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Universal Technical Institute (FRA:UTI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 23.61 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Universal Technical Institute Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-13), Universal Technical Institute's share price is €24.60. Universal Technical Institute's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €1.04. Hence, Universal Technical Institute's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 23.61.

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

FRA:UTI' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.06   Med: 12.58   Max: 225
Current: 22.55

During the past 13 years, Universal Technical Institute's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 225.00. The lowest was 6.06. And the median was 12.58.

FRA:UTI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
72.16% of 176 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 13.615 vs FRA:UTI: 22.55

Universal Technical Institute's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.96. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €1.04.

During the past 13 years, Universal Technical Institute's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 107.50% per year. The lowest was -31.30% per year. And the median was -16.65% per year.


Universal Technical Institute Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Technical Institute'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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Universal Technical Institute Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Universal Technical Institute Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 86.10 - - - 13.43

Universal Technical Institute 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 - 169.19 15.20 11.11 13.43

Competitive Comparison of Universal Technical Institute's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Universal Technical Institute'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.


Universal Technical Institute's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Universal Technical Institute's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Universal Technical Institute Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Universal Technical Institute'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)
=24.60/1.042
=23.61

Universal Technical Institute's Share Price of today is €24.60.
Universal Technical Institute'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 €1.04.

* 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

Universal Technical Institute  (FRA:UTI) 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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Universal Technical Institute Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4225 East Windrose Drive, Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85032
Universal Technical Institute Inc is an educational institution. It provides undergraduate degree, as well as certificate programs for technicians in the automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine fields. The company's reportable segment includes Universal Technical Institute (UTI) and Concorde Career Colleges. Majority of the revenue is generated from UTI segment which provides different kinds of degree and non-degree transportation and skilled trades technical training programs under brands such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute, Marine Mechanics Institute and others. It also provides dealer technician training or instructor staffing services to manufacturers.