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Chinasoft International (HKSE:00354) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 16.02 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Chinasoft International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-11), Chinasoft International's share price is HK$4.71. Chinasoft International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.29. Hence, Chinasoft International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 16.02.

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

HKSE:00354' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.52   Med: 35.35   Max: 112.97
Current: 16.02

During the past 13 years, Chinasoft International's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 112.97. The lowest was 14.52. And the median was 35.35.

HKSE:00354's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
65.76% of 1463 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 22.69 vs HKSE:00354: 16.02

Chinasoft International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.57. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was HK$0.29.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Chinasoft International was -22.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -31.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Chinasoft International's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 82.20% per year. The lowest was -88.90% per year. And the median was 22.70% per year.


Chinasoft International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chinasoft International'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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Chinasoft International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Chinasoft International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.74 22.35 54.33 43.25 49.10

Chinasoft International Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 54.33 - 43.25 - 49.10

Competitive Comparison of Chinasoft International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Chinasoft International'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.


Chinasoft International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Chinasoft International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Chinasoft International'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)
=4.71/0.294
=16.02

Chinasoft International's Share Price of today is HK$4.71.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Chinasoft International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.29.

* 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

Chinasoft International  (HKSE:00354) 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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Chinasoft International (HKSE:00354) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 2 Kexuiyuan South Road, North Wing, 12th Floor, Raycom Infotech Park, Tower C, Haidian District, Zhongguancun, Beijing, CHN, 100190
Chinasoft International Ltd is a technology software and information technology service enterprise. It provides end-to-end IT software, solutions, and services to global clients and has extensive experience in consulting, design, implementation, and services in digital applications of new technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, big data, the Internet of Things, and 5G, fully supporting clients' digital transformation. It has two segments: The Technical professional services group segment provides services that include business and IT consulting, application development, system integration, product engineering, and enterprise management. The Internet IT services group segment provides cloud-based consulting services.

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