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China Coal Energy Co (SHSE:601898) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 8.70 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is China Coal Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-25), China Coal Energy Co's share price is ¥11.54. China Coal Energy Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1.33. Hence, China Coal Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 8.70.

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

SHSE:601898' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3   Med: 2.89   Max: 66.03
Current: 3.66

During the past 13 years, China Coal Energy Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 66.03. The lowest was 1.30. And the median was 2.89.

SHSE:601898's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
74.67% of 75 companies
in the Other Energy Sources industry
Industry Median: 7.47 vs SHSE:601898: 3.66

China Coal Energy Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥0.09. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was ¥1.33.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of China Coal Energy Co was -26.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 23.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 27.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, China Coal Energy Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 55.40% per year. The lowest was -123.00% per year. And the median was 17.80% per year.


China Coal Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Coal Energy Co'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 Coal Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

China Coal Energy Co 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 3.37 2.09 1.29 2.22 3.40

China Coal Energy Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 1.99 2.25 3.09 3.40 -

Competitive Comparison of China Coal Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, China Coal Energy Co'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 Coal Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, China Coal Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



China Coal Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

China Coal Energy Co'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)
=11.54/1.327
=8.70

China Coal Energy Co's Share Price of today is ¥11.54.
China Coal Energy Co'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 ¥1.33.

* 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 Coal Energy Co  (SHSE:601898) 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 Coal Energy Co (SHSE:601898) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 1 Huangsidajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100120
China Coal Energy Co Ltd is a joint-stock company. The company is a large-scale energy enterprise integrating coal production and trade, coal chemical industry, power generation, and coal mining equipment manufacturing. Its segment includes Coal; Coalchemical products; Mining machinery; Finance and Others. The company generates maximum revenue from the Coal segment.

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