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E-L Financial (TSX:ELF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 5.39 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-16), E-L Financial's share price is C$1081.00. E-L Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$200.65. Hence, E-L Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.39.

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

TSX:ELF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.03   Med: 10.3   Max: 18.89
Current: 5.39

During the past 13 years, E-L Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 18.89. The lowest was 5.03. And the median was 10.30.

TSX:ELF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
68.42% of 342 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.735 vs TSX:ELF: 5.39

E-L Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$107.28. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$200.65.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of E-L Financial was 104.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 34.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, E-L Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 74.20% per year. The lowest was -19.80% per year. And the median was 1.90% per year.


E-L Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for E-L Financial'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.

* Premium members only.

E-L Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.63 9.71 10.59 9.44 5.42

E-L Financial 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 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 9.44 8.35 8.00 7.41 5.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, E-L Financial'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.


E-L Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, E-L Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where E-L Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



E-L Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

E-L Financial'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)
=1081.00/200.647
=5.39

E-L Financial's Share Price of today is C$1081.00.
E-L Financial'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 C$200.65.

* 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

E-L Financial  (TSX:ELF) 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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E-L Financial (TSX:ELF) Business Description

Address
165 University Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 3B8
E-L Financial Corp Ltd operates as an investment and insurance holding company that provides a broad range of wealth management products, individual insurance products, group plans, and financial services to meet the needs of individuals, professionals, and businesses. The firm has two segments; The Empire Life operating segment underwrites life and health insurance policies and provides segregated funds, mutual funds, and annuity products, and the E-L Corporate segment operations include the oversight of investments in equities held through holdings of common shares, investment funds, closed-end investment companies, and other private companies. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from the E-L Corporate segment.