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GEA Group AG (GEA Group AG) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 20.89 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is GEA Group AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), GEA Group AG's share price is $40.11. GEA Group AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.92. Hence, GEA Group AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 20.89.

The historical rank and industry rank for GEA Group AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

GEAGF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.76   Med: 21.23   Max: 266.96
Current: 20.26

During the past 13 years, GEA Group AG's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 266.96. The lowest was 7.76. And the median was 21.23.

GEAGF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
50.73% of 1648 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 21.36 vs GEAGF: 20.26

GEA Group AG's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.46. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.92.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of GEA Group AG was 17.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -19.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, GEA Group AG's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.00% per year. The lowest was -93.10% per year. And the median was -4.00% per year.


GEA Group AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for GEA Group AG'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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GEA Group AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

GEA Group AG 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 15.61 8.56 15.68 25.30 21.27

GEA Group AG 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 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 25.30 32.24 34.95 22.04 21.27

Competitive Comparison of GEA Group AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, GEA Group AG'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.


GEA Group AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where GEA Group AG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



GEA Group AG Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

GEA Group AG'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)
=40.11/1.92
=20.89

GEA Group AG's Share Price of today is $40.11.
GEA Group AG'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 $1.92.

* 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

GEA Group AG  (OTCPK:GEAGF) 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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GEA Group AG (GEA Group AG) Business Description

Address
Peter-Muller-Strasse 12, Dusseldorf, DEU, 40468
GEA Group is one of the world's largest suppliers of processing systems and equipment for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Across its five divisions, GEA designs and manufactures process engineering equipment and offers turnkey solutions for customers' processing lines or product(s). GEA also offers a comprehensive aftermarket offering spanning maintenance services and spare parts and components.