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Mayfield Childcare (ASX:MFD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 6.43 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Mayfield Childcare's share price is A$0.72. Mayfield Childcare's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.11. Hence, Mayfield Childcare's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.43.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mayfield Childcare's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:MFD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.84   Med: 5.83   Max: 213.33
Current: 6.43

During the past 8 years, Mayfield Childcare's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 213.33. The lowest was 2.84. And the median was 5.83.

ASX:MFD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.01% of 73 companies
in the Personal Services industry
Industry Median: 11.56 vs ASX:MFD: 6.43

Mayfield Childcare's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.11. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was A$0.11.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Mayfield Childcare was -34.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -27.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.20% per year.

During the past 8 years, Mayfield Childcare's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 222.40% per year. The lowest was -27.70% per year. And the median was 25.20% per year.


Mayfield Childcare Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mayfield Childcare's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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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Mayfield Childcare Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.98 3.14 4.49 8.08 6.52

Mayfield Childcare Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 4.49 - 8.08 - 6.52

Competitive Comparison

For the Personal Services subindustry, Mayfield Childcare's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.


Mayfield Childcare Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Mayfield Childcare's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mayfield Childcare's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Mayfield Childcare Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mayfield Childcare's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=0.72/0.112
=6.43

Mayfield Childcare's Share Price of today is A$0.72.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Mayfield Childcare's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.11.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Mayfield Childcare  (ASX:MFD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Mayfield Childcare (ASX:MFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
207-213 Waverley Road, Suite 2, Ground Floor, Malvern East, VIC, AUS, 3145
Mayfield Childcare Ltd provides a combination of care and education services for children. The company owns long day childcare centers located in and around metropolitan Melbourne. It continues to operate in one operating segment, as a long day childcare services provider.

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