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Pool (POOL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 17.01 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Pool's share price is $361.13. Pool's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $21.23. Hence, Pool's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.01.

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

POOL' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.93   Med: 36.32   Max: 137.28
Current: 17.05

During the past 13 years, Pool's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 137.28. The lowest was 13.93. And the median was 36.32.

POOL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.36% of 111 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 12.67 vs POOL: 17.05

Pool's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.13. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $21.23.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Pool was 91.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 32.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 44.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 24.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Pool's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 91.70% per year. The lowest was -224.00% per year. And the median was 18.80% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Pool'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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Pool 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 32.70 40.50 83.06 27.27 18.78

Pool 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 27.27 18.17 18.90 16.03 18.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Pool'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.


Pool Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Pool Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Pool'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)
=361.13/21.225
=17.01

Pool's Share Price of today is $361.13.
Pool'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 $21.23.

* 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

Pool  (NAS:POOL) 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.


Pool Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Pool (POOL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
109 Northpark Boulevard, Covington, LA, USA, 70433-5001
Pool Corp distributes swimming pool supplies and related products. It sells national-brand and private-label products to approximately 120000 customers. The products include non-discretionary pool-maintenance products, like chemicals and replacement parts, as well as pool equipment, like packaged pools (kits to build swimming pools), cleaners, filters, heaters, pumps, and lights. Customers include pool builders and remodelers, independent retail stores, and pool repair and service companies.
Executives
Kristopher Robert Neff officer: Vice President, Strategy & Cor 429 HAMPTON TERRACE, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Jennifer M Neil officer: Secretary SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Walker Saik officer: Corporate Controller 5202 CHESTNUT ST, NEW ORLEANS LA 70115
Ilya Mihaly officer: Vice President - Operations & 10703 BEAGLE RUN PL, TAMPA FL 33626
James D Hope director 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Hart Melanie Housey officer: Chief Accounting Officer POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
Carlos A. Sabater director 1140 ALFONSO AVENUE, CORAL GABLES FL 33146
Peter D Arvan officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2537 ST. JAMES DRIVE, UNIT 507, SOUTHPORT NC 28461
Martha S Gervasi director 610 BOWSPRIT LANE, LONGBOAT KEY FL 34228
Perez De La Mesa Manuel J director, officer: President/CEO
Robert C Sledd director 9201 FOREST HILL AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23235
Mark W Joslin officer: Chief Financial Officer SCP POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
St Romain Kenneth G officer: Group Vice President POOL CORPORATION, 109 NORTHPARK BLVD, COVINGTON LA 70433
David B. Collier officer: VP OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN 720 EVENING STAR LN, CASTLE ROCK CO 80108
Arthur D Cook officer: Vice President

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