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Methode Electronics (Methode Electronics) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 22.89 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Methode Electronics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), Methode Electronics's share price is $12.13. Methode Electronics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.53. Hence, Methode Electronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.89.

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

MEI' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.57   Med: 16.61   Max: 141.48
Current: 22.94

During the past 13 years, Methode Electronics's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 141.48. The lowest was 8.57. And the median was 16.61.

MEI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.93% of 1349 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 17.05 vs MEI: 22.94

Methode Electronics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jan. 2024 was $0.35. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.53.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Methode Electronics was -77.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Methode Electronics's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 187.10% per year. The lowest was -68.80% per year. And the median was 5.10% per year.


Methode Electronics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Methode Electronics Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.29 11.89 11.11 27.74 16.60

Methode Electronics 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 20.33 16.60 18.04 16.84 39.17

Competitive Comparison of Methode Electronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Methode Electronics'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.


Methode Electronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Methode Electronics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Methode Electronics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Methode Electronics'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)
=12.13/0.53
=22.89

Methode Electronics's Share Price of today is $12.13.
Methode Electronics'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 $0.53.

* 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

Methode Electronics  (NYSE:MEI) 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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Methode Electronics (Methode Electronics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631-3518
Methode Electronics Inc makes component and subsystem devices employing electrical, radio remote control, electronic, wireless, and sensing technologies. The firm is organized in various business segments: Automotive, Industrial, interface and Medical. The Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices and related products to automobile. The Industrial segment manufactures external lighting solutions, industrial safety radio remote controls, braided flexible cables and custom power-product assemblies. The Interface segment provides a variety of copper and fiber-optic interface and interface solutions. The Medical segment is made up of the Company's medical device business, Dabir Surfaces, its surface support technology aimed at pressure injury prevention.
Executives
Donald W Duda officer: President
Walter J Aspatore director 255 E BROWN STREET, SUITE 120, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Lawrence B Skatoff director 200 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO IL 60604
Brian J Cadwallader director 5757 N GREEN BAY AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53209
Darren Dawson director C/O METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC., 7401 WEST WILSON AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60706
Joseph Elias Khoury officer: Vice President 7401 W. WILSON AVENUE, HARWOOD HEIGHTS IL 60706
Kerry A. Vyverberg officer: General Counsel 8750 W. BRYN MAWR AVE., SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60631
Timothy Glandon officer: VP&GM NA Automotive 7401 W. WILSON AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60706
Janie Goddard director C/O ACON - 1133 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, SUITE 700, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Tsoumas Ronald L.g. officer: Controller & Treasurer 7401 W. WILSON AVE., CHICAGO IL 60706
Anil Shetty officer: VP Methode & Pres. Dabir Surf. 7401 WEST WILSON AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60706
Kevin Michael Martin officer: Vice President, North America 8750 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60631
Mary A Lindsey director 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Therese M Bobek director 685 SKYE LN, INVERNESS IL 60010
David P Blom director 200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE RD, COLUMBUS OH 43085