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CDW (CDW) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 22.61 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-24), CDW's share price is $240.69. CDW's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $10.64. Hence, CDW's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.61.

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

CDW' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.44   Med: 20.15   Max: 42.12
Current: 22.6

During the past 13 years, CDW's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 42.12. The lowest was 10.44. And the median was 20.15.

CDW's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
51.63% of 1470 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.48 vs CDW: 22.60

CDW's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.70. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $10.64.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of CDW was 20.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, CDW's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 249.80% per year. The lowest was -40.90% per year. And the median was 13.70% per year.


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

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

CDW Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.69 16.50 42.02 20.25 21.36

CDW 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 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 20.25 22.22 24.34 23.78 21.36

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

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CDW'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.


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

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

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



CDW Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

CDW'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)
=240.69/10.644
=22.61

CDW's Share Price of today is $240.69.
CDW'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 $10.64.

* 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

CDW  (NAS:CDW) 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.


CDW Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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CDW (CDW) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
75 Tri-State International, Lincolnshire, Chicago, IL, USA, 60069
CDW Corp is a value-added reseller operating in the U.S. (95% of sales) and Canada (5%). The company has more than 100,000 products on its line of cards that range from notebooks to data center software. Roughly half of CDW's revenue comes from midsize and large businesses, with the remaining from small businesses, government agencies, education institutions, and health-care organizations.
Executives
Christina M Corley officer: See Remarks 780 AEC DRIVE, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Christine A Leahy officer: See Remarks
Kelly J Grier director 155 HARLEM AVE., GLENVIEW IL 60025
Donna F Zarcone director C/O HARLEY DAVIDSON, 3700 W. JUNEAU AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Marc Ellis Jones director C/O GARDNER DENVER HOLDINGS, INC., 222 EAST ERIE STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Carolyn Wiesenhahn officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Peter R Locy officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Miralles Albert Joseph Jr officer: See Remarks 151 N. FRANKLIN, CHICAGO IL 60606
Paul J Finnegan director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 2000, 3905 DAKOTA STREET SW, ALEXANDRIA MN 56308
Kebo Collin B. officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Frederick J. Kulevich officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061
Sanjay Mehrotra director C/O WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, 3355 MICHELSON DRIVE, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92612
Anthony R Foxx director 2710 WYCLIFF ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27607
Ilaria Mocciaro officer: See Remarks 2301 PATRIOT BLVD, GLENVIEW IL 60026
Matthew A. Troka officer: See Remarks 200 N. MILWAUKEE AVENUE, VERNON HILLS IL 60061

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