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Sumitomo (Sumitomo) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 10.15 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), Sumitomo's share price is $24.4065. Sumitomo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.41. Hence, Sumitomo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.15.

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

SSUMF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.59   Med: 12.49   Max: 1021.72
Current: 11.02

During the past 13 years, Sumitomo's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1021.72. The lowest was 2.59. And the median was 12.49.

SSUMF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
51.72% of 319 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 12.95 vs SSUMF: 11.02

Sumitomo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.14. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $2.41.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sumitomo was 113.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -13.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sumitomo's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 382.10% per year. The lowest was -110.40% per year. And the median was -8.15% per year.


Sumitomo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sumitomo'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.

* Premium members only.

Sumitomo Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.05 6.21 4.92 21.33 18.01

Sumitomo 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 13.72 18.01 15.50 11.11 9.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Sumitomo'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.


Sumitomo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Sumitomo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sumitomo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sumitomo'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)
=24.4065/2.405
=10.15

Sumitomo's Share Price of today is $24.4065.
Sumitomo'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 $2.41.

* 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

Sumitomo  (OTCPK:SSUMF) 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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Sumitomo (Sumitomo) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3-2 Otemachi 2-Chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-8601
Sumitomo Corp is a Japanese conglomerate that operates various business units: metal products; transportation and construction systems; environment and infrastructure; media, ICT, and lifestyle-related goods and services; and mineral resources, energy, chemical, and electronics. The businesses develop, manufacture, distribute, and service steel sheets, steel tubular products, nonferrous metal products, ship and aerospace equipment, railway cars, automobiles, construction equipment, lifestyle and food retail goods, materials and supplies, mineral resources, energy, electronics, and life sciences. The group also offers services in infrastructure projects, real estate construction, and general construction and development projects.