GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Business Services » Electro Rent Corp (NAS:ELRC) » Definitions » Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

Electro Rent (Electro Rent) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: N/A (As of Today)
View and export this data going back to 1990. Start your Free Trial

As of today (2024-04-18), Electro Rent's share price is $15.50. Electro Rent's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2016 was $-0.38. Hence, Electro Rent's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

ELRC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.47
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Electro Rent's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2016 was $0.24. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-0.38.


Electro Rent Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electro Rent'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.

* Premium members only.

Electro Rent Annual Data
Trend May06 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 111.18 - -

Electro Rent Quarterly Data
May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16
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 - - - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Electro Rent'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.


Electro Rent Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Electro Rent's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Electro Rent Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Electro Rent'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)
=15.50/-0.38
=N/A

Electro Rent's Share Price of today is $15.50.
Electro Rent's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2016 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.38.

* 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

Electro Rent  (NAS:ELRC) 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.


Electro Rent Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Electro Rent's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Electro Rent (Electro Rent) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Electro Rent Corp was incorporated in California in 1965 and became a publicly held corporation in 1980. The Company rental, lease and sells of new and used electronic test and measurement equipment. The Company purchases that equipment from manufacturers such as Agilent and Tektronix primarily for use by its customers in the aerospace, telecommunications, defense, electronics, industrial and semiconductor industries. The Company data products division provides personal computers and servers from manufacturers including Dell, HP/Compaq, IBM, Toshiba and Apple. It has also expanded its rental, lease and sale of electrical test and inspection equipment used in the industrial industry, which includes electrical contractors and utility companies and their related support services providers. The Company's competitors in the North American T&M rental area include McGrath Rent Corp., Continental Resources, Test Equity and Microlease PLC. It competes for rental business with Microlease plc and Livingston Group Ltd. in Europe and Orix Corporation in Asia.
Executives
James S Pignatelli director 2300 E SLINGSHOT WAY, KAMAS UT 84036
Theodore E Guth director 6060 SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, VAN NUYS CA 91411
Joseph J Kearns director C/O ELECTRO RENT CORP, 6060 SEPULVEDA BLVD, VAN NUYS CA 91411
Platinum Equity Llc 10 percent owner 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Tom Gores 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Investment Holdings Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Platinum Equity Partners Iii, Llc 10 percent owner C/O PLATINUM EQUITY ADVISORS, LLC, 360 NORTH CRESCENT DRIVE, SOUTH BUILDING, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
S Lee Kling director 1401 S BRENTWOOD BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63144

Electro Rent (Electro Rent) Headlines

From GuruFocus

John Rogers Increases Stake in Toy-Maker Mattel

By Samira Meskini Samira Meskini 01-04-2016

Small Cap Dividend Stocks (Predictability > 3.5)

By onlylf2 onlylf2 10-15-2014

8 Stocks Providing Positive Feedback with Higher Dividends

By Dividends4Life Dividends4Life 06-06-2011