EV-to-FCF is calculated as enterprise value divided by its free cash flow. As of today, Cognex's Enterprise Value is $6,483.7 Mil.
Cognex's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $89.8 Mil. Therefore, Cognex's EV-to-FCF for today is 72.17.
The historical rank and industry rank for Cognex's EV-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:
CGNX'
s EV-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 15.22 Med: 39.1 Max: 78.69
Current: 72.17
During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-FCF of Cognex was 78.69. The lowest was 15.22. And the median was 39.10.
CGNX's EV-to-FCF is ranked worse than 87.26% of 1397
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 15.93
vs CGNX: 72.17
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.
As of today (2024-04-19), Cognex's stock price is $38.69.
Cognex's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.650. Therefore, Cognex's PE Ratio for today is 59.52.
Cognex EV-to-FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for Cognex'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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Cognex Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
EV-to-FCF
40.03
60.09
44.70
34.74
76.91
Cognex Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
EV-to-FCF
34.74
40.88
49.60
47.47
76.91
Competitive Comparison
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Cognex'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.
Cognex EV-to-FCF Distribution
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cognex's EV-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cognex's EV-to-FCF falls into.
Cognex's current Enterprise Value is $6,483.7 Mil.
Cognex's Free Cash Flow for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $89.8 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.
Cognex (NAS:CGNX) 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.
Cognex's share price for today is $38.69.
Cognex's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.650.
* 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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Cognex Corp provides machine vision products that help automate manufacturing processes. The firm's products include vision software, vision systems, vision sensors, and ID products. Vision software combines vision tools with a customer's own cameras and peripheral equipment and can help with several vision tasks, including part location, identification, measurement, and robotic guidance. Vision systems combine a camera, processor, and vision software into a single package. Vision sensors deliver simple, low-cost solutions for common vision applications, such as checking the size of parts. ID products read codes that have been applied to items during the manufacturing process. Cognex generates the largest proportion of its sales in the United States and Europe.
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