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Associated British Foods (Associated British Foods) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.34 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Associated British Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), Associated British Foods's share price is $31.63. Associated British Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $2.56. Hence, Associated British Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.34.

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

ASBFF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.66   Med: 31.46   Max: 49.75
Current: 13.75

During the past 13 years, Associated British Foods's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 49.75. The lowest was 11.66. And the median was 31.46.

ASBFF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
56.3% of 1119 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.55 vs ASBFF: 13.75

Associated British Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.02. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.56.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -19.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Associated British Foods's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 76.10% per year. The lowest was -69.40% per year. And the median was 10.00% per year.


Associated British Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Associated British Foods'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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Associated British Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Associated British Foods Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.24 14.29 19.90 31.31 26.67

Associated British Foods Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 - 31.31 - 26.67 -

Competitive Comparison of Associated British Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Associated British Foods'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.


Associated British Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Associated British Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Associated British Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Associated British Foods'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)
=31.63/2.563
=12.34

Associated British Foods's Share Price of today is $31.63.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Associated British Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $2.56.

* 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

Associated British Foods  (OTCPK:ASBFF) 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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Associated British Foods (Associated British Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
10 Grosvenor Street, Weston Centre, London, GBR, W1K 4QY
Associated British Foods is a diversified international retail, food, and ingredients group with 130,000 employees and operations in 50 countries across Europe, southern Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Australia. The group sells branded grocery products, grows and processes sugar, supplies farmers with crop input and animal feed, and runs the popular Primark clothing retail chain. It also supplies ingredients like baker's yeast, enzymes, lipids, and cereal specialities. Some 40% of sales are in the U.K., and Primark generates more than half of the firm's operating profit.

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