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RPC (RES) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 7.77 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), RPC's share price is $7.80. RPC's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.00. Hence, RPC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.77.

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

RES' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.75   Med: 20.17   Max: 345.13
Current: 7.74

During the past 13 years, RPC's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 345.13. The lowest was 5.75. And the median was 20.17.

RES's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
61.42% of 591 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.03 vs RES: 7.74

RPC's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.30. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.00.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of RPC was 247.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 154.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, RPC's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 154.40% per year. The lowest was -64.80% per year. And the median was 4.30% per year.


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

The historical data trend for RPC'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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RPC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 51.64 - 30.76 7.25

RPC 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.76 11.76 10.72 7.30 7.25

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, RPC'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.


RPC Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



RPC Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

RPC'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)
=7.80/1.004
=7.77

RPC's Share Price of today is $7.80.
RPC'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 $1.00.

* 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

RPC  (NYSE:RES) 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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RPC (RES) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2801 Buford Highway NE, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30329
RPC Inc is an oilfield services company. It provides specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration, production, and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States. The company's operating segment includes Technical Services and Support Services. It generates maximum revenue from the Technical Services segment. Technical Services segment consists primarily of pressure pumping, downhole tools, coiled tubing, snubbing, nitrogen, well control, wireline, and fishing. Support Services segment consists primarily of drill pipe and related tools, pipe handling, pipe inspection and storage services, and oilfield training and consulting services.
Executives
Gary W. Rollins Voting Trust U/a Dated September 14, 1994 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
Amy Rollins Kreisler director 2801 BUFORD HIGHWAY, NE, SUITE 520, ATLANTA GA 30329
Timothy Curtis Rollins director 2801 BUFORD HIGHWAY, NE, SUITE 520, ATLANTA GA 30329
Pam R Rollins director 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30324
Gary W Rollins director, 10 percent owner 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30324
Lor Inc 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
Michael Schmit officer: CFO and Corporate Secretary 3055 TORRINGTON DRIVE, BALL GROUND GA 30107
John F Wilson director 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30324
Rollins Holding Company, Inc. 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY NE, ATLANTA GA 30329
Ben M Palmer officer: VP, CFO and Treasurer C/O MARINE PRODUCTS CORP, 2170 PIEDMONT RD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30324
Patrick J. Gunning director 1958 CALDER COURT, DUNWOODY GA 30338
Susan R. Bell director 852 CASTLE FALLS DR., ATLANTA GA 30329
Harry J Cynkus director 2170 PIEDMONT RD, ATLANTA GA 30324
Jerry W Nix director 2999 WILDWOOD PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30339
R. Randall Rollins 2012 Trust 10 percent owner C/O RFA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 1908 CLIFF VALLEY WAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30329

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