As of today (2024-04-25), Argan's share price is $61.21.
Argan's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $8.42. Hence, Argan's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.27.
The historical rank and industry rank for Argan's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
AGX'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.4 Med: 5.59 Max: 266.21
Current: 7.3
During the past 13 years, Argan's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 266.21. The lowest was 2.40. And the median was 5.59.
AGX's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 66.87% of 999
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 12.53
vs AGX: 7.30
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -8.60% per year.
During the past 13 years, Argan's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 69.90% per year. The lowest was -99.20% per year. And the median was -23.30% per year.
Argan Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Argan'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.
Competitive Comparison of Argan's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Argan'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.
Argan's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Argan's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Argan's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Argan Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Argan's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Argan's Share Price of today is $61.21. Argan's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $8.42.
* 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.
Argan Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms
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Argan Inc is a United States-based company that primarily operates in the power industry services segment through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Gemma Power Systems and affiliates, one of Argan's subsidiaries, contributed almost all Argan's sales. GPS is a contractor that provides a full range of engineering, procurement, and construction services for power-generating projects. GPS' works encompass complete plant design, construction, electrical interconnection, plant testing, and commissioning. Argan also generates a small portion of sales from industrial fabrication and field services, as well as telecommunication infrastructure services. It operates in three segments: Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services, out of which Power Services derive majority revenue.
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