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LendingTree (LendingTree) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 8.28 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is LendingTree Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-27), LendingTree's current share price is $37.90. LendingTree's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.58. LendingTree's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 8.28.

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

TREE' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.34   Med: 92.15   Max: 299.43
Current: 7.95

During the past years, LendingTree's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 299.43. The lowest was 2.34. And the median was 92.15.

TREE's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
59.09% of 22 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: 9.965 vs TREE: 7.95

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.

LendingTree's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.405. 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 $4.58 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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LendingTree Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

LendingTree 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 87.85 72.28 20.13 5.25 6.62

LendingTree 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 5.25 6.21 5.05 3.43 6.62

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

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, LendingTree'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.


LendingTree's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, LendingTree's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



LendingTree 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=37.90/4.58
=8.28

* 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.

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

For example, LendingTree'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)
=1.405/129.4194*129.4194
=1.405

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

LendingTree Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201403 -0.104 99.695 -0.135
201406 -0.125 100.560 -0.161
201409 -0.223 100.428 -0.287
201412 0.082 99.070 0.107
201503 0.333 99.621 0.433
201506 0.651 100.684 0.837
201509 1.110 100.392 1.431
201512 0.028 99.792 0.036
201603 0.614 100.470 0.791
201606 -0.181 101.688 -0.230
201609 1.416 101.861 1.799
201612 -0.284 101.863 -0.361
201703 1.068 102.862 1.344
201706 2.125 103.349 2.661
201709 0.979 104.136 1.217
201712 2.447 104.011 3.045
201803 0.780 105.290 0.959
201806 -0.515 106.317 -0.627
201809 2.739 106.507 3.328
201812 3.971 105.998 4.848
201903 1.091 107.251 1.317
201906 2.446 108.070 2.929
201909 2.150 108.329 2.569
201912 2.774 108.420 3.311
202003 1.721 108.902 2.045
202006 3.995 108.767 4.754
202009 -5.108 109.815 -6.020
202012 -1.014 109.897 -1.194
202103 -0.120 111.754 -0.139
202106 2.992 114.631 3.378
202109 1.685 115.734 1.884
202112 2.823 117.630 3.106
202203 0.506 121.301 0.540
202206 0.253 125.017 0.262
202209 0.596 125.227 0.616
202212 1.108 125.222 1.145
202303 0.828 127.348 0.841
202306 0.981 128.729 0.986
202309 1.031 129.860 1.028
202312 1.405 129.419 1.405

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.


LendingTree  (NAS:TREE) 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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LendingTree (LendingTree) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1415 Vantage Park Drive, Suite 700, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28203
LendingTree Inc is a United States-based company that is principally engaged in operating an online loan marketplace. The company provides online tools and resources that can help consumers find loans or other credit-based offerings they need, including mortgage loans, reverse mortgage, home equity, personal loans, auto loans, credit cards, student loans, small business loans, and other related offerings. The company offers consumers direct access to a broad range of lenders. The company generates match fees by matching consumers with lenders, and closing fees from lenders on loans when a transaction is closed. The company operates business solely in the United States.
Executives
Douglas R Lebda director, officer: Chairman & CEO 6701 CARMEL RD, SUITE 205, CHARLOTTE NC 28226
Jill Olmstead officer: Chief Human Resources Officer BARINGS LLC, 3300 SOUTH TRYON STREET SUITE 2500, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Diego A Rodriguez director C/O ENGAGESMART, LLC, 30 BRAINTREE HILL OFFICE PARK, SUITE 101, BRAINTREE MA 02184
Mark A Ernst director 255 FISERV DRIVE, BROOKFIELD WI 53045
Scott V. Totman officer: Chief Technology Officer 1415 VANTAGE PARK DR., SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Shiv Singh officer: Chief Marketing Office C/O UNITED RENTALS, INC., 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, SUITE 700, STAMFORD CT 06902
Carla Shumate officer: Chief Accounting Officer 11115 RUSHMORE DRIVE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Neil Salvage officer: President 11115 RUSHMORE DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Robin Henderson director 11115 RUSHMORE DR, CHARLOTTE NC 28277-3442
Scott Peyree officer: President, Insurance 1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28203
Trent Ziegler officer: Chief Financial Officer 1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, CHARLOTTE NC 28203
G Kennedy Thompson director 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Lisa M. Young officer: General Counsel C/O ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC., 175 W. JACKSON BLVD., CHICAGO IL 60604
Gci Liberty, Inc. director, 10 percent owner 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Sushil Sharma officer: Chief Product Officer 11115 RUSHMORE DR., CHARLOTTE NC 28277