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CMP (Compass Minerals International) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Compass Minerals International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-13), Compass Minerals International's share price is $13.28. Compass Minerals International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was $-3.81. Hence, Compass Minerals International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

During the past 13 years, Compass Minerals International's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 293.39. The lowest was 7.68. And the median was 33.63.

CMP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 14.885
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Compass Minerals International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-0.52. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $-3.81.

During the past 13 years, Compass Minerals International's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 48.50% per year. The lowest was -32.10% per year. And the median was -4.20% per year.


Compass Minerals International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compass Minerals International'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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Compass Minerals International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Compass Minerals International Annual Data
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Compass Minerals International Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Compass Minerals International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Compass Minerals International'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.


Compass Minerals International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Compass Minerals International's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Compass Minerals International Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Compass Minerals International'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)
=13.28/-3.812
=N/A

Compass Minerals International's Share Price of today is $13.28.
Compass Minerals International's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-3.81.

* 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

Compass Minerals International  (NYSE:CMP) 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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Compass Minerals International Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9900 West 109th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS, USA, 66210
Compass Minerals currently produces two primary products: salt and specialty potash fertilizer. The company's main assets include rock salt mines in Ontario, Canada, the us state of Louisiana, and the United Kingdom. The fertilizer is produced from a brine operation at the Great Salt Lake in Utah that produces sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride. Compass' salt products are used for deicing and also by industrial and consumer end markets. The firm's sulfate of potash is used by growers of high-value crops that are sensitive to standard potash.
Executives
Joseph E Reece director ONE VALERO WAY, BUILDING D, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
James D. Standen officer: Interim CFO & Treasurer 9900 W. 109 STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jill V Gardiner director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Shane T Wagnon director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jon A Chisholm director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Km&t Investment Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 4111 E 37TH ST N, WICHITA KS 67220
Koch Industries Inc director, 10 percent owner 4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA KS 67220
Melissa M Miller director 201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Kevin S Crutchfield director, officer: President and CEO ONE ALPHA PLACE, P.O. BOX 2345, ABINGDON VA 24212
Mary L Frontczak officer: Chief Legal Officer 9900 W 109TH STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Lori A Walker director
Amy Yoder director C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., 6 CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 3300, ATLANTA GA 30328
Richard P Dealy director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Edward C Dowling director 19 NEDS POINT ROAD, MATTAPOISETT MA 02739
Teresa D Cook officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210