What is Applied Optoelectronics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?
As of today (2024-04-25), Applied Optoelectronics's share price is $10.85.
Applied Optoelectronics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.67. Hence, Applied Optoelectronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.
The historical rank and industry rank for Applied Optoelectronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Applied Optoelectronics's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 131.94. The lowest was 24.98. And the median was 44.52.
AAOI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 17.05 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 37.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, Applied Optoelectronics's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 37.30% per year. The lowest was -123.40% per year. And the median was 11.30% per year.
Applied Optoelectronics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Applied Optoelectronics'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 Applied Optoelectronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Applied Optoelectronics'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.
Applied Optoelectronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Applied Optoelectronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Applied Optoelectronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Applied Optoelectronics's Share Price of today is $10.85.
Applied Optoelectronics'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 $-0.67.
* 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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Applied Optoelectronics (Applied Optoelectronics) Business Description
Applied Optoelectronics Inc is a provider of fiber-optic networking products for the Internet data center, cable television, telecommunications and fiber-to-the-home end markets. The company focuses on designing and manufacturing a range of optical communication products from components, to subassemblies, and modules to complete turn-key equipment. Demand for Applied Optoelectronics is driven by bandwidth demand in end markets. Through direct sales personnel, and manufacturing teams in the United States, China, and Taiwan, the company coordinates with customers to determine product design, qualifications, and performance.
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