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Fortuna Silver Mines (Fortuna Silver Mines) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 18.21 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Fortuna Silver Mines Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Fortuna Silver Mines's share price is $4.77. Fortuna Silver Mines's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.26. Hence, Fortuna Silver Mines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 18.21.

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

FSM' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.45   Med: 33.53   Max: 2720
Current: 18.41

During the past 13 years, Fortuna Silver Mines's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 2720.00. The lowest was 10.45. And the median was 33.53.

FSM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
58.93% of 375 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 13.92 vs FSM: 18.41

Fortuna Silver Mines's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.17. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.26.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 465.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Fortuna Silver Mines's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 465.70% per year. The lowest was -107.10% per year. And the median was -12.60% per year.


Fortuna Silver Mines Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fortuna Silver Mines'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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Fortuna Silver Mines Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Fortuna Silver Mines Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 5,230.00 - - 14.09

Fortuna Silver Mines 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 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 - - - 370.00 14.09

Competitive Comparison of Fortuna Silver Mines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Gold subindustry, Fortuna Silver Mines'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.


Fortuna Silver Mines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Fortuna Silver Mines's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fortuna Silver Mines Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Fortuna Silver Mines'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)
=4.77/0.262
=18.21

Fortuna Silver Mines's Share Price of today is $4.77.
Fortuna Silver Mines'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 $0.26.

* 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

Fortuna Silver Mines  (NYSE:FSM) 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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Fortuna Silver Mines (Fortuna Silver Mines) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Burrard Street, Suite 650, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3L6
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc is engaged in precious and base metal mining and related activities in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Cote d'Ivoire. The company operates the open pit Lindero gold mine in northern Argentina, the underground Yaramoko mine in southwestern Burkina Faso, the underground San Jose silver and gold mine in southern Mexico, the underground Caylloma silver, lead, and zinc mine in southern Peru, and is developing the open pit Seguela gold mine in southwestern Cote d'Ivoire. The company earns revenue from contracts with customers related to its concentrate and dore sales.