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Spotify Technology (Spotify Technology) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 77.93 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Spotify Technology's share price is $289.20. Spotify Technology's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $3.71. Hence, Spotify Technology's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 77.93.

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

SPOT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 45.55   Med: 135.14   Max: 1199.07
Current: 78.61

During the past 9 years, Spotify Technology's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1199.07. The lowest was 45.55. And the median was 135.14.

SPOT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
90.82% of 294 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 18.375 vs SPOT: 78.61

Spotify Technology's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.20. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $3.71.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Spotify Technology was 3210.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 47.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.10% per year.

During the past 9 years, Spotify Technology's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 79.50% per year. The lowest was -65.10% per year. And the median was 7.30% per year.


Spotify Technology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spotify Technology'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.

* Premium members only.

Spotify Technology Annual Data
Trend 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 55.62 268.02 145.54 692.54 49.79

Spotify Technology 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 692.54 493.06 1,084.80 140.20 49.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Spotify Technology'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.


Spotify Technology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Spotify Technology's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Spotify Technology Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Spotify Technology'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)
=289.20/3.711
=77.93

Spotify Technology's Share Price of today is $289.20.
Spotify Technology'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 $3.71.

* 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

Spotify Technology  (NYSE:SPOT) 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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Spotify Technology (Spotify Technology) Business Description

Address
5, Place de la Gare, Luxembourg, LUX, L-1616
Spotify, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is one of the world's largest music streaming service providers, with 489 million total listeners. The firm monetizes its users through a paid subscription model, referred to as its premium service, and an ad-based model, referred to as its ad-supported service. Revenue from premium and ad-supported services represented 87% and 13% of Spotify's 2022 total revenue, respectively.