.600 0.302
201407 -0.222 99.600 -0.290
201410 -0.111 100.100 -0.144
201501 -0.064 99.200 -0.084
201504 0.242 99.900 0.315
201507 -0.278 100.000 -0.361
201510 -0.127 100.300 -0.165
201601 0.036 99.900 0.047
201604 0.248 100.600 0.320
201607 -0.103 100.900 -0.133
201610 0.055 101.600 0.070
201701 0.172 101.800 0.220
201704 0.525 103.200 0.661
201707 0.098 103.500 0.123
201710 -0.030 104.400 -0.037
201801 0.291 104.500 0.362
201804 0.394 105.500 0.485
201807 0.100 105.900 0.123
201810 -0.066 106.700 -0.080
201901 0.099 106.400 0.121
201904 0.615 107.600 0.743
201907 0.332 108.000 0.400
201910 0.166 108.300 0.199
202001 0.295 108.300 0.354
202004 0.908 108.600 1.087
202007 0.973 109.200 1.158
202010 0.834 109.200 0.993
202101 0.528 109.300 0.628
202104 0.704 110.400 0.829
202107 0.670 111.400 0.782
202110 0.021 113.400 0.024
202201 0.484 114.600 0.549
202204 0.658 119.000 0.719
202207 0.159 121.200 0.171
202210 0.108 124.300 0.113
202301 0.242 124.800 0.252
202304 0.403 128.300 0.408
202307 -0.260 129.000 -0.262
202310 -0.420 130.200 -0.419
202401 -0.246 130.000 -0.246

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.


Ashtead Group  (LSE:AHT) 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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Ashtead Group (LSE:AHT) Business Description

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Address
100 Cheapside, London, GBR, EC2V 6DT
Ashtead is an equipment rental business with operations in the U.S., Canada, and United Kingdom, operating under the Sunbelt Rentals brand. Earnings are mostly derived from the U.S. where Sunbelt enjoy a number-two market position with a 13% share in a highly fragmented market consisting of national, regional, and independent competitors. Ashtead rents a range of construction, industrial, and general equipment such as aerial lifts, hand-held tools, and forklifts across its more than 1,550 rental stores worldwide.