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Alpha Pro Tech (FRA:APL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 9.28 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Alpha Pro Tech Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-05), Alpha Pro Tech's share price is €5.65. Alpha Pro Tech's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.61. Hence, Alpha Pro Tech's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.28.

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

FRA:APL' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.76   Med: 16.01   Max: 532.5
Current: 9.26

During the past 13 years, Alpha Pro Tech's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 532.50. The lowest was 3.76. And the median was 16.01.

FRA:APL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
60.65% of 1009 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 12.71 vs FRA:APL: 9.26

Alpha Pro Tech's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €0.26. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €0.61.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Alpha Pro Tech was 118.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -19.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, Alpha Pro Tech's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 87.50% per year. The lowest was -31.60% per year. And the median was 13.90% per year.


Alpha Pro Tech Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alpha Pro Tech'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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Alpha Pro Tech Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Alpha Pro Tech 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 25.04 9.09 - 13.58 8.18

Alpha Pro Tech 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 13.58 17.48 13.45 8.30 8.18

Competitive Comparison of Alpha Pro Tech's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Alpha Pro Tech'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.


Alpha Pro Tech's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Alpha Pro Tech's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alpha Pro Tech's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Alpha Pro Tech Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Alpha Pro Tech'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)
=5.65/0.609
=9.28

Alpha Pro Tech's Share Price of today is €5.65.
Alpha Pro Tech'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 €0.61.

* 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

Alpha Pro Tech  (FRA:APL) 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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Alpha Pro Tech (FRA:APL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
60 Centurian Drive, Suite 112, Markham, ON, CAN, L3R 9R2
Alpha Pro Tech Ltd is involved in the business of developing, manufacturing, and marketing of disposable protective apparel, building supply, and infection control products principally in the United States. It operates its business through segment which includes Building Supply and Disposable Protective Apparel. It mainly offers a line of construction supply weatherization products, namely house wrap and synthetic roof underlayment as well as other woven material, different styles of disposable products like shoe covers, bouffant caps, gowns, coveralls, lab coats, frocks and other miscellaneous products. It also provides face masks and eye shields. It generates most of its revenues from the sale of products across the United States.

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