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Shockwave Medical (Shockwave Medical) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 75.94 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Shockwave Medical Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Shockwave Medical's share price is $328.99. Shockwave Medical's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.33. Hence, Shockwave Medical's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 75.94.

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

SWAV' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 42.85   Med: 89.14   Max: 3706.73
Current: 75.98

During the past 7 years, Shockwave Medical's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 3706.73. The lowest was 42.85. And the median was 89.14.

SWAV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
80.65% of 336 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 31.345 vs SWAV: 75.98

Shockwave Medical's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.66. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.33.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Shockwave Medical was 77.10% per year.

During the past 7 years, Shockwave Medical's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -16.60% per year. The lowest was -16.60% per year. And the median was -16.60% per year.


Shockwave Medical Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Shockwave Medical Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 2,409.86 84.09 44.00

Shockwave Medical 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 84.09 68.16 85.92 52.99 44.00

Competitive Comparison of Shockwave Medical's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Shockwave Medical'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.


Shockwave Medical's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Shockwave Medical's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Shockwave Medical Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Shockwave Medical'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)
=328.99/4.332
=75.94

Shockwave Medical's Share Price of today is $328.99.
Shockwave Medical'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 $4.33.

* 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

Shockwave Medical  (NAS:SWAV) 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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Shockwave Medical (Shockwave Medical) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5403 Betsy Ross Drive, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
ShockWave Medical Inc is a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing products intended to transform the way calcified cardiovascular disease is treated. Its intravascular lithotripsy technology is used in the treatment of calcified plaque. Geographically, the company generates its revenue from the United States, Europe and other countries.
Executives
Douglas Evan Godshall director, officer: President & CEO SUITE 4 LEVEL 46 2 PARK STREET, SIDNEY C3 2000
Frank T Watkins director 5403 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Isaac Zacharias officer: Chief Commercial Officer 5403 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Dan Puckett officer: CFO & Secretary 5403 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Trinh Phung officer: VP, Finance C/O SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., 5403 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Laura Francis director C/O SI-BONE, INC., 471 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 101, SANTA CLARA CA 95050
Sara Toyloy director C/O SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL, INC., 5403 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Kevin J. Ballinger director C/O BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
Maria Sainz director C/O ORTHOFIX INTERNATIONAL N. V., 3451 PLANO PARKWAY, LEWISVILLE TX 75056
Antoine Papiernik director, 10 percent owner 5403 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Sofinnova Capital Vii Fcpr 10 percent owner C/O SOFINNOVA PARTNERS, 18 RUE DU 4 SEPTEMBRE, 75002 PARIS I0 00000
Cahill Colin director 5403 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Frederic H Moll director C/O INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC, 950 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
James E Flynn 10 percent owner, other: Possible Member of 10% Group 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Larkin C Raymond Jr director C/O MALLINCKRODT INC, 7733 FORSYTH BLVD, ST LOUIS MO 63105