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Applied Materials (BUE:AMAT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 2.32 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Applied Materials Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Applied Materials's share price is ARS42609.50. Applied Materials's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was ARS18,383.24. Hence, Applied Materials's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.32.

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

BUE:AMAT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.87   Med: 19.38   Max: 50.43
Current: 21.58

During the past 13 years, Applied Materials's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 50.43. The lowest was 9.87. And the median was 19.38.

BUE:AMAT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
60.82% of 485 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.73 vs BUE:AMAT: 21.58

Applied Materials's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was ARS10,122.53. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was ARS18,383.24.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Applied Materials was 92.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 34.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 23.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 29.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Applied Materials's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 175.90% per year. The lowest was -83.10% per year. And the median was 17.90% per year.


Applied Materials Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Applied Materials Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.28 16.17 26.30 16.79 14.73

Applied Materials Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 23.45 16.31 18.39 14.73 17.95

Competitive Comparison of Applied Materials's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Applied Materials'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.


Applied Materials's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



Applied Materials Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Applied Materials'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)
=42609.50/18383.236
=2.32

Applied Materials's Share Price of today is ARS42609.50.
Applied Materials's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ARS18,383.24.

* 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

Applied Materials  (BUE:AMAT) 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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Applied Materials (BUE:AMAT) Business Description

Address
3050 Bowers Avenue, P.O. Box 58039, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95052-8039
Applied Materials is the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturer in the world. Applied Materials has a broad portfolio spanning nearly every corner of the WFE ecosystem. Specifically, Applied Materials holds a market share leadership position in deposition, which entails the layering of new materials on semiconductor wafers. It is more exposed to general-purpose logic chips made at integrated device manufacturers and foundries. It counts the largest chipmakers in the world as customers, including TSMC, Intel, and Samsung.