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BroadSoft (BroadSoft) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 44.63 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is BroadSoft Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), BroadSoft's share price is $54.90. BroadSoft's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 was $1.23. Hence, BroadSoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 44.63.

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

BSFT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 23.24
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

BroadSoft's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2017 was $0.26. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.23.


BroadSoft Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

BroadSoft Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 39.53 30.12 19.73 34.43 24.72

BroadSoft Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 Premium Member Only 22.73 24.72 24.92 32.06 40.69

Competitive Comparison of BroadSoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Application subindustry, BroadSoft'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.


BroadSoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, BroadSoft's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



BroadSoft Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

BroadSoft'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)
=54.90/1.23
=44.63

BroadSoft's Share Price of today is $54.90.
BroadSoft's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.23.

* 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

BroadSoft  (NAS:BSFT) 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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BroadSoft (BroadSoft) Business Description

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BroadSoft provides cloud-based software and services that enable telecommunications-service providers to deliver hosted Unified Communications to enterprise customers. UC-One is the firm's flagship communications and collaboration offering. It integrates real-time communication services such as instant messaging and web conferencing, with non-real-time services such as email and fax. The firm's clients are typically large telecommunications service providers, and their end-customers are enterprises in hospitality, government, education, and healthcare industries. A large majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, but BroadSoft has a sizable presence in Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Executives
Douglas L Maine director ALBEMARLE CORP, 451 FLORIDA ST, BATON ROUGE LA 70801
Gavin Eva Sage director C/O GAP INC., TWO FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105-1205
Andrew M Geisse director 208 S. AKARD ST., DALLAS TX 75202
Gavin John J Jr director
Markley John D. Jr. director COLUMBIA CAPITAL, 201 NORTH UNION STREET, SUITE VA 22314
Dino Dipalma officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O BROADSOFT, INC., 9737 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD, SUITE 350, GAITHERBURG MD 20878
Patrick Joggerst officer: VP-Worldwide Sales C/O BROADSOFT, INC., 9737 WASHINGTONIAN BOULEVARD, SUITE 350, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Charles L Ill director 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE, SUITE 3200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Robert P Goodman director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Deer Management Co. Llc 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Andrew M. Miller director 6001 AMERICA CENTER DR., SAN JOSE CA 95164

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