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Capital Appreciation (JSE:CTA) EV-to-FCF : -18.81 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Capital Appreciation EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Capital Appreciation's Enterprise Value is R1,363 Mil. Capital Appreciation's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was R-72 Mil. Therefore, Capital Appreciation's EV-to-FCF for today is -18.81.

The historical rank and industry rank for Capital Appreciation's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:CTA' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -266.68   Med: 7.56   Max: 31.08
Current: -20.02

During the past 9 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Capital Appreciation was 31.08. The lowest was -266.68. And the median was 7.56.

JSE:CTA's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than
100% of 1564 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 19.165 vs JSE:CTA: -20.02

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 (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2025-04-05), Capital Appreciation's stock price is R1.33. Capital Appreciation's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was R0.125. Therefore, Capital Appreciation's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 10.64.


Capital Appreciation EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capital Appreciation'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.

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Capital Appreciation EV-to-FCF Chart

Capital Appreciation Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 2.63 9.14 29.38 -236.88 10.57

Capital Appreciation Semi-Annual Data
Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
EV-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 - -236.88 - 10.57 -

Competitive Comparison of Capital Appreciation's EV-to-FCF

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Capital Appreciation'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.


Capital Appreciation's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Capital Appreciation's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capital Appreciation's EV-to-FCF falls into.


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Capital Appreciation EV-to-FCF Calculation

Capital Appreciation's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=1363.222/-72.46
=-18.81

Capital Appreciation's current Enterprise Value is R1,363 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Capital Appreciation's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was R-72 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.


Capital Appreciation  (JSE:CTA) 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 (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

Capital Appreciation's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=1.33/0.125
=10.64

Capital Appreciation's share price for today is R1.33.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Capital Appreciation's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was R0.125.

* 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.


Capital Appreciation EV-to-FCF Related Terms

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Capital Appreciation Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
44 Saturn Crescent, Unit 2, Linbro Business Park, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Capital Appreciation Ltd is a South Africa based company that owns, manages, invests in, and promotes established and developing financial technology enterprises, their platforms, solutions, products, and applications. The company operates in Fintech and Financial service sector. The company operates in three segments that include Payments and Payment Infrastructure Services and Software and Services, and an International Divison. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Software division. All of its revenue is generated from South Africa.

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