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Nucor (BSP:N1UE34) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 10.22 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Nucor's share price is R$82.51. Nucor's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R$8.07. Hence, Nucor's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.22.

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

BSP:N1UE34' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.47   Med: 12.71   Max: 1346.18
Current: 9.74

During the past 13 years, Nucor's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1346.18. The lowest was 3.47. And the median was 12.71.

BSP:N1UE34's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
50.55% of 366 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 9.625 vs BSP:N1UE34: 9.74

Nucor's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$1.32. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was R$8.07.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Nucor was -36.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 52.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Nucor's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 92.00% per year. The lowest was -74.40% per year. And the median was 5.45% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Nucor'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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Nucor Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.91 13.98 7.27 4.27 8.90

Nucor Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.27 5.91 6.53 6.46 8.90

Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Nucor'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.


Nucor Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Nucor's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nucor Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Nucor'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)
=82.51/8.073
=10.22

Nucor's Share Price of today is R$82.51.
Nucor's Free Cash Flow per Share 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 R$8.07.

* 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

Nucor  (BSP:N1UE34) 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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Nucor (BSP:N1UE34) Business Description

Industry
Address
1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211
Nucor Corp manufactures steel and steel products. The company also produces direct reduced iron for use in its steel mills. The operations include international trading and sales companies that buy and sell steel and steel products manufactured by the company and others. The operating business segments are: steel mills, steel products, and raw materials, the steel mills segment derives maximum revenue. The steel mills segment includes carbon and alloy steel in sheet, bars, structural and plate; steel trading businesses; rebar distribution businesses; and Nucor's equity method investments in NuMit and NJSM.

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