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LOPE (Grand Canyon Education) EV-to-FCF : 20.56 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Grand Canyon Education EV-to-FCF?

EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Grand Canyon Education's Enterprise Value is $4,777 Mil. Grand Canyon Education's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $232 Mil. Therefore, Grand Canyon Education's EV-to-FCF for today is 20.56.

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

LOPE' s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2614   Med: 16.28   Max: 2182.06
Current: 20.56

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Grand Canyon Education was 2182.06. The lowest was -2614.00. And the median was 16.28.

LOPE's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than
63.49% of 189 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 12.98 vs LOPE: 20.56

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 (2024-12-14), Grand Canyon Education's stock price is $166.79. Grand Canyon Education's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $7.600. Therefore, Grand Canyon Education's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 21.95.


Grand Canyon Education EV-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grand Canyon Education'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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Grand Canyon Education EV-to-FCF Chart

Grand Canyon Education Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.33 15.27 9.49 17.16 19.22

Grand Canyon Education Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.87 19.22 17.60 17.37 17.20

Competitive Comparison of Grand Canyon Education's EV-to-FCF

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Grand Canyon Education'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.


Grand Canyon Education's EV-to-FCF Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Grand Canyon Education's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grand Canyon Education's EV-to-FCF falls into.



Grand Canyon Education EV-to-FCF Calculation

Grand Canyon Education's EV-to-FCF for today is calculated as:

EV-to-FCF=Enterprise Value (Today)/Free Cash Flow (TTM)
=4776.603/232.359
=20.56

Grand Canyon Education's current Enterprise Value is $4,777 Mil.
Grand Canyon Education's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $232 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.


Grand Canyon Education  (NAS:LOPE) 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.

Grand Canyon Education's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=166.79/7.600
=21.95

Grand Canyon Education's share price for today is $166.79.
Grand Canyon Education's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $7.600.

* 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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Grand Canyon Education Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2600 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85017
Grand Canyon Education Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE's university partner is Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation that operates a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases and certificates across nine colleges both online, on ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona and at four off-site classroom and laboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through services agreements with its university partners.
Executives
Jack A Henry director C/O SIERRA BLANCA VENTURES, 1211 E. MISSOURI AVENUE, SUITE 222, PHOENIX AZ 85014
Daniel E Bachus officer: Chief Financial Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian E Mueller officer: Chief Executive Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
William Stan Meyer officer: Executive Vice President 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Dilek Marsh officer: Chief Data Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Chevy Humphrey director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Lisa Graham Keegan director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Lori Browning officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Kathy J. Claypatch officer: Chief Information Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Sara R. Dial director 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85017
David Adame director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Joseph N Mildenhall officer: Chief Information Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel J. Briggs officer: Orbis Education, CEO 2600 WEST CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian M Roberts officer: General Counsel 18835 N. THOMPSON PEAK PARKWAY, SUITE 300 & 380, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Brent D. Richardson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017