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Medibank Private (ASX:MPL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 30.76 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Medibank Private Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), Medibank Private's share price is A$3.63. Medibank Private's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.12. Hence, Medibank Private's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 30.76.

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

ASX:MPL' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.4   Med: 22.02   Max: 74.04
Current: 30.75

During the past 9 years, Medibank Private's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 74.04. The lowest was 8.40. And the median was 22.02.

ASX:MPL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
85.71% of 343 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.69 vs ASX:MPL: 30.75

Medibank Private's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.02. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was A$0.12.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Medibank Private was -55.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -35.90% per year.

During the past 9 years, Medibank Private's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 35.70% per year. The lowest was -35.90% per year. And the median was 13.20% per year.


Medibank Private Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medibank Private'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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Medibank Private Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Medibank Private Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 26.24 15.18 19.51 9.79 67.69

Medibank Private Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 - 9.79 - 67.69 -

Competitive Comparison of Medibank Private's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Medibank Private'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.


Medibank Private's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Medibank Private's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medibank Private Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Medibank Private'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)
=3.63/0.118
=30.76

Medibank Private's Share Price of today is A$3.63.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Medibank Private's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.12.

* 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

Medibank Private  (ASX:MPL) 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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Medibank Private (ASX:MPL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
720 Bourke Street, Level 6, Docklands, VIC, AUS, 3008
Previously owned by the Australian government, Medibank is the largest health insurer in Australia. Its two brands, Medibank Private and ahm, cover around 5 million people. Medibank and Australia's fourth-largest health fund NIB Holdings are the only listed health insurers. In addition to private health insurance, the firm provides life, pet, and travel insurance, as well as health insurance for overseas students and temporary overseas workers. The Medibank Health division provides healthcare services to businesses, governments, and communities across Australia and New Zealand.

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