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The a2 Milk Co (The a2 Milk Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 42.03 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), The a2 Milk Co's share price is $3.5723. The a2 Milk Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.09. Hence, The a2 Milk Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 42.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for The a2 Milk Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ACOPF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.43   Med: 41.44   Max: 150
Current: 44.14

During the past 13 years, The a2 Milk Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 150.00. The lowest was 10.43. And the median was 41.44.

ACOPF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
80.83% of 1111 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.29 vs ACOPF: 44.14

The a2 Milk Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.09. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.09.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of The a2 Milk Co was -48.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -38.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -18.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, The a2 Milk Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 141.50% per year. The lowest was -58.70% per year. And the median was -12.65% per year.


The a2 Milk Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for The a2 Milk Co'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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The a2 Milk Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 37.84 35.21 58.25 18.22 39.12

The a2 Milk Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 58.25 - 18.22 - 39.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The a2 Milk 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.


The a2 Milk Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The a2 Milk Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The a2 Milk Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



The a2 Milk Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

The a2 Milk 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)
=3.5723/0.085
=42.03

The a2 Milk Co's Share Price of today is $3.5723.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. The a2 Milk Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.09.

* 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

The a2 Milk Co  (OTCPK:ACOPF) 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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The a2 Milk Co (The a2 Milk Co) Business Description

Address
51 Shortland Street, P.O. Box 163, Level 10, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1010
A2 Milk is a New Zealand licensor and marketer of fresh milk, infant formula, and other dairy products that lack the A1 beta-casein protein. The firm was founded in 2000 by Corran McLachlan, who developed a genetic test to determine which proteins a cow produces in its milk, and business partner Howard Paterson. The company has been through a tumultuous history of receivership, legal battles, and strategic shifts, but emerged in its current structure in 2006 and listed publicly in March 2013.

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