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Rentokil Initial (LSE:RTO) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 20.50 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), Rentokil Initial's share price is £4.265. Rentokil Initial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.21. Hence, Rentokil Initial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.50.

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

LSE:RTO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.83   Med: 30.05   Max: 121
Current: 20.32

During the past 13 years, Rentokil Initial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 121.00. The lowest was 18.83. And the median was 30.05.

LSE:RTO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
66.38% of 696 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.415 vs LSE:RTO: 20.32

Rentokil Initial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.12. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.21.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Rentokil Initial was 2.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 26.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Rentokil Initial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 96.90% per year. The lowest was -46.50% per year. And the median was 13.75% per year.


Rentokil Initial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rentokil Initial'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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Rentokil Initial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 28.85 24.04 27.04 24.90 21.19

Rentokil Initial 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.04 - 24.90 - 21.19

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Rentokil Initial'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.


Rentokil Initial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Rentokil Initial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rentokil Initial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Rentokil Initial'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)
=4.265/0.208
=20.50

Rentokil Initial's Share Price of today is £4.265.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Rentokil Initial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.21.

* 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

Rentokil Initial  (LSE:RTO) 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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Rentokil Initial (LSE:RTO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Manor Royal, Compass House, Crawley, West Sussex, GBR, RH10 9PY
Rentokil Initial is a leading global provider of route-based pest-control and commercial hygiene services, operating in 83 countries. The group also offers a range of specialist route-based services including office and commercial space plant care, property care, and workwear rentals. The group has a diverse client base that includes global food producers, hotel chains, industrial goods businesses, restaurants, and individual residential customers.

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