As of today (2024-04-27), Lancaster Colony's share price is $187.03.
Lancaster Colony's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.69. Hence, Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 32.89.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
LANC'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.6 Med: 30.31 Max: 15520.91
Current: 32.89
During the past 13 years, Lancaster Colony's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 15520.91. The lowest was 17.60. And the median was 30.31.
LANC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 73.21% of 1116
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.59
vs LANC: 32.89
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Lancaster Colony was 99.00% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, Lancaster Colony's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 98.90% per year. The lowest was -41.60% per year. And the median was 4.75% per year.
Lancaster Colony Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lancaster Colony'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.
Competitive Comparison of Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lancaster Colony'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.
Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lancaster Colony's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Lancaster Colony's Share Price of today is $187.03. Lancaster Colony's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.69.
* 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:
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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Lancaster Colony (Lancaster Colony) Business Description
Lancaster Colony Corp is a manufacturer and marketer of speciality food products. The company's segments include Retail and Foodservice. By product segment, the company divides its portfolio into non frozen (roughly 70% of net sales) and frozen food. The key products and brands are salad dressing and sauces (Cardini's, Girard's, Marzetti), frozen garlic breads (New York Brand Bakery, Mamma Bella), vegetable dips and fruit dips (Marzetti), frozen parkerhouse-style yeast rolls and dinner rolls (Sister Schubert's, Mary B's), premium dry egg noodles (Amish Kitchen), frozen speciality noodles (Reames, Aunt Vi's), croutons and salad toppings, flatbread wraps, and pizza crusts.
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