As of today (2024-04-23), Synchrony Financial's share price is $42.86.
Synchrony Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $20.33. Hence, Synchrony Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.11.
The historical rank and industry rank for Synchrony Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
SYF'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1 Med: 3.05 Max: 5.43
Current: 2.07
During the past 13 years, Synchrony Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 5.43. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 3.05.
SYF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 79.41% of 238
companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 6.47
vs SYF: 2.07
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Synchrony Financial was 46.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.00% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.40% per year.
During the past 13 years, Synchrony Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 19.50% per year. The lowest was -0.10% per year. And the median was 5.15% per year.
Synchrony Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Synchrony Financial'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.
For the Credit Services subindustry, Synchrony Financial'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.
Synchrony Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Synchrony Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Synchrony Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Synchrony Financial's Share Price of today is $42.86.
Synchrony Financial'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 $20.33.
* 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:
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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Synchrony Financial (Synchrony Financial) Business Description
Synchrony Financial, originally a spinoff of GE Capital's retail financing business, is the largest provider of private-label credit cards in the United States by both outstanding receivables and purchasing volume. Synchrony partners with other firms to market its credit products in their physical stores as well as on their websites and mobile applications. Synchrony operates through three segments: retail card (private-label and co-branded general-purpose credit cards), payment solutions (promotional financing for large ticket purchases), and CareCredit (financing for elective healthcare procedures).
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