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Advanced Drainage Systems (FRA:6DA) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 25.87 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Advanced Drainage Systems Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-24), Advanced Drainage Systems's share price is €161.40. Advanced Drainage Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was €6.24. Hence, Advanced Drainage Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 25.87.

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

FRA:6DA' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.8   Med: 17.14   Max: 131.78
Current: 25.95

During the past 13 years, Advanced Drainage Systems's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 131.78. The lowest was 6.80. And the median was 17.14.

FRA:6DA's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.06% of 1017 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 12.65 vs FRA:6DA: 25.95

Advanced Drainage Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.35. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €6.24.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Advanced Drainage Systems was 4.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 9.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Advanced Drainage Systems's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 57.70% per year. The lowest was -34.60% per year. And the median was 19.40% per year.


Advanced Drainage Systems Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Drainage Systems'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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Advanced Drainage Systems Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Advanced Drainage Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.88 19.81 68.88 12.97 25.48

Advanced Drainage Systems Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 12.97 17.64 16.50 19.50 25.48

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Drainage Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Advanced Drainage Systems'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.


Advanced Drainage Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Advanced Drainage Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advanced Drainage Systems's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Advanced Drainage Systems Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Advanced Drainage Systems'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)
=161.40/6.24
=25.87

Advanced Drainage Systems's Share Price of today is €161.40.
Advanced Drainage Systems's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €6.24.

* 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

Advanced Drainage Systems  (FRA:6DA) 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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Advanced Drainage Systems (FRA:6DA) Business Description

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Address
4640 Trueman Boulevard, Hilliard, OH, USA, 43026
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc is engaged in designing, manufacturing, and marketing thermoplastic corrugated pipe and related water management products in North and South America, and Europe. The company's operating segment includes Pipe; Infiltrator; International and Allied Products and Other. It generates maximum revenue from the Pipe segment. The company serves Agriculture; Aviation and Military; Mining; Residential; Transportation; Healthcare and Education and others.

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