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FBNC (First Bancorp) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 10.04 (As of May. 12, 2025)


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

As of today (2025-05-12), First Bancorp's share price is $41.80. First Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was $4.16. Hence, First Bancorp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.04.

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

FBNC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.45   Med: 13.5   Max: 117.05
Current: 10.04

During the past 13 years, First Bancorp's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 117.05. The lowest was 5.45. And the median was 13.50.

FBNC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
64.62% of 1139 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 7.7 vs FBNC: 10.04

First Bancorp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $1.65. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $4.16.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of First Bancorp was 35.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 13.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, First Bancorp's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 57.90% per year. The lowest was -31.50% per year. And the median was 6.60% per year.


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

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

First Bancorp Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 21.33 10.33 6.78 12.00 10.56

First 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 21.55 10.16 12.19 10.56 -

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

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First 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.


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

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

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


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

First 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)
=41.80/4.162
=10.04

First Bancorp's Share Price of today is $41.80.
First 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 $4.16.

* 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

First Bancorp  (NAS:FBNC) 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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First Bancorp Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
300 SW Broad Street, Southern Pines, NC, USA, 28387
First Bancorp is a bank holding company. The company is engaged in providing commercial and consumer banking services, mortgage lending, SBA lending, accounts receivable financing and investment advisory services.
Executives
Crawford James C Iii director
Suzanne S Deferie director, officer: Regional President 11 CHURCH STREET, ASHEVILLE NC 28801
J Randolph Potter director 381 HALTON RD., GREENVILLE SC 29607
Mason Y Garrett director 381 HALTON ROAD, GREENVILLE SC 29606
Mary Clara Capel director P.O. BOX 826, TROY NC 27371
Mclamb Carlie C Jr director C/O NEW CENTURY BANK 700 W CUMBERLAND ST, DUNN NC 28334
Elizabeth B Bostian officer: Chief Financial Officer 2108 CARLISLE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27401
Richard H Moore director 1917 LEWIS CIRCLE, RALEIGH NC 27608
Michael Goodwin Mayer officer: President 300 SW BROAD STREET, SOUTHERN PINES NC 28387
Dexter V Perry director 111 LYNDENBURY DRIVE, APEX NC 27502
John W Mccauley director
Gregory A Currie officer: Chief Banking Officer 204 ELMWOOD DR., GREENSBORO NC 27408
Frederick Leslie Taylor director 1207 CEDAR CREEK ROAD, BISCOE NC 27209
Virginia C Thomasson director
Thomas F Phillips director

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