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TELUS (TU) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 24.03 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), TELUS's share price is $15.765. TELUS's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.66. Hence, TELUS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 24.03.

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

TU' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17   Med: 33.35   Max: 1010
Current: 24.7

During the past 13 years, TELUS's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1010.00. The lowest was 17.00. And the median was 33.35.

TU's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
75.29% of 259 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.56 vs TU: 24.70

TELUS's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.32. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.66.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of TELUS was 6.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -13.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, TELUS's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 219.10% per year. The lowest was -61.90% per year. And the median was 6.80% per year.


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

The historical data trend for TELUS'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.

TELUS 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 931.11 18.39 - 31.48 26.67

TELUS 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 31.48 45.47 39.54 32.24 26.67

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, TELUS'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.


TELUS Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, TELUS's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



TELUS Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

TELUS'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)
=15.765/0.656
=24.03

TELUS's Share Price of today is $15.765.
TELUS'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 $0.66.

* 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

TELUS  (NYSE:TU) 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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TELUS (TU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
510 West Georgia Street, 23rd Floor, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 0M3
Telus is one of the Big Three wireless service providers in Canada, with its nearly 10 million mobile phone subscribers nationwide constituting about 30% of the total market. It is the incumbent local exchange carrier in the western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, where it provides internet, television, and landline phone services. It also has a small wireline presence in eastern Quebec. Mostly because of recent acquisitions, more than 20% of Telus' sales now come from nontelecom businesses, most notably in the international business services, health, security, and agriculture industries. The firm has a 55% economic stake in Telus International.