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Carvana Co (Carvana Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.92 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Carvana Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Carvana Co's share price is $84.31. Carvana Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.30. Hence, Carvana Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.92.

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

CVNA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.89   Med: 13.47   Max: 16.6
Current: 14.86

During the past 10 years, Carvana Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 16.60. The lowest was 7.89. And the median was 13.47.

CVNA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
52.72% of 772 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 13.47 vs CVNA: 14.86

Carvana Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.22. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $5.30.

During the past 10 years, Carvana Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year. The lowest was -100.60% per year. And the median was -15.60% per year.


Carvana Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Carvana Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
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Carvana Co 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 - - - - 14.83

Competitive Comparison of Carvana Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Carvana Co'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.


Carvana Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Carvana Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Carvana Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Carvana Co'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)
=84.31/5.296
=15.92

Carvana Co's Share Price of today is $84.31.
Carvana Co'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 $5.30.

* 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

Carvana Co  (NYSE:CVNA) 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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Carvana Co (Carvana Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ, USA, 85281
Carvana Co is an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars. The company derives revenue from used vehicle sales, wholesale vehicle sales and other sales and revenues. The other sales and revenues include sales of loans originated and sold in securitization transactions or to financing partners, commissions received on VSCs and sales of GAP waiver coverage. The foundation of the business is retail vehicle unit sales. This drives the majority of the revenue and allows the company to capture additional revenue streams associated with financing, VSCs, auto insurance and GAP waiver coverage, as well as trade-in vehicles.
Executives
Paul W. Breaux officer: See Remarks 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Ecg Ii Spe, Llc 10 percent owner 1720 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, SUITE A, TEMPE AZ 85281
Thomas Taira officer: President, Special Projects 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Daniel J. Gill officer: Chief Product Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Gregory B Sullivan director 1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Ira J. Platt director 65 STURGES HWY, WESTPORT CT 06880
Michael E Maroone director 909 POINCIANA DRIVE, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Garcia Ernest C Ii 10 percent owner 100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75201
Ryan S. Keeton officer: Chief Brand Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
J Danforth Quayle director 1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Garcia Ernest C. Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Benjamin E. Huston officer: Chief Operating Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Mark W. Jenkins officer: Chief Financial Officer 300 E RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Stephen R Palmer officer: Vice President of Accounting 1930 W RIO SALADO PKWY, TEMPE AZ 85281
Neha Parikh director 1930 W. RIO SALADO PARKWAY, TEMPE AZ 85281