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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 307.08 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's share price is $7.37. Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.02. Hence, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 307.08.

The historical rank and industry rank for Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

MFD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.67   Med: 5.62   Max: 306.32
Current: 305.82

During the past 7 years, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 306.32. The lowest was 2.67. And the median was 5.62.

MFD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
97.36% of 1021 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.72 vs MFD: 305.82

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $-0.61. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.02.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund was -105.70% per year.

During the past 7 years, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 35.20% per year. The lowest was 25.80% per year. And the median was 30.50% per year.


Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund'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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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Annual Data
Trend Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 10.05 3.44 - 3.48 -

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 - - 3.48 - -

Competitive Comparison of Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund'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.


Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund'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)
=7.37/0.024
=307.08

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Share Price of today is $7.37.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.02.

* 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

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund  (NYSE:MFD) 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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Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management company. Its objective is to seek a high level of current return consisting of dividends, interest, and other similar income while attempting to preserve capital. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in the securities of companies involved in the management, ownership, and operation of infrastructure and utilities. It also invests in senior secured loans generally considered to be high-yield securities. The company portfolio of investments consists of the investment in the common stocks, master limited partnerships, and senior floating-rate loan interests.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
William H Speacht other: Investment Advisor 2005 MARKET ST, 34TH FL, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Thomas R Kadlec director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer-Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer-Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Robert F Keith director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Fink William J Jr other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 125 WEST 55TH STREET, LEVEL 15, NEW YORK NY 10019
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
John H Kim other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK, 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Jonathan S Ong other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1 MARTIN PLACE, LEVEL 21, SYDNEY C3 2000
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Katherine L Urevig officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Anthony Felton other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1 MARTIN PLACE, LEVEL 21, SYDNEY C3 2000
Andrew Maple-brown other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 125 WEST 55TH STREET, LEVEL 15, NEW YORK NY 10019

Macquarie/First Trust Global Infrastructure/Utilities Dividend&Income Fund Headlines

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