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Alfa Laval AB (Alfa Laval AB) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 22.84 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Alfa Laval AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Alfa Laval AB's share price is $37.00. Alfa Laval AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.62. Hence, Alfa Laval AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 22.84.

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

ALFVF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.06   Med: 20.51   Max: 109.13
Current: 25.83

During the past 13 years, Alfa Laval AB's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 109.13. The lowest was 10.06. And the median was 20.51.

ALFVF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.86% of 1648 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.475 vs ALFVF: 25.83

Alfa Laval AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.22. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.62.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Alfa Laval AB was 368.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Alfa Laval AB's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 49.90% per year. The lowest was -27.90% per year. And the median was 5.30% per year.


Alfa Laval AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alfa Laval AB'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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Alfa Laval AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Alfa Laval AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.46 14.62 37.75 86.62 24.78

Alfa Laval AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 101.32 67.11 34.43 24.78 -

Competitive Comparison of Alfa Laval AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Alfa Laval AB'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.


Alfa Laval AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Alfa Laval AB's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alfa Laval AB Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Alfa Laval AB'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)
=37.00/1.62
=22.84

Alfa Laval AB's Share Price of today is $37.00.
Alfa Laval AB's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.62.

* 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

Alfa Laval AB  (OTCPK:ALFVF) 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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Alfa Laval AB (Alfa Laval AB) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Rudeboksvagen 1, P.O. Box 73, Lund, SWE, SE-221 00
Alfa Laval is a leading manufacturer of highly engineered equipment, primarily in the areas of separation, heat transfer, and fluid handling used by a diverse range of customers spanning the food, water, energy, and marine industry verticals. These products play a key role in a number of industrial processes, and Alfa Laval enjoys a leading position in all three areas. Alfa Laval's history stretches back 140 years to when its first separator was developed. The company is listed on the Stockholm stock exchange.