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CLST (Catalyst Bancorp) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 16.83 (As of May. 12, 2025)


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What is Catalyst Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-12), Catalyst Bancorp's share price is $11.75. Catalyst Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.70. Hence, Catalyst Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 16.83.

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

CLST' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.82   Med: 33.68   Max: 120.68
Current: 16.83

During the past 6 years, Catalyst Bancorp's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 120.68. The lowest was 14.82. And the median was 33.68.

CLST's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
83.58% of 1139 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 7.7 vs CLST: 16.83

Catalyst Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.15. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.70.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Catalyst Bancorp was 66.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.00% per year.

During the past 6 years, Catalyst Bancorp's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 92.20% per year. The lowest was 21.00% per year. And the median was 56.60% per year.


Catalyst Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Catalyst Bancorp'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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Catalyst Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Catalyst Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 34.78 118.69 25.87 16.91

Catalyst Bancorp Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 21.58 16.69 14.88 16.91 -

Competitive Comparison of Catalyst Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Catalyst Bancorp'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.


Catalyst Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Catalyst Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Catalyst Bancorp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Catalyst Bancorp'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)
=11.75/0.698
=16.83

Catalyst Bancorp's Share Price of today is $11.75.
Catalyst Bancorp'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 $0.70.

* 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

Catalyst Bancorp  (NAS:CLST) 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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Catalyst Bancorp Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
235 N. Court Street, Opelousas, LA, USA, 70570
Catalyst Bancorp Inc is a federally chartered community-oriented savings bank. The bank is engaged in attracting deposits from the general public and using those funds to invest in loans and securities. The sources of funds are customer deposits, repayments of loans, maturities of investments, and funds borrowed from outside sources which are used for the origination of loans. The Bank derives its income principally from interest earned on loans and investment securities and, to a lesser extent, from fees received in connection with the origination of loans, service charges on deposit accounts, and other services.
Executives
Joseph B Zanco director, officer: President and CEO 200 WEST CONGRESS STREET, LAFAYETTE LA 70501
Kirk E. Kleiser director CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Ted D. Bellard director, other: Secretary CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Bourque Jacques L.j. officer: Chief Financial Officer CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 NORTH COURT STREET, OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Jutta Codori officer: Chief Financial Officer CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Matthew L. Scruggins director CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Amanda B. Quebedeaux officer: Director of Operations CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Simone S. Perry officer: Chief Credit Officer CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Craig C. Lebouef director CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Frederick R. Lafleur director CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570
Todd A. Kidder director, officer: Chairman of the Board CATALYST BANCORP, INC., 235 N. COURT ST., OPELOUSAS LA 70570