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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) EV-to-EBITDA : 14.61 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Family Dollar Stores EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Family Dollar Stores's enterprise value is €8,281 Mil. Family Dollar Stores's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 was €567 Mil. Therefore, Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 14.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:FAY' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 13.94
Current: 13.94

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Family Dollar Stores was 13.94. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

FRA:FAY's EV-to-EBITDA is not ranked
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 8.945 vs FRA:FAY: 13.94

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-15), Family Dollar Stores's stock price is €70.23. Family Dollar Stores's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 was €1.731. Therefore, Family Dollar Stores's PE Ratio for today is 40.57.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Family Dollar Stores EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA 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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Family Dollar Stores EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Family Dollar Stores Annual Data
Trend Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.11 8.00 8.63 8.96 13.16

Family Dollar Stores Quarterly Data
Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15
EV-to-EBITDA 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 8.80 13.16 14.16 14.24 13.62

Competitive Comparison of Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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.


Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Family Dollar Stores EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=8281.493/566.972
=14.61

Family Dollar Stores's current Enterprise Value is €8,281 Mil.
Family Dollar Stores's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €567 Mil.

* 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.


Family Dollar Stores  (FRA:FAY) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Family Dollar Stores's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=70.23/1.731
=40.57

Family Dollar Stores's share price for today is €70.23.
Family Dollar Stores's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1.731.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Business Description

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Family Dollar Stores Inc was incorporated in November 1959. The Company provides consumers with a selection of competitively priced merchandise in convenient neighbourhood stores. Its merchandise assortment includes Consumables, Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics. It classifies the combination of Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics as Discretionary. It operates general merchandise retail discount stores in 46 states, serving the basic needs of customers primarily in the low- and middle-income brackets. The stores are supported by 11 distribution centers and one Store Support Center. It competes for sales and store locations in varying degrees with international, national, regional and local retailing establishments, other discount stores, department stores, variety stores, dollar stores, discount clothing stores, drug stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, outlet stores, warehouse stores and other stores. The Company's trademark includes Family Dollar and Family Dollar Stores. Its business is subject to federal, state, local, and international laws, rules, and regulations, such as state and local wage and hour laws, anti-corruption laws, import and export laws, unclaimed property laws, and many others.

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