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The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 15.39 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), The Wendy's Co's share price is $18.96. The Wendy's Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.23. Hence, The Wendy's Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.39.

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

WEN' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 12.04   Med: 27.55   Max: 305.36
Current: 15.38

During the past 13 years, The Wendy's Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 305.36. The lowest was 12.04. And the median was 27.55.

WEN's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
53.36% of 253 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 14.86 vs WEN: 15.38

The Wendy's Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.22. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.23.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of The Wendy's Co was 52.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, The Wendy's Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 109.00% per year. The lowest was -117.20% per year. And the median was 14.90% per year.


The Wendy's Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Wendy's Co'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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The Wendy's Co 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 24.35 23.20 19.99 28.01 15.82

The Wendy's Co 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 28.01 22.66 21.32 16.98 15.82

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, The Wendy's Co'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.


The Wendy's Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Wendy's Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Wendy's Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

The Wendy's Co'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)
=18.96/1.232
=15.39

The Wendy's Co's Share Price of today is $18.96.
The Wendy's Co'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 $1.23.

* 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

The Wendy's Co  (NAS:WEN) 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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The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017
The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.7 billion in 2022, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($48.1 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spanned almost 7,100 total units in 30 countries as of year-end 2022. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
Executives
Joseph A Levato director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Trian Fund Management, L.p. other: Schedule 13D Filer 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kenneth W Gilbert director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Michelle Caruso-cabrera director C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Liliana Esposito officer: Chief Communications Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Nelson Peltz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Edward P Garden officer: Executive Vice President 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Peter W May director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO 223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Matthew H. Peltz director 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Trian Partners Master Fund, L.p. other: Schedule 13D Filer 280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Deepak Ajmani officer: Chief Operations Officer - U.S C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Juan Carlos Loredo officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Suzanne M. Thuerk officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, DUBLIN OH 43017
Richard H. Gomez director 1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
O'brien Matthew Coley officer: Chief People Officer ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017