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Amgen (AMGN) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 19.64 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Amgen's share price is $268.93. Amgen's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.69. Hence, Amgen's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 19.64.

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

AMGN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.06   Med: 14.61   Max: 23.61
Current: 19.64

During the past 13 years, Amgen's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 23.61. The lowest was 11.06. And the median was 14.61.

AMGN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
53.83% of 496 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 21.17 vs AMGN: 19.64

Amgen's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.54. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $13.69.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Amgen was -15.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Amgen's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 104.00% per year. The lowest was -6.60% per year. And the median was 14.20% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Amgen'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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Amgen 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 17.21 13.72 15.38 16.17 21.06

Amgen Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 16.17 17.26 12.32 15.41 21.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Amgen'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.


Amgen Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Amgen's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Amgen Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Amgen'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)
=268.93/13.691
=19.64

Amgen's Share Price of today is $268.93.
Amgen'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 $13.69.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Amgen  (NAS:AMGN) 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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Amgen (AMGN) Business Description

Address
One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91320-1799
Amgen is a leader in biotechnology-based human therapeutics. Flagship drugs include red blood cell boosters Epogen and Aranesp, immune system boosters Neupogen and Neulasta, and Enbrel and Otezla for inflammatory diseases. Amgen introduced its first cancer therapeutic, Vectibix, in 2006 and markets bone-strengthening drug Prolia/Xgeva (approved 2010) and Evenity (2019). The acquisition of Onyx bolstered the firm's therapeutic oncology portfolio with Kyprolis. Recent launches include Repatha (cholesterol-lowering), Aimovig (migraine), Lumakras (lung cancer), and Tezspire (asthma). The 2023 Horizon acquisition brings several rare disease drugs, including thyroid eye disease drug Tepezza. Amgen also has a growing biosimilar portfolio.
Executives
Nancy A. Grygiel officer: SVP & CCO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Jonathan P Graham officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secy. 2099 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, 12TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Matthew C. Busch officer: VP, Finance & CAO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Murdo Gordon officer: EVP Global Commercial Ops C/O BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, 345 PARK AVE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Rachna Khosla officer: SVP, Business Development ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
R Sanders Williams director DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, TRENT DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27706
Robert Eckert director MATTEL, INC., 333 CONTINENTAL BLVD, M1-1518, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Michael V Drake director ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Derek Miller officer: SVP, Human Resources ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Omar Ishrak director 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Ronald D Sugar director 10877 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1650, LOS ANGELES CA 900274
Linda H. Louie officer: VP, Finance & CAO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Amy E Miles director
David Piacquad officer: SVP, Business Development ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320-1799
Peter H. Griffith officer: EVP & CFO ONE AMGEN CENTER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320

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