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China Gas Holdings (China Gas Holdings) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 3.03 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is China Gas Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-29), China Gas Holdings's share price is $0.925. China Gas Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.31. Hence, China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.03.

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

CGHOF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.02   Med: 97.53   Max: 185.97
Current: 3.02

During the past 13 years, China Gas Holdings's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 185.97. The lowest was 3.02. And the median was 97.53.

CGHOF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
89.46% of 313 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 11.46 vs CGHOF: 3.02

China Gas Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.18. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.31.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of China Gas Holdings was 25.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, China Gas Holdings's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 79.70% per year. The lowest was -177.30% per year. And the median was 5.80% per year.


China Gas Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Gas Holdings'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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China Gas Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

China Gas Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 113.58 - - 63.54 14.65

China Gas Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - 63.54 - 14.65 -

Competitive Comparison of China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Gas Holdings'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.


China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Gas Holdings Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

China Gas Holdings'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)
=0.925/0.305
=3.03

China Gas Holdings's Share Price of today is $0.925.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. China Gas Holdings's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.31.

* 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

China Gas Holdings  (OTCPK:CGHOF) 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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China Gas Holdings (China Gas Holdings) Business Description

Address
151 Gloucester Road, Room 1601, 16th Floor, Capital Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, HKG
China Gas Holdings is involved in the wholesale and retail businesses of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas in China. As of fiscal 2023 (ended March 31, 2023), the group had secured a total of 661 piped gas concessions, 533 compressed natural gas/liquefied natural gas refilling stations for vehicles, and 106 LPG distribution projects in China. In total, CGH has connected 45.4 million residential households and achieved a penetration rate of 68.6%.

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