As of today (2024-04-24), Chemed's share price is $617.95.
Chemed's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.97. Hence, Chemed's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 34.39.
The historical rank and industry rank for Chemed's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
CHE'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.02 Med: 27.31 Max: 81.57
Current: 34.39
During the past 13 years, Chemed's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 81.57. The lowest was 8.02. And the median was 27.31.
CHE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 71.71% of 357
companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 18.22
vs CHE: 34.39
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Chemed was 7.60% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.80% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, Chemed's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 88.10% per year. The lowest was -47.00% per year. And the median was 14.90% per year.
Chemed Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Chemed'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 Chemed's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Chemed'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.
Chemed's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Chemed's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Chemed's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Chemed Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Chemed's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Chemed's Share Price of today is $617.95.
Chemed'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 $17.97.
* 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.
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Chemed Corp operates subsidiaries in two main segments: VITAS and Roto-Rooter. The VITAS segment generates the majority of the firm's revenue. It provides hospice and palliative-care services to patients with terminal illnesses through a network of physicians, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, and volunteers. The vast majority of the segment's revenue is received from the Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement programs. The Roto-Rooter segment provides plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and related services to residential and commercial customers. Chemed generates the majority of its revenue from business in the United States.
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