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Smurfit Kappa Group (DUB:SK3) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 17.57 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Smurfit Kappa Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-17), Smurfit Kappa Group's share price is €44.36. Smurfit Kappa Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €2.53. Hence, Smurfit Kappa Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.57.

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

DUB:SK3' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.17   Med: 15.88   Max: 34.81
Current: 17.57

During the past 13 years, Smurfit Kappa Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 34.81. The lowest was 10.17. And the median was 15.88.

DUB:SK3's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
66.26% of 246 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 12.625 vs DUB:SK3: 17.57

Smurfit Kappa Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was €1.98. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €2.53.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Smurfit Kappa Group was 17.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -5.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Smurfit Kappa Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 68.70% per year. The lowest was -11.10% per year. And the median was 11.55% per year.


Smurfit Kappa Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smurfit Kappa Group'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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Smurfit Kappa Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Smurfit Kappa Group 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 15.36 12.51 33.95 16.05 14.18

Smurfit Kappa Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 33.95 - 16.05 - 14.18

Competitive Comparison of Smurfit Kappa Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Smurfit Kappa Group'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.


Smurfit Kappa Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Smurfit Kappa Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smurfit Kappa Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Smurfit Kappa Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Smurfit Kappa Group'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)
=44.36/2.525
=17.57

Smurfit Kappa Group's Share Price of today is €44.36.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Smurfit Kappa Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €2.53.

* 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

Smurfit Kappa Group  (DUB:SK3) 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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Smurfit Kappa Group (DUB:SK3) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Beech Hill, Clonskeagh, Dublin 4, IRL, D04 N2R2
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC manufactures and sells paper-based packaging products. The company owns mills that produce containerboard, which is then shipped to the company's plants, where it is converted into corrugated packaging products. The packaging products include solid board, sack kraft paper, and folding cartons. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on geography: Europe and the Americas. The Europe segment generates the majority of the revenue. The Americas segment owns forestland in Latin America, where Smurfit Kappa harvests timber for its mills.

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