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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 29.04 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Genesee & Wyoming Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Genesee & Wyoming's share price is $111.88. Genesee & Wyoming's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 was $3.85. Hence, Genesee & Wyoming's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 29.04.

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

GWR' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.46   Med: 26.65   Max: 41.85
Current: 29.12

During the past 13 years, Genesee & Wyoming's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 41.85. The lowest was 13.46. And the median was 26.65.

GWR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 10.345 vs GWR: 29.12

Genesee & Wyoming's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2019 was $1.37. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.85.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Genesee & Wyoming was -1.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 14.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Genesee & Wyoming's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 59.00% per year. The lowest was -15.90% per year. And the median was 24.90% per year.


Genesee & Wyoming Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genesee & Wyoming'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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Genesee & Wyoming Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Genesee & Wyoming Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.84 29.47 22.73 18.72 16.75

Genesee & Wyoming Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 22.28 16.75 20.27 23.57 29.41

Competitive Comparison of Genesee & Wyoming's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Railroads subindustry, Genesee & Wyoming'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.


Genesee & Wyoming's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Genesee & Wyoming's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Genesee & Wyoming Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Genesee & Wyoming'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)
=111.88/3.852
=29.04

Genesee & Wyoming's Share Price of today is $111.88.
Genesee & Wyoming's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2019 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3.85.

* 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

Genesee & Wyoming  (NYSE:GWR) 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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Genesee & Wyoming (Genesee & Wyoming) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
20 West Avenue, Darien, CT, USA, 06820
Genesee & Wyoming manages one of the largest portfolios of short-line/regional freight railroads in North America. About 58% of revenue comes from its core North American short-line business, while its rail lines in Australia make up 14%. Roughly 28% comes from its Europe/U.K. division, which includes its European heavy haul and intermodal operations (Freightliner) that were acquired in early 2015.
Executives
Albert J Neupaver director
Hunter C Smith director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 20 WEST AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Richard Harold Bott director 34 ISLAND DRIVE, RYE NY 10580
J H Pyne director
Oivind Lorentzen director C/O SEACOR SMIT, INC., 460 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mark A Scudder director 411 S. 13TH STREET, SUITE 200, LINCOLN NE 68508
Cynthia Lynn Hostetler director C/O EDGEN MURRAY CORPORATION, 18444 HIGHLAND ROAD, BATON ROUGE LA 70809
Ann N Reese director C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06901
David A Brown officer: Chief Operating Officer GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 66 FIELD POINT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
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Robert M Melzer director 61 MONMOUTH ST., ., BROOKLINE MA 02446-5605
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