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NetApp (FRA:NTA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 19.17 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), NetApp's share price is €95.03. NetApp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was €4.96. Hence, NetApp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.17.

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

FRA:NTA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.72   Med: 13.78   Max: 20.14
Current: 18.61

During the past 13 years, NetApp's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 20.14. The lowest was 7.72. And the median was 13.78.

FRA:NTA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
53.52% of 1351 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 16.98 vs FRA:NTA: 18.61

NetApp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was €1.95. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €4.96.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of NetApp was 19.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, NetApp's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 94.30% per year. The lowest was -3.80% per year. And the median was 11.70% per year.


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

The historical data trend for NetApp'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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NetApp Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.15 10.90 14.42 17.03 15.94

NetApp Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 14.58 15.94 15.86 15.31 16.09

Competitive Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, NetApp'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.


NetApp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



NetApp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

NetApp'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)
=95.03/4.957
=19.17

NetApp's Share Price of today is €95.03.
NetApp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €4.96.

* 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

NetApp  (FRA:NTA) 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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NetApp (FRA:NTA) Business Description

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3060 Olsen Drive, San Jose, CA, USA, 95128
NetApp Inc is a leading provider of enterprise data management and storage solutions. The company's segments include Hybrid Cloud and Public Cloud. It generates maximum revenue from the Hybrid Cloud segment. The Hybrid Cloud segment offers a portfolio of storage management and infrastructure solutions that help customers recast their traditional data centers with the power of cloud. This portfolio is designed to operate with public clouds to unlock the potential of hybrid, multi-cloud operations. Hybrid Cloud is composed of software, hardware, and related support, as well as professional and other services.

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