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Daqo New Energy (Daqo New Energy) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 1.22 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Daqo New Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-30), Daqo New Energy's share price is $21.55. Daqo New Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.67. Hence, Daqo New Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 1.22.

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

DQ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 5.64   Max: 45
Current: 1.21

During the past 13 years, Daqo New Energy's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 45.00. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 5.64.

DQ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
99.59% of 484 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 29.09 vs DQ: 1.21

Daqo New Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.62. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $17.67.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Daqo New Energy was 37.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 160.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Daqo New Energy's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 160.30% per year. The lowest was -36.70% per year. And the median was 49.90% per year.


Daqo New Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Daqo New Energy'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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Daqo New Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Daqo New Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 47.05 23.68 2.46 1.24

Daqo New Energy 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 2.46 1.33 1.70 1.19 1.24

Competitive Comparison of Daqo New Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Daqo New Energy'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.


Daqo New Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Daqo New Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Daqo New Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Daqo New Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Daqo New Energy'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)
=21.55/17.666
=1.22

Daqo New Energy's Share Price of today is $21.55.
Daqo New Energy'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 $17.67.

* 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

Daqo New Energy  (NYSE:DQ) 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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Daqo New Energy (Daqo New Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 838 Zhangyang Road, Room C,29th Floor, Unit 29, Huadu Mansion, Pudong, Shanghai, CHN, 200122
Daqo New Energy Corp is a polysilicon manufacturer based in China. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of high-purity polysilicon to photovoltaic product manufacturers who processed polysilicon into ingots, cells, and modules for solar power solutions. It offers ready-to-use polysilicon, packaged to meet crucible stacking, pulling, and solidification needs. All of its revenues gets derived from the People's Republic of China.