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Informa (LSE:INF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 16.15 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Informa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-07-19), Informa's share price is £8.366. Informa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was £0.52. Hence, Informa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 16.15.

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

LSE:INF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.45   Med: 20.74   Max: 30.64
Current: 16.15

During the past 13 years, Informa's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 30.64. The lowest was 7.45. And the median was 20.74.

LSE:INF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
54.48% of 558 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 14.325 vs LSE:INF: 16.15

Informa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £0.34. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.52.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Informa was 43.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Informa's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.90% per year. The lowest was -19.20% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.


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

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

Informa Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 18.13 24.30 21.76 15.47

Informa Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 24.30 - 21.76 - 15.47

Competitive Comparison of Informa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Publishing subindustry, Informa'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.


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

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

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


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Informa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Informa'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)
=8.366/0.518
=16.15

Informa's Share Price of today is £8.366.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Informa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was £0.52.

* 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

Informa  (LSE:INF) 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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Informa Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5 Howick Place, London, GBR, SW1P 1WG
Informa PLC is an international events, digital services, and academic research group. Through various brands, products, and services, it connects businesses and professionals with the required knowledge. The group's reportable segments are Informa Markets, Informa Tech, Informa Connect, Taylor & Francis, and Other. Maximum revenue is generated from the Informa Markets segment, which connects buyers and sellers in various specialist markets, including Boating, Pharmaceuticals, Food, Fashion, and Infrastructure, by delivering transaction-focused live events that include exhibitions, specialist digital content, and targeted digital services, including data-driven demand generation products. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from North America, followed by China, and other markets.

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