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CDI (CDI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 7.47 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-04-26), CDI's share price is $8.20. CDI's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 was $1.10. Hence, CDI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.47.

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

CDI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 13.39
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

CDI's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2017 was $0.58. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.10.


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

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

CDI Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.03 42.89 57.50 20.86 21.89

CDI Quarterly Data
Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17
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 - 10.78 21.89 - 5.33

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

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, CDI'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.


CDI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



CDI Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

CDI'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)
=8.20/1.097
=7.47

CDI's Share Price of today is $8.20.
CDI's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2017 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.10.

* 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

CDI  (NYSE:CDI) 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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CDI (CDI) Business Description

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CDI Corp. is a staffing firm that provides temporary and permanent workers mainly in the engineering, IT servicing, and construction markets. At the end of 2007 approximately 20% of the firm's revenue was derived from the U.K. construction market and had 1,400 worldwide employees with 11,000 temporary workers on assignment. Based in Philadelphia, Pa., CDI traces its roots back to 1950.
Executives
Lawrence C Karlson director C/O CDI CORP., 1717 ARCH ST 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103-2768
Albert E Smith director
Scott J Freidheim director, officer: President and CEO 1717 ARCH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Paulett Eberhart other: Former Director and CEO C/O LPL FINANCIAL, 4707 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 32121
Roger H Ballou director, officer: President and CEO C/O CDI CORP, 1717 ARCH ST 35TH FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Papadakis Constantine director 75 CRESTLINE RD, WAYNE NJ 19087
John Iii Fanelli officer: VP-Controller, CDI Corporation C/O CDI CORP., 1717 ARCH ST., 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Gregory L Cowan officer: Former Sr. VP & CAO 1717 ARCH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Alan B Miller director 367 SOUTH GULPH ROAD, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406

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