EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Family Dollar Stores's Enterprise Value is €8,281 Mil.
Family Dollar Stores's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2015 was €161 Mil. Therefore, Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-FCF for today is 51.29.
The historical rank and industry rank for Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:FAY's EV-to-FCF is not ranked *
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 14.33 * Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-FCF only.
EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. 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.
The historical data trend for Family Dollar Stores's EV-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.
Competitive Comparison of Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-FCF
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-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.
Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Family Dollar Stores's EV-to-FCF falls into.
Family Dollar Stores's current Enterprise Value is €8,281 Mil.
Family Dollar Stores's Free Cash Flow 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 €161 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-FCF Explanation
EV-to-FCF is a valuation multiple that allows analysts and investors to compare stocks, preferably in the same sector or industry. 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:
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.
Enterprise Value is used because it is a more complete measure in reflecting how much an investor pays when buying a company. Free Cash Flow is an important financial metric because it represents the actual amount of cash at a company's disposal. Companies with a low EV-to-FCF ratio, combined with a strong balance sheet are generally considered as undervalued.
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Family Dollar Stores (FRA:FAY) Business Description
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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