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TransAlta (FRA:TZ1) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 13.29 (As of Jan. 18, 2025)


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

As of today (2025-01-18), TransAlta's share price is €13.185. TransAlta's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.99. Hence, TransAlta's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.29.

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

FRA:TZ1' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.24   Med: 6.77   Max: 35.42
Current: 14.07

During the past 13 years, TransAlta's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 35.42. The lowest was 3.24. And the median was 6.77.

FRA:TZ1's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
64.06% of 217 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 7.66 vs FRA:TZ1: 14.07

TransAlta's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.34. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €0.99.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of TransAlta was -6.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 41.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, TransAlta's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 112.40% per year. The lowest was -61.90% per year. And the median was 3.90% per year.


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

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

TransAlta 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 6.28 13.16 7.44 - 5.28

TransAlta Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 7.51 5.28 4.23 3.34 9.54

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

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, TransAlta'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.


TransAlta's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, TransAlta's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



TransAlta Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

TransAlta'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)
=13.185/0.992
=13.29

TransAlta's Share Price of today is €13.185.
TransAlta's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €0.99.

* 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

TransAlta  (FRA:TZ1) 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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TransAlta Business Description

Address
1100 1st Street SE, TransAlta Place, Suite 1400, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2G 1B1
TransAlta Corp is an independent power producer based in Alberta, Canada. The company operates a diverse and growing fleet of electrical power generation assets in Canada, the United States, and Australia. The company has six reportable segments namely, hydro, wind & solar, Energy Marketing, gas, energy transition segment and Corporate Segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the gas segment.

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