As of today (2022-08-14), Sanderson Farms's share price is $204.00.
Sanderson Farms's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2022 was $36.36. Hence, Sanderson Farms's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.61.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sanderson Farms's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
SAFM'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.17 Med: 12.93 Max: 167.67
Current: 5.61
During the past 13 years, Sanderson Farms's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 167.67. The lowest was 5.17. And the median was 12.93.
SAFM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 84.47% of 979
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 18.68
vs SAFM: 5.61
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sanderson Farms was 227.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, Sanderson Farms's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 144.20% per year. The lowest was -100.00% per year. And the median was -0.90% per year.
Sanderson Farms Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sanderson Farms'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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Sanderson Farms Annual Data
Trend
Oct12
Oct13
Oct14
Oct15
Oct16
Oct17
Oct18
Oct19
Oct20
Oct21
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
13.83
-
-
143.46
9.13
Sanderson Farms Quarterly Data
Jul17
Oct17
Jan18
Apr18
Jul18
Oct18
Jan19
Apr19
Jul19
Oct19
Jan20
Apr20
Jul20
Oct20
Jan21
Apr21
Jul21
Oct21
Jan22
Apr22
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
14.83
13.10
9.13
5.53
5.21
Competitive Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Sanderson Farms'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.
Sanderson Farms Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sanderson Farms's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sanderson Farms's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Sanderson Farms's Share Price of today is $204.00.
Sanderson Farms's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2022 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $36.36.
* 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:
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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Sanderson Farms Inc is a dressed-chicken processor in the United States, producing and selling a variety of fresh, frozen, and value-added chicken products to grocers, food-service operators, and distributors. Most revenue is generated in the Southeastern, Southwestern, Northeastern, and Western United States. The company's product portfolio consists of tray packs and large birds, catering to grocery and food-service customers. It sells chill-packed, ice-packed, bulk-packed, and frozen chicken in whole, cut-up, and boneless form under the brand name Sanderson Farms to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the United States.
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