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Constellation Brands (FRA:CB1A) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 31.88 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Constellation Brands's share price is €240.70. Constellation Brands's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was €7.55. Hence, Constellation Brands's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 31.88.

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

FRA:CB1A' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.62   Med: 29.5   Max: 87.81
Current: 31.36

During the past 13 years, Constellation Brands's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 87.81. The lowest was 12.62. And the median was 29.50.

FRA:CB1A's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
67.23% of 119 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 20.33 vs FRA:CB1A: 31.36

Constellation Brands's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was €0.38. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €7.55.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Constellation Brands was -8.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Constellation Brands's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 66.60% per year. The lowest was -46.50% per year. And the median was 11.00% per year.


Constellation Brands Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Constellation Brands'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.

Constellation Brands Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.11 24.10 24.49 25.02 30.26

Constellation Brands Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 25.02 30.06 32.32 28.65 30.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Constellation Brands'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.


Constellation Brands Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Constellation Brands's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Constellation Brands Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Constellation Brands'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)
=240.70/7.55
=31.88

Constellation Brands's Share Price of today is €240.70.
Constellation Brands's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €7.55.

* 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

Constellation Brands  (FRA:CB1A) 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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Constellation Brands (FRA:CB1A) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
207 High Point Drive, Building 100, Victor, New York, NY, USA, 14564
Constellation Brands is the largest provider of alcoholic beverages across the beer, wine, and spirits categories in the U.S., generating 80% of revenue from Mexican beer imports under top-selling brands such as Modelo and Corona. The rest of the business includes some remaining wine and spirits brands, categories where the company continue to prune assets in recent years. With its exclusive rights tied to the Mexican beer brands effective only in the U.S., the firm has small revenue exposure to international markets. Constellation owns a 36% stake in no-moat Canopy Growth, a medicinal and recreational cannabis producer in Canada, and has a 50/50 joint venture with glass manufacturer Owens-Illinois in Mexico.

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