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Essendant (Essendant) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-25), Essendant's share price is $12.80. Essendant's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 was $-0.30. Hence, Essendant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

ESND's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 21.36
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Essendant's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2018 was $0.40. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-0.30.


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

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

Essendant Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.95 31.82 9.25 8.29 2.32

Essendant Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 2.54 2.32 3.93 11.44 -

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

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Essendant'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.


Essendant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Essendant's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Essendant Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Essendant'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)
=12.80/-0.302
=N/A

Essendant's Share Price of today is $12.80.
Essendant's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-0.30.

* 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

Essendant  (NAS:ESND) 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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Essendant (Essendant) Business Description

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Essendant Inc is a wholesale distributor of workplace items. The company's products are divided into categories including: janitorial and break-room supplies, such as foodservice, safety and security, and paper and packaging items; technology products, such as computer supplies; traditional office supplies, including writing instruments, paper products, organisers, and calendars; industrial supplies, such as hand and power tools, welding products, automotive tools, and equipment; and office furniture, including desks, storage solutions, and other furniture. Essendant's customers include dealers, mail-order companies, sanitary supply distributors, store chains, and others. The company operates through four segments: business and facility essentials, ORS industrial, CPO, and automotive.
Executives
Harry Dochelli officer: President, Office & Facilities C/O LAWSON PRODUCTS, 1666 EAST TOUHY, DES PLAINES IL 60018
Riley Susan director 915 SECAUCUS ROAD, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Dennis J Martin director 505 WEST FRANKLIN AVENUE, NAPERVILLE IL 60540
Taylor Stuart A Ii director
Paul S Williams director C/O MAJOR, LINDSEY & AFRICA, 1 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1750, CHICAGO IL 60606
Charles K Crovitz director
Janet Zelenka officer: SVP and CFO 2355 WAUKEGAN ROAD, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Stefan L Kaluzny 10 percent owner C/O SYCAMORE PARTNERS, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Roy W Haley director COMMERCE COURT FOUR STATION SQUARE, SUITE 700, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Jean S Blackwell director
Aiken Robert Blaine Jr director, officer: President and CEO 6312 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, 200N, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
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