As of today (2024-06-16), tw telecom's share price is €31.19.
tw telecom's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 was €0.39. Hence, tw telecom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 79.36.
The historical rank and industry rank for tw telecom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:TWM'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.07 Med: 46.19 Max: 579.5
Current: 80.72
During the past 13 years, tw telecom's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 579.50. The lowest was 17.07. And the median was 46.19.
FRA:TWM's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 12.3
vs FRA:TWM: 80.72
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of tw telecom was -14.50% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -3.70% per year.
During the past 13 years, tw telecom's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 109.90% per year. The lowest was -66.10% per year. And the median was 3.75% per year.
tw telecom Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for tw telecom'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.
Competitive Comparison of tw telecom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Telecom Services subindustry, tw telecom'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.
tw telecom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, tw telecom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where tw telecom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
tw telecom Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
tw telecom's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
tw telecom's Share Price of today is €31.19. tw telecom's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2014 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €0.39.
* 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:
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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Tw telecom inc was formed in 1998. The Company together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries provide managed network services, specializing in business Ethernet, data networking, Converged, IP-based virtual private network or "IP VPN", Internet access, voice, including voice over Internet Protocol or "VoIP", and network security services to enterprise organizations, including public sector entities, and carriers throughout the U.S., including global locations. It offers a portfolio of solutions to its customers with predictable and reliable service quality. It designs and deliver scalable and efficient solutions that enable its customers complex and evolving business applications. These solutions emphasize its data networking service offerings, which include an expanding portfolio of business Ethernet data services, managed network services and its converged service offerings comprised of data, Internet, voice, security, remote access and managed routers. It also provides a broad range of traditional services, including a dedicated network service portfolio with private line, special access and private transport services, voice services and secure Internet access. Its customers include enterprise organizations in a wide variety of industry segments, including, among others, the financial services, technology and science, health care, distribution, manufacturing and professional services industries, data centers, cloud application providers, public sector entities, system integrators and communications service providers, including ILECs, CLECs, wireless communications companies and cable companies. Its primary competition is from the ILECs, CLECs and cable companies. The ILECs, primarily AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc. and CenturyLink Inc., other CLECs and some cable companies offer services substantially similar to some of those it offers and target some of the same customers. The Company is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), state regulatory authorities and local government agencies.
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