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Ally Financial (Ally Financial) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 5.84 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Ally Financial's share price is $36.59. Ally Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $6.26. Hence, Ally Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.84.

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

ALLY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.4   Med: 8.51   Max: 1017.67
Current: 5.86

During the past 13 years, Ally Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1017.67. The lowest was 2.40. And the median was 8.51.

ALLY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
52.08% of 240 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 6.53 vs ALLY: 5.86

Ally Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.96. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $6.26.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Ally Financial was -26.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, Ally Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 400.40% per year. The lowest was -75.00% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.


Ally Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ally Financial'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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Ally Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 449.41 - - 2.87 5.60

Ally Financial 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 2.87 2.93 3.22 2.72 5.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Ally Financial'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.


Ally Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Ally Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ally Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ally Financial'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)
=36.59/6.261
=5.84

Ally Financial's Share Price of today is $36.59.
Ally Financial'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 $6.26.

* 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

Ally Financial  (NYSE:ALLY) 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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Ally Financial (Ally Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Woodward Avenue, Floor 10, Ally Detroit Center, Detroit, MI, USA, 48226
Formerly the captive financial arm of General Motors, Ally Financial became an independent publicly traded firm in 2014 and is one of the largest consumer auto lenders in the country. While the firm has expanded its product offerings over time, it remains primarily focused on auto lending with more than 70% of its loan book in consumer auto loans and dealer financing. Ally also offers auto insurance, personal loans, commercial loans, credit cards, and holds a portfolio of mortgage debt, giving the bank a diversified business model, which includes brokerage services.
Executives
David J Debrunner officer: VP, CAO, Controller
Thomas P Gibbons director THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10286
Russell E. Hutchinson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 500 WOODWARD AVE., 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
Marjorie Magner director GANNETT CO., INC., 7950 JONES BRANCH DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22107
Bradley J. Brown officer: Interim CFO C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 500 WOODWARD AVE., 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
Melissa Goldman director C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC, 500 WOODWARD AVE, 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
David Reilly director C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 500 WOODWARD AVE, 10TH FLOOR, DETROIT MI 48226
Jason E. Schugel officer: Chief Risk Officer ALLY DETROIT CENTER, 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MI 48226
Douglas R. Timmerman officer: President, Auto Finance ALLY DETROIT CENTER, 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MI 48226
Diane E. Morais officer: CEO & President, Ally Bank ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 440 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Scott A Stengel officer: General Counsel 1010 GRAND BLVD, KANSAS CITY MO 64106
Jeffrey Jonathan Brown officer: Sr Executive Vice President C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 200 RENAISSANCE CENTER, DETROIT MI 48265
Jennifer A. Laclair officer: Chief Financial Officer ALLY DETROIT CENTER, 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MI 48226
Mayree C Clark director C/O ALLY FINANCIAL INC., 200 RENAISSANCE CENTER, DETROIT MI 48265
Hobbs Franklin W Iv director 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 4600, DENVER CO 80202