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Seiko Epson (Seiko Epson) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 10.06 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Seiko Epson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Seiko Epson's share price is $8.46. Seiko Epson's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.84. Hence, Seiko Epson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.06.

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

SEKEY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.87   Med: 14.28   Max: 363.11
Current: 10.87

During the past 13 years, Seiko Epson's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 363.11. The lowest was 3.87. And the median was 14.28.

SEKEY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
64.64% of 1352 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 16.935 vs SEKEY: 10.87

Seiko Epson's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.40. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.84.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Seiko Epson was 1113.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -56.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Seiko Epson's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 256.20% per year. The lowest was -64.50% per year. And the median was -23.65% per year.


Seiko Epson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seiko Epson'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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Seiko Epson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Seiko Epson Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 15.28 8.05 9.52 288.76

Seiko Epson 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 96.70 288.76 18.56 17.87 8.73

Competitive Comparison of Seiko Epson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Seiko Epson'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.


Seiko Epson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Seiko Epson's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Seiko Epson Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Seiko Epson'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)
=8.46/0.841
=10.06

Seiko Epson's Share Price of today is $8.46.
Seiko Epson'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 $0.84.

* 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

Seiko Epson  (OTCPK:SEKEY) 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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Seiko Epson (Seiko Epson) Business Description

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3-5 Owa 3-chome, Suwa, Nagano, JPN, 392-8502
Seiko Epson Corp is a Japan-based electronics manufacturer of printers and imaging equipment. The firm's product portfolio includes inkjet, dot matrix, and laser printers, scanners, desktop computers, business, multimedia and home theatre projectors, large home theatre televisions, robots and industrial automation equipment, point of sale docket printers and cash registers, laptops, integrated circuits, and associated electronic components. The firm has operations in the Americas, Middle East and Africa, Australia, and Asia-Pacific regions.