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Ceylon Investment (COL:CINV.N0000) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.40 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Ceylon Investment Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-06-24), Ceylon Investment's share price is රු57.20. Ceylon Investment's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was රු3.71. Hence, Ceylon Investment's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.40.

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

COL:CINV.N0000' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.02   Med: 19.82   Max: 453.25
Current: 15.11

During the past 13 years, Ceylon Investment's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 453.25. The lowest was 6.02. And the median was 19.82.

COL:CINV.N0000's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
56.6% of 1000 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 12.505 vs COL:CINV.N0000: 15.11

Ceylon Investment's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු-3.17. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was රු3.71.

During the past 13 years, Ceylon Investment's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 17.40% per year. The lowest was -27.50% per year. And the median was 10.10% per year.


Ceylon Investment Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ceylon Investment'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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Ceylon Investment Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Ceylon Investment Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 7.74 16.22 9.06 -

Ceylon Investment 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 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 - - - 8.20 12.12

Competitive Comparison of Ceylon Investment's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, Ceylon Investment'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.


Ceylon Investment's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ceylon Investment's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ceylon Investment Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Ceylon Investment'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)
=57.20/3.714
=15.40

Ceylon Investment's Share Price of today is රු57.20.
Ceylon Investment'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 රු3.71.

* 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

Ceylon Investment  (COL:CINV.N0000) 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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Ceylon Investment (COL:CINV.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 61, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, LKA, 01
Ceylon Investment PLC is an investment company which engages in the management of investment portfolios. It holds investments in the beverage, food and tobacco, hotels and travel, telecommunications, power and energy and healthcare sectors. The company is a subsidiary of Carson Cumberbatch PLC. The investment portfolio of the company is managed by Guardian Fund Management Limited.

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