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Flowers Foods (Flowers Foods) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 23.73 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Flowers Foods's share price is $24.58. Flowers Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.04. Hence, Flowers Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 23.73.

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

FLO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.72   Med: 20.02   Max: 93.76
Current: 23.72

During the past 13 years, Flowers Foods's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 93.76. The lowest was 12.72. And the median was 20.02.

FLO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
65.58% of 1107 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.21 vs FLO: 23.72

Flowers Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.28. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.04.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Flowers Foods was 14.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -15.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Flowers Foods's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 91.80% per year. The lowest was -47.10% per year. And the median was 13.00% per year.


Flowers Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flowers Foods'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.

* Premium members only.

Flowers Foods 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 17.50 13.48 43.74 31.93 21.81

Flowers Foods 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 31.93 41.09 31.90 24.92 21.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Flowers Foods'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.


Flowers Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Flowers Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Flowers Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Flowers Foods'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)
=24.58/1.036
=23.73

Flowers Foods's Share Price of today is $24.58.
Flowers Foods'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 $1.04.

* 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

Flowers Foods  (NYSE:FLO) 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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Flowers Foods (Flowers Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1919 Flowers Circle, Thomasville, GA, USA, 31757
Flowers Foods Inc is an American company producing bakery food for retail and foodservice across the United States. The product portfolio includes fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas. The company distributes to supermarkets, convenience stores, and restaurants. The key brands are Nature's Own, Whitewheat, Cobblestone Bread, Wonder, Dave's Killer Bread, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley's, and Tastykake.
Executives
R Steve Kinsey officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 301 HABERSHAM ROAD, THOMASVILLE GA 31792
Stephanie B Tillman officer: Chief Legal Counsel 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Ryals Mcmullian officer: Chief Strategy Officer 2922 IVANHOE ROAD, TALLAHASSEE FL 32312
Brigitte King director 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Joanne D Smith director C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
H Mark Courtney officer: SVP Sales&Mkt Flowers Bakeries 16 MEANDER TRACE, THOMASVILLE GA 31792
Cindy Cox officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Chubb Thomas Caldecot Iii director 999 PEACHTREE ST NE, SUITE 688, ATLANTA GA 30309
Melvin T Stith director 1111 BAY AVENUE, SUITE 501, COLUMBUS GA 31901
Thomas L Winters officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
Heeth Iv Varnedoe officer: Chief Transformation Officer 1919 FLOWERS CIRCLE, THOMASVILLE GA 31757
William Jameson Mcfadden director 140 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10005
Brad Cashaw officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer 2711 NORTH HASKELL AVENUE, SUITE 3400, DALLAS TX 75204
Terry S Thomas director 6430 STEFANI DRIVE, DALLAS TX 75225
Casey Edward J. Jr. director 835 HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 150, ALLENTOWN PA 18101

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