The historical rank and industry rank for Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 945.05. The lowest was 6.83. And the median was 14.55.
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in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 22.135 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.
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 24.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 64.10% per year. The lowest was -80.10% per year. And the median was 16.60% per year.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises'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.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Share Price of today is $0.4643. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-1.41.
* 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:
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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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc is a power generation equipment supplier and servicing company that operates in three segments: B&W Renewable, B&W Environmental, and B&W Thermal. B&W Thermal, focuses on steam generation products and solutions for plants in the power generation, oil, and gas, and industrial sectors, generates the majority of the company's revenue. B&W Renewable focuses on sustainable power and heat generation while B&W Environmental focuses on emissions control. The company's customer base spans the industrial, electrical utility, and municipal industries located predominantly in the United States, Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and other regions. Business in the U.S. contributes the vast majority of its revenue.
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