PetroChina Co (PetroChina Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 3.15 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is PetroChina Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), PetroChina Co's share price is $42.25. PetroChina Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $13.43. Hence, PetroChina Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.15.

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

PTRCY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.16 Med: 13.67 Max: 111.23
Current: 11.31

During the past 13 years, PetroChina Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 111.23. The lowest was 5.16. And the median was 13.67.

PTRCY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
55.89% of 594 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.17 vs PTRCY: 11.31

PetroChina Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.63. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $13.43.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of PetroChina Co was 16.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 43.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 28.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, PetroChina Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 200.00% per year. The lowest was -76.20% per year. And the median was 14.85% per year.

PetroChina Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for PetroChina Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

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PetroChina Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

PetroChina Co Annual Data

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Dec23

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32.39

12.77

11.92

6.08

7.42

PetroChina Co 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															6.08	5.54	8.20	9.08	7.42

Competitive Comparison of PetroChina Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, PetroChina Co'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.

PetroChina Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, PetroChina Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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

PetroChina Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

PetroChina Co'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)
	=	42.25	/	13.428
	=	3.15

PetroChina Co's Share Price of today is $42.25.
PetroChina Co'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 $13.43.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

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PetroChina Co (OTCPK:PTRCY) 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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Address

No. 9 Dongzhimen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100007

Website

http://www.petrochina.com.cn

PetroChina, the national champion that inherited the majority of Chinese onshore oil and gas assets, has developed into an international supermajor. In 2022, it produced more than 1.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent of oil and gas, and had more than 1.4 billion barrels of annual crude oil primary distillation capacity and more than 22,000 service stations. The fluctuations in the prices of crude oil, refined products, chemical products, and natural gas have a significant impact on PetroChina's revenue. State-owned China National Petroleum Corp is PetroChina's controlling shareholder with a stake of more than 80%.