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Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 29.90 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Bloomsbury Publishing Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-12), Bloomsbury Publishing's share price is £5.74. Bloomsbury Publishing's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was £0.19. Hence, Bloomsbury Publishing's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 29.90.

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

LSE:BMY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.49   Med: 15.03   Max: 155.07
Current: 29.9

During the past 13 years, Bloomsbury Publishing's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 155.07. The lowest was 7.49. And the median was 15.03.

LSE:BMY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.85% of 585 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.32 vs LSE:BMY: 29.90

Bloomsbury Publishing's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £0.02. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.19.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Bloomsbury Publishing was -34.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Bloomsbury Publishing's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 273.30% per year. The lowest was -71.00% per year. And the median was 15.20% per year.


Bloomsbury Publishing Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bloomsbury Publishing'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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Bloomsbury Publishing Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Bloomsbury Publishing Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.12 15.52 11.31 10.63 17.31

Bloomsbury Publishing Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 - 10.63 - 17.31 -

Competitive Comparison of Bloomsbury Publishing's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Publishing subindustry, Bloomsbury Publishing'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.


Bloomsbury Publishing's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Bloomsbury Publishing's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bloomsbury Publishing Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Bloomsbury Publishing'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)
=5.74/0.192
=29.90

Bloomsbury Publishing's Share Price of today is £5.74.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Bloomsbury Publishing's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2023 was £0.19.

* 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

Bloomsbury Publishing  (LSE:BMY) 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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Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
50 Bedford Square, London, GBR, WC1B 3DP
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC is a publisher of books and other media for general readers, children, students, researchers, and professionals. It offers authors access to these multiple markets in multiple formats throughout the world in print, through e-books, digital downloads, and apps in schools, libraries, universities, and in terrestrial and internet bookshops. The company divisions are Consumer and Non-Consumer. Consumer division is split out into Children's Trade and Adult Trade; and Non-Consumer split between Academic and Professional, Education, Special Interest, and Content Services. It derives maximum revenue from the Consumer division segment. The company operates in the UK, North America, and other countries.