BCE (BCE) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 12.35 (As of Today)

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As of today (2024-04-19), BCE's share price is $32.21. BCE's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.61. Hence, BCE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.35.

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

BCE' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.01 Med: 17.03 Max: 77.93
Current: 12.67

During the past 13 years, BCE's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 77.93. The lowest was 11.01. And the median was 17.03.

BCE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
50.19% of 259 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.68 vs BCE: 12.67

BCE's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.08. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.61.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of BCE was -1.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, BCE's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 85.80% per year. The lowest was -967.10% per year. And the median was 0.20% per year.

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

The historical data trend for BCE'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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BCE Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

13.61

14.20

55.54

16.80

14.96

BCE 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																16.80	20.99	25.43	20.66	14.96

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, BCE'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.

BCE Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, BCE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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

BCE Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

BCE'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)
	=	32.21	/	2.608
	=	12.35

BCE's Share Price of today is $32.21.
BCE'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 $2.61.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio

Market Cap

Free Cash Flow

BCE (NYSE:BCE) 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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Address

1 Carrefour Alexander Graham Bell, Tour A-7, Verdun, QC, CAN, H3E 3B3

Website

https://www.bce.ca

BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with its roughly 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier—the legacy telephone provider) throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, BCE has a media segment, which holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to movie channels including HBO, Showtime, and Starz. In 2022, the wireline segment made up 52% of total EBITDA, while wireless was 31% and media provided the remainder.