As of today (2024-04-16), Great-West Lifeco's share price is €27.00.
Great-West Lifeco's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €3.82. Hence, Great-West Lifeco's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.07.
The historical rank and industry rank for Great-West Lifeco's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
STU:GWS'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.48 Med: 5.28 Max: 28.16
Current: 7.25
During the past 13 years, Great-West Lifeco's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 28.16. The lowest was 2.48. And the median was 5.28.
STU:GWS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than 59.65% of 342
companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.735
vs STU:GWS: 7.25
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Great-West Lifeco was 37.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -18.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -6.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, Great-West Lifeco's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 27.20% per year. The lowest was -18.70% per year. And the median was 6.70% per year.
Great-West Lifeco Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Great-West Lifeco'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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Great-West Lifeco Annual Data
Trend
Dec14
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
5.15
2.93
3.41
7.74
7.87
Great-West Lifeco 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
7.74
25.71
-
-
7.87
Competitive Comparison
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Great-West Lifeco'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.
Great-West Lifeco Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Great-West Lifeco's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Great-West Lifeco's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Great-West Lifeco's Share Price of today is €27.00.
Great-West Lifeco'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 €3.82.
* 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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Great-West Lifeco provides life insurance, health insurance, retirement products, asset management, recordkeeping services, and reinsurance products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canada business contributes approximately 35% of adjusted earnings and has leading market positions in group insurance, group retirement, and individual insurance. The company operates the second-largest recordkeeping business under the Empower brand in the United States, with an earnings contribution from the country approximating 20%. Great-West Lifeco also offers various products across Europe markets with a strong presence in the U.K., Ireland, and Germany. The Europe segment contributes around 28% of adjusted earnings and the reinsurance business accounts for around 17% of adjusted earnings.
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