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Block (NYSE:SQ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 81.67 (As of Today)
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As of today (2023-09-28), Block's share price is $43.45. Block's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.53. Hence, Block's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 81.67.

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

SQ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.78   Med: 148.18   Max: 138285
Current: 81.71

During the past 11 years, Block's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 138285.00. The lowest was 30.78. And the median was 148.18.

SQ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
85.89% of 1403 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 23.37 vs SQ: 81.71

Block's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2023 was $0.14. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.53.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Block was -54.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -74.90% per year.

During the past 11 years, Block's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.40% per year. The lowest was -74.90% per year. And the median was 21.85% per year.


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

The historical data trend for Block'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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Block Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 97.89 109.95 - 149.13 6,982.22

Block Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 52.85 143.95 6,982.22 567.36 125.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Block'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.

   

Block Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Block's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.



Block Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Block'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)
=43.45/0.532
=81.67

Block's Share Price of today is $43.45.
Block's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.53.

* 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

Block  (NYSE:SQ) 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.


Block Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Block (NYSE:SQ) Business Description

Block logo
Industry
Address
1455 Market Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2022, Square's payment volume was a little over $200 million.
Executives
Neha Narula director 1955 BROADWAY, SUITE 600, OAKLAND CA 94612
Chrysty Esperanza officer: Interim Counsel Lead 1955 BROADWAY, SUITE 600, OAKLAND CA 94612
Sharon Rothstein director C/O YELP INC., 350 MISSION STREET, 10TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Carter Shawn Corey director C/O S. CARTER ENTERPRISES, LLC, 1411 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10018
Darren Walker director PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Brian Grassadonia officer: Cash App Lead 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mary G Meeker director 2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Amy Brooks director 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Amrita Ahuja officer: Chief Financial Officer 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Mohit Daswani officer: Interim CFO & Treasurer C/O SQUARE, INC., 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Timothy Hugh Murphy officer: Interim CFO & Treasurer C/O SQUARE, INC., 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Sivan Whiteley officer: Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Anna Patterson director C/O SQUARE, INC., 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Naveen G Rao director C/O SQUARE, INC., 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Randall J Garutti director C/O SHAKE SHACK INC., 24 UNION SQUARE EAST, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003