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Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF.PR.H.PFD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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As of today (2024-04-15), Sun Life Financial's share price is C$18.48. Sun Life Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.00. Hence, Sun Life Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

TSX:SLF.PR.H.PFD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.13   Med: 11.21   Max: 107.88
Current: 7.58

During the past 13 years, Sun Life Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 107.88. The lowest was 4.13. And the median was 11.21.

TSX:SLF.PR.H.PFD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
57.02% of 342 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 8.795 vs TSX:SLF.PR.H.PFD: 7.58

Sun Life Financial'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 Sun Life Financial was 26.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -8.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sun Life Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 95.20% per year. The lowest was -46.00% per year. And the median was -4.50% per year.


Sun Life Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sun Life 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.

Sun Life 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 14.75 4.70 - 8.59 7.44

Sun Life 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 8.59 7.93 13.76 13.15 7.44

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Diversified subindustry, Sun Life 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.


Sun Life Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

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



Sun Life Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sun Life 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)
=18.48/
=N/A

Sun Life Financial's Share Price of today is C$18.48.
Sun Life 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$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

Sun Life Financial  (TSX:SLF.PR.H.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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Sun Life Financial (TSX:SLF.PR.H.PFD) Business Description

Address
1 York Street, 31st Floor, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 0B6
Sun Life provides life insurance, retirement, and asset management products to individuals and corporate customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. The company's investment management business contributes approximately 38% of its adjusted earnings and has around CAD 1 trillion in assets under management as of the second quarter of 2023. The Canada business contributes about 32% of adjusted earnings and provides individual life and health insurance, group insurance, retirement services, and wealth management solutions. The U.S. business contributes approximately 14% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing group insurance products and managing the in-force life insurance policies. Finally, the Asia segment contributes around 16% of earnings.

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