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China Mobile (SHSE:600941) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 54.19 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is China Mobile Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-26), China Mobile's share price is ¥103.66. China Mobile's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1.91. Hence, China Mobile's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 54.19.

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

SHSE:600941' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.97   Med: 18.05   Max: 55.81
Current: 39.26

During the past 13 years, China Mobile's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 55.81. The lowest was 10.97. And the median was 18.05.

SHSE:600941's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
89.27% of 261 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.58 vs SHSE:600941: 39.26

China Mobile's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1.05. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was ¥1.91.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of China Mobile was -55.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 48.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, China Mobile's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 113.80% per year. The lowest was -43.60% per year. And the median was 13.85% per year.


China Mobile Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Mobile'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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China Mobile Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

China Mobile 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 - - - 15.85 17.38

China Mobile Quarterly Data
Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 20.84 17.41 17.72 17.38 55.28

Competitive Comparison of China Mobile's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Telecom Services subindustry, China Mobile'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.


China Mobile's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, China Mobile's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Mobile Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

China Mobile'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)
=103.66/1.913
=54.19

China Mobile's Share Price of today is ¥103.66.
China Mobile's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ¥1.91.

* 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

China Mobile  (SHSE:600941) 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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China Mobile (SHSE:600941) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
99 Queen’s Road Central, 60th Floor, The Center, Hong Kong, HKG
China Mobile is not only the largest telecom operator in China by the number of mobile subscribers (990 million) but also the largest in the world. It has 60% of the total wireless market in China and 45% of the fixed-line broadband market. The firm is continuing to roll out its 5G network, having launched 5G service in late 2019. It is doing some 5G network sharing with China Broadnet at 700 MHz and also resells its 2G/4G/5G network through China Broadnet. Strong growth is being generated through internet data centers where it has the second-largest network in China and through Cloud Services. The company issued stock on the A-share market in 2022 and completed its first buyback of H-shares.

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