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Gap (GPS) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 6.86 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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Gap Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Definition

As of today (2024-04-24), Gap's share price is $20.11. Gap's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $2.93. Hence, Gap's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.86.

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

GPS' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.25   Med: 14.42   Max: 62.77
Current: 6.89

During the past 13 years, Gap's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 62.77. The lowest was 4.25. And the median was 14.42.

GPS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
67.74% of 744 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 11.995 vs GPS: 6.89

Gap's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.48. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.93.

During the past 13 years, Gap's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 75.00% per year. The lowest was -44.40% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.


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

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

Gap Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.60 17.99 - 60.23 -

Gap Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 - 8.60 4.40 4.10 6.37

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

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Gap'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.


Gap's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gap's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gap Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Gap'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)
=20.11/2.932
=6.86

Gap's Share Price of today is $20.11.
Gap's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.93.

* 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

Gap  (NYSE:GPS) 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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Gap (GPS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Two Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
Gap retails apparel, accessories, and personal-care products under the Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. Old Navy generates more than half of Gap's sales. The firm also operates e-commerce sites, outlet stores, and specialty stores under various Gap names. Gap operates approximately 2,600 stores in North America, Europe, and Asia and franchises more than 900 stores in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and other regions. Gap was founded in 1969 and is based in San Francisco.
Executives
John J Fisher director, 10 percent owner C/O PISCES INC, 1300 EVANS AVENUE, NO. 880154, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94188
Julie Gruber officer: EVP & Global General Counsel 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Horacio Barbeito officer: President & CEO, Old Navy 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mark Breitbard officer: Pres. & CEO, Banana Republic 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Katrina O'connell officer: EVP CFO 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Sarah Gilligan officer: EVP Sup Chn, Strat & Transform 11305 FOUR POINTS DRIVE, BUILDING II, SUITE 100, AUSTIN TX 78726
Chris Blakeslee officer: President & CEO, Athleta 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Tariq M Shaukat director ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Gurmeet Singh officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer 2 FOLSOM ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Richard Dickson director C/O MATTEL, INC., 333 CONTINENTAL BOULEVARD, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Mary Beth Laughton officer: President & CEO, Athleta 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Kathryn A. Hall director ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SIXTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Sonia Syngal officer: EVP, Global Supply Chain TWO FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Elisabeth B Donohue director C/O SYNACOR, INC., 40 LA RIVIERE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BUFFALO NY 14202
Sheila Peters officer: EVP & Chief People Officer 2 FOLSOM STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105