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StealthGas (StealthGas) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 2.87 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-25), StealthGas's share price is $5.95. StealthGas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.07. Hence, StealthGas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.87.

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

GASS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.91   Med: 3.51   Max: 55.31
Current: 2.88

During the past 13 years, StealthGas's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 55.31. The lowest was 1.91. And the median was 3.51.

GASS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
87.31% of 662 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 10.325 vs GASS: 2.88

StealthGas's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.52. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.07.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of StealthGas was 86.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, StealthGas's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 54.50% per year. The lowest was -55.30% per year. And the median was 16.80% per year.


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

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

StealthGas Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.91 22.20 5.05 2.40 2.95

StealthGas 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 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 2.40 2.19 2.73 2.54 3.12

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

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, StealthGas'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.


StealthGas's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



StealthGas Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

StealthGas'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)
=5.95/2.073
=2.87

StealthGas's Share Price of today is $5.95.
StealthGas'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 $2.07.

* 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

StealthGas  (NAS:GASS) 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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StealthGas (StealthGas) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
331 Kifissias Avenue, Erithrea, Athens, GRC, 14561
StealthGas Inc is an international shipping transportation company. It owns liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pressurized carriers and provides international seaborne transportation services to LPG producers and users, as well as crude oil and product carriers to oil producers, refineries and commodities traders worldwide. The company carriers carry various petroleum gas products in liquefied forms, such as propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene, and vinyl chloride monomer, which are all byproducts of the production of crude oil and natural gas.
Executives
Glendon Opportunities Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH STREET, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Glendon Capital Management Lp 10 percent owner 2425 OLYMPIC BLVD, SUITE 500E, SANTA MONICA CA 90404

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