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Bank of Communications Co (Bank of Communications Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 3.24 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Bank of Communications Co's share price is $0.6933. Bank of Communications Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.21. Hence, Bank of Communications Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 3.24.

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

BKFCF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.92   Med: 2.47   Max: 85.86
Current: 4.47

During the past 13 years, Bank of Communications Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 85.86. The lowest was 0.92. And the median was 2.47.

BKFCF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.54% of 990 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 6.48 vs BKFCF: 4.47

Bank of Communications Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.22. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.21.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Bank of Communications Co was -73.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -11.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Bank of Communications Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 76.00% per year. The lowest was -48.80% per year. And the median was -9.40% per year.


Bank of Communications Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bank of Communications 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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Bank of Communications Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 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 Premium Member Only - 2.83 - 1.14 5.16

Bank of Communications Co 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 1.14 1.08 1.81 1.74 5.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Bank of Communications 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.


Bank of Communications Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Bank of Communications Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bank of Communications Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Bank of Communications Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Bank of Communications 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)
=0.6933/0.214
=3.24

Bank of Communications Co's Share Price of today is $0.6933.
Bank of Communications Co'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 $0.21.

* 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

Bank of Communications Co  (OTCPK:BKFCF) 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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Bank of Communications Co (Bank of Communications Co) Business Description

Address
No.188, Yin Cheng Zhong Lu, Pilot Free Trade Zone, Pudong New District, Shanghai, CHN, 200120
Bank of Communications, or Bocom, is the only state-owned bank with headquarters in Shanghai. As one of China's four oldest banks, Bocom became China's first state-owned shareholding commercial bank in 1987. Today, Bocom is amid a strategic transformation, building itself into a global wealth-management bank with wide-ranging financial operations, including insurance, brokerage, trust, and asset management.

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