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Loblaw (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Loblaw Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Loblaw's share price is C$21.60. Loblaw's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00. Hence, Loblaw's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

TSX:L.PR.B.PFD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.61   Med: 11.9   Max: 25.37
Current: 13.61

During the past 13 years, Loblaw's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 25.37. The lowest was 6.61. And the median was 11.90.

TSX:L.PR.B.PFD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
50.67% of 223 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 13.24 vs TSX:L.PR.B.PFD: 13.61

Loblaw's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$0.00.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Loblaw was 16.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -0.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Loblaw's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 57.30% per year. The lowest was -16.10% per year. And the median was 9.70% per year.


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

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

Loblaw 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 8.92 5.58 9.72 12.47 11.46

Loblaw Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 12.47 13.11 13.10 11.25 11.46

Competitive Comparison of Loblaw's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Loblaw'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.


Loblaw's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Loblaw's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Loblaw Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Loblaw'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)
=21.60/
=N/A

Loblaw's Share Price of today is C$21.60.
Loblaw'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$0.00.

* 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

Loblaw  (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) 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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Loblaw (TSX:L.PR.B.PFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 President’s Choice Circle, Brampton, ON, CAN, L6Y 5S5
Loblaw is Canada's largest retailer, operating 2,500 food retail and pharmacy stores across the country. Its main grocery banners include Loblaw, No Frills, and Maxi, and its pharmacy stores are mostly under the Shoppers Drug Mart banner, which it acquired in 2014. In addition to brand-name offerings, Loblaw offers private-label products under the President's Choice and No Name brands. Beyond retail, Loblaw runs the PC Optimum loyalty program and also offers credit cards and insurance brokerage, which are collectively referred to as financial services. George Weston is Loblaw's controlling shareholder with a 53% stake.

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