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Arcosa (Arcosa) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 65.43 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Arcosa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Arcosa's share price is $77.34. Arcosa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.18. Hence, Arcosa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 65.43.

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

ACA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.53   Med: 19.63   Max: 172.19
Current: 66.11

During the past 9 years, Arcosa's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 172.19. The lowest was 5.53. And the median was 19.63.

ACA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
88.86% of 1005 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 12.57 vs ACA: 66.11

Arcosa's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.07. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.18.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Arcosa was 57.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -31.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -20.60% per year.

During the past 9 years, Arcosa's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 31.00% per year. The lowest was -49.00% per year. And the median was -12.65% per year.


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

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

Arcosa Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 7.89 14.98 31.46 72.65 69.97

Arcosa 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 72.65 148.49 102.53 - 69.97

Competitive Comparison of Arcosa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Arcosa'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.


Arcosa's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Arcosa Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Arcosa'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)
=77.34/1.182
=65.43

Arcosa's Share Price of today is $77.34.
Arcosa'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 $1.18.

* 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

Arcosa  (NYSE:ACA) 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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Arcosa (Arcosa) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
Arcosa Inc is a manufacturer and producer of infrastructure-related products and services. It operates in three segments namely Construction Products, Engineered Structures, and Transportation Products. The Construction Products segment produces and sells construction aggregates and manufactures and sells trench shields and shoring products and services for infrastructure-related projects. The Transportation Products segment manufactures and sells products for the inland waterway and rail transportation industries. The Engineered Structures segment manufactures and sells products for energy-related businesses, including structural wind towers, telecommunication structures, steel utility structures for electricity transmission and distribution, and storage and distribution containers.
Executives
Antonio Carrillo director, officer: President & CEO 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Kerry S Cole officer: Pres of Energy Equip. 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Collins Jesse E. Jr. officer: Pres Transp Products 6270 FIRTH ROAD, FORT WORTH TX 76116
Ronald J Gafford director ARCOSA INC, 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Eric D Hurst officer: VP Controller (PAO) 500 N. AKARD ST., SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Steven J. Demetriou director 25825 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 400, BEACHWOOD OH 44102
Mary E Henderson officer: Vice President 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Gail M Peck officer: Vice President 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Bryan Stevenson officer: Secretary 500 N AKARD ST., DALLAS TX 75201
Julie A Piggott director 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Kimberly S Lubel director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Valueact Capital Master Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Holdings Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Scott C Beasley officer: Vice President 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201
Reid S Essl officer: Pres Constr. Products 500 N AKARD ST. SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75201

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