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Provident Bancorp (Provident Bancorp) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 28.79 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Provident Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), Provident Bancorp's share price is $9.0125. Provident Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.31. Hence, Provident Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 28.79.

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

PVBC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.62   Med: 18.93   Max: 98.69
Current: 27.93

During the past 11 years, Provident Bancorp's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 98.69. The lowest was 4.62. And the median was 18.93.

PVBC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
92.42% of 989 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.65 vs PVBC: 27.93

Provident Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.33. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.31.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Provident Bancorp was -76.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -30.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.10% per year.

During the past 11 years, Provident Bancorp's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.20% per year. The lowest was -30.90% per year. And the median was 13.15% per year.


Provident Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Provident Bancorp 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 19.98 12.59 13.47 5.54 32.07

Provident Bancorp 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 5.54 6.99 7.11 45.49 32.07

Competitive Comparison of Provident Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Provident Bancorp'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.


Provident Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Provident Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Provident Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Provident Bancorp'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)
=9.0125/0.313
=28.79

Provident Bancorp's Share Price of today is $9.0125.
Provident Bancorp'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 $0.31.

* 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

Provident Bancorp  (NAS:PVBC) 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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Provident Bancorp (Provident Bancorp) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5 Market Street, Amesbury, MA, USA, 01913
Provident Bancorp Inc provides a range of banking products and services to small and medium-sized commercial customers. It attracts deposits from the general public and uses those funds to originate loans, commercial real estate, construction and land, and commercial business loans, and to invest in securities. The company lending activities include providing commercial real estate loans, multi-family residential real estate loans, commercial business loans, construction and land development loans, one-to four-family residential loans, home equity loans & lines of credit, and consumer loans.
Executives
Joseph Stilwell 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Investments, L.p. 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Activist Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Value Llc 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10006
Stilwell Partners L P 10 percent owner 111 BROADWAY, 12TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10006
Kathleen Chase Curran director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Carol L Houle officer: Co-President, Co-CEO and CFO 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Barbara Piette director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Laurie H Knapp director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Joseph Mancini officer: Chief Operating Officer 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Mohammad Shaikh director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Cousins Frank G Jr director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
James A Deleo director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Jay E Gould director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913
Lisa Destefano director 5 MARKET STREET, AMESBURY MA 01913

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