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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (FRA:WB2) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 23.72 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-12), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's share price is €195.90. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €8.26. Hence, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 23.72.

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

FRA:WB2' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.42   Med: 20.9   Max: 94.73
Current: 22.56

During the past 13 years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 94.73. The lowest was 9.42. And the median was 20.90.

FRA:WB2's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
69.51% of 633 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 12 vs FRA:WB2: 22.56

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €2.57. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €8.26.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies was 117.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 121.00% per year. The lowest was -51.60% per year. And the median was 15.10% per year.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 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 16.62 21.51 18.37 20.52 22.44

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 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 25.59 22.44 18.93 18.95 20.11

Competitive Comparison of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Railroads subindustry, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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.


Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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)
=195.90/8.26
=23.72

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Share Price of today is €195.90.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies'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 €8.26.

* 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

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies  (FRA:WB2) 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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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
30 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15212
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is a provider of value-added, technology-based products and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries, and the mining, marine, and industrial markets. It provides its products and services through two main business segments, Freight and Transit. The company generates maximum revenue from the Freight segment which manufactures new and modernized locomotives, provides aftermarket parts and services to existing locomotives; provides components to new and existing freight cars; builds new commuter locomotives; supplies rail control and infrastructure products including electronics, positive train control equipment, signal design and engineering services. Geographically, it generates a majority of its revenue from the United States.

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