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John Hancock Preferredome Fund II (John Hancock Preferredome Fund II) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 11.46 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's share price is $16.31. John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.42. Hence, John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.46.

The historical rank and industry rank for John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

HPF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.9   Med: 12.48   Max: 23.75
Current: 11.78

During the past 7 years, John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 23.75. The lowest was 4.90. And the median was 12.48.

HPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
52.6% of 1021 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.72 vs HPF: 11.78

John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.85. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.42.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of John Hancock Preferredome Fund II was -3.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -28.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -8.70% per year.

During the past 7 years, John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.70% per year. The lowest was -28.30% per year. And the median was -11.90% per year.


John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for John Hancock Preferredome Fund II'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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John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Annual Data
Trend Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 14.49 5.21 23.04 14.17 12.14

John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Semi-Annual Data
Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 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 - 14.17 - 12.14 -

Competitive Comparison of John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, John Hancock Preferredome Fund II'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.


John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



John Hancock Preferredome Fund II Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

John Hancock Preferredome Fund II'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)
=16.31/1.423
=11.46

John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Share Price of today is $16.31.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. John Hancock Preferredome Fund II's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $1.42.

* 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

John Hancock Preferredome Fund II  (NYSE:HPF) 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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John Hancock Preferredome Fund II (John Hancock Preferredome Fund II) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
200 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02116
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II is the United States based closed-end, diversified management investment company. Its primary objective is to provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital. The fund's secondary investment objective is to provide growth of capital to the extent consistent with its primary investment objective. The fund's principal investment strategies include to invests a majority of its assets in preferred stocks and other preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities. Its portfolio composition consists of U.S preferred securities, common stocks, foreign preferred securities, corporate bonds, capital preferred securities and short-term investments.
Executives
Dean Garfield director C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Noni L Ellison director TRACTOR SUPPLY, 5401 VIRGINIA WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Andy Mcfetridge officer: Director of the Adviser 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Kristie Feinberg officer: President & CEO of the Adviser C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
York Lo officer: Vice President, Investments C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Kathryn Hayes other: Filer and Employee of the Fund C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Patricia Lizarraga director C/O JOHN, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Paul Lorentz director C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Arthur Pigott officer: VP of the Adviser C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Glen J Gibbons officer: VP of the Adviser C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Frances G Rathke other: Trustee of the Fund C/O GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC., 33 COFFEE LANE, WATERBURY VT 05676
Brian Macphee officer: Vice President of the Adviser C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 164 CORPORATE DRIVE, PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Steven R Pruchansky other: Trustee, the Fund C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 601 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Sean Speer officer: Vice President of the Adviser C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 197 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Michael Tassinari officer: Vice President of the Adviser C/O JOHN HANCOCK, 200 BERKELEY STREET, BOSTON MA 02116

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