As of today (2024-05-11), Proofpoint's share price is $175.90.
Proofpoint's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 was $4.12. Hence, Proofpoint's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 42.69.
The historical rank and industry rank for Proofpoint's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
PFPT'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 22.63 Med: 49.84 Max: 1125.77
Current: 42.69
During the past 12 years, Proofpoint's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1125.77. The lowest was 22.63. And the median was 49.84.
PFPT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 22.69
vs PFPT: 42.69
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Proofpoint was 4.90% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 42.50% per year.
During the past 12 years, Proofpoint's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 137.10% per year. The lowest was 11.60% per year. And the median was 97.40% per year.
Proofpoint Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Proofpoint'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.
Competitive Comparison of Proofpoint's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Proofpoint'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.
Proofpoint's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Proofpoint's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Proofpoint's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Proofpoint Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Proofpoint's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Proofpoint's Share Price of today is $175.90. Proofpoint's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $4.12.
* 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:
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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Proofpoint Inc. is a provider of cloud-based security solutions to large- and mid-sized organizations in a wide range of industries. The firm's solutions are delivered through its security-as-a-service platform, which hosts an integrated set of on-demand data protection applications. These solutions include threat protection, incident response, regulatory compliance, archiving, governance, and secure communication capabilities. The company derives revenue from subscription fees and hardware, training, and professional services fees. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States.
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