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Hays (FRA:HAY) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 17.92 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Hays Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-14), Hays's share price is €0.95. Hays's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was €0.05. Hence, Hays's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 17.92.

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

FRA:HAY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.97   Med: 16.5   Max: 28.44
Current: 17.66

During the past 13 years, Hays's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 28.44. The lowest was 4.97. And the median was 16.50.

FRA:HAY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
60.41% of 682 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 13.9 vs FRA:HAY: 17.66

Hays's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was €0.03. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €0.05.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Hays was -46.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Hays's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 60.60% per year. The lowest was -65.10% per year. And the median was 11.20% per year.


Hays Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hays'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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Hays Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Hays Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.53 - 12.83 12.17 21.00

Hays Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 12.83 - 12.17 - 21.00

Competitive Comparison of Hays's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Hays'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.


Hays's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Hays's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hays Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Hays'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)
=0.95/0.053
=17.92

Hays's Share Price of today is €0.95.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Hays's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2024 was €0.05.

* 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

Hays  (FRA:HAY) 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.


Hays Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Hays Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
20 Triton Street, 4th Floor, London, GBR, NW1 3BF
Hays PLC is a British staffer and recruiting agency. The company offers recruitment services for a temporary, contractor, and permanent roles in the information technology, accounting and finance, construction and property, engineering, and office support sectors. The revenue generated through fees is equally split between permanent and temporary contract types. The Group segments the business into four regions, Germany, United Kingdom & Ireland, Australia & New Zealand and Rest of World.

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