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Electronic Arts (WBO:EA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 16.19 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-19), Electronic Arts's share price is €118.30. Electronic Arts's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €7.31. Hence, Electronic Arts's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 16.19.

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

WBO:EA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.29   Med: 20.62   Max: 38.79
Current: 15.87

During the past 13 years, Electronic Arts's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 38.79. The lowest was 10.29. And the median was 20.62.

WBO:EA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
54.92% of 295 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 18.16 vs WBO:EA: 15.87

Electronic Arts's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €4.10. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €7.31.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Electronic Arts was 90.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 16.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Electronic Arts's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 112.20% per year. The lowest was -28.40% per year. And the median was 9.90% per year.


Electronic Arts Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electronic Arts'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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Electronic Arts Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.78 17.83 21.84 21.14 24.93

Electronic Arts 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 29.33 24.93 19.97 16.47 17.28

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Electronic Arts'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.


Electronic Arts Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Electronic Arts's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Electronic Arts Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Electronic Arts'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)
=118.30/7.305
=16.19

Electronic Arts's Share Price of today is €118.30.
Electronic Arts'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 €7.31.

* 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

Electronic Arts  (WBO:EA) 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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Electronic Arts (WBO:EA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
209 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94065
EA is one of the world's largest third-party video game publishers and has transitioned from a console-based video game publisher to the one of the largest publishers on consoles, PC, and mobile. The firm owns number of large franchises, including Madden, EA Sports FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, Mass Effect, Dragon's Age, and Need for Speed.

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