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NVE (NVEC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 20.01 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), NVE's share price is $80.28. NVE's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.01. Hence, NVE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.01.

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

NVEC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.27   Med: 22.9   Max: 44.44
Current: 20.11

During the past 13 years, NVE's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 44.44. The lowest was 14.27. And the median was 22.90.

NVEC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.15% of 483 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 27.96 vs NVEC: 20.11

NVE's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.98. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.01.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of NVE was 15.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, NVE's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 272.90% per year. The lowest was -11.20% per year. And the median was 5.10% per year.


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

The historical data trend for NVE'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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NVE Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.56 15.92 25.47 21.92 22.09

NVE 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 18.61 22.09 23.71 20.70 19.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, NVE'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.


NVE Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, NVE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



NVE Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

NVE'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)
=80.28/4.012
=20.01

NVE's Share Price of today is $80.28.
NVE'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 $4.01.

* 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

NVE  (NAS:NVEC) 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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NVE (NVEC) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11409 Valley View Road, Eden Prarie, MN, USA, 55344
NVE Corp develops and sells devices that use spintronics, a nanotechnology that relies on electron spin. It manufactures high-performance spintronic products including sensors and couplers that are used to acquire and transmit data. The company's products include Digital sensors, Medical sensors, Rotation Sensors, GT Sensors, Angle Sensors, Analog sensors, MSOP Isolators, Passive-In Transceivers, and others. The company manufactures high-performance spintronic products including sensors and couplers. The company's designs are based on giant magnetoresistance GMR and tunneling magnetoresistance TMR combined with integrated circuitry.
Executives
Patricia M Hollister director 3455 LYMAN BLVD, CHASKA MN 55318-3052
Daniel A Baker director, officer: President and CEO 11409 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344-3617
Terrence Glarner director 160 MONTROSE PLACE, ST. PAUL MN 55104
James W Bracke director 15411 MASON POINTE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Curt A Reynders officer: Chief Financial Officer 11409 VALLEY VIEW ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
James D Hartman director
Richard W Kramp director 174 STONEBRIDGE ROAD, ST. PAUL MN 55118
Gary R Maharaj director 9924 WEST 74TH STREET, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Robert Irish director 17910-39TH PLACE NORTH, PLYMOUTH MN 55446
Daughton James Dr director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Technology Officer
Richard George officer: Chief Financial Officer
Wells Fargo & Company/mn 10 percent owner 420 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94163
Partners Itasca 10 percent owner 3600 IDS CENTER, 80 SOUTH EIGHT ST, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Norwest Equity Partners Iv Lp /mn/ 10 percent owner 3600 IDS CENTER 80 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 554026
Still George J Jr 10 percent owner NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS, 525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 800, PALO ALTO CA 94301

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