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China Beststudy Education Group (HKSE:03978) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 9.35 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is China Beststudy Education Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-16), China Beststudy Education Group's share price is HK$3.71. China Beststudy Education Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.40. Hence, China Beststudy Education Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 9.35.

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

HKSE:03978' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.55   Med: 5.07   Max: 41.72
Current: 9.38

During the past 9 years, China Beststudy Education Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 41.72. The lowest was 0.55. And the median was 5.07.

HKSE:03978's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
64.24% of 165 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 12.41 vs HKSE:03978: 9.38

China Beststudy Education Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.28. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was HK$0.40.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -10.00% per year.

During the past 9 years, China Beststudy Education Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 58.20% per year. The lowest was -29.80% per year. And the median was 12.00% per year.


China Beststudy Education Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Beststudy Education Group'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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China Beststudy Education Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

China Beststudy Education Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 5.26 5.48 - - 4.13

China Beststudy Education Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 - - - - 4.13

Competitive Comparison of China Beststudy Education Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China Beststudy Education Group'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.


China Beststudy Education Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Education Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Beststudy Education Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



China Beststudy Education Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

China Beststudy Education Group'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)
=3.71/0.397
=9.35

China Beststudy Education Group's Share Price of today is HK$3.71.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. China Beststudy Education Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$0.40.

* 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

China Beststudy Education Group  (HKSE:03978) 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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China Beststudy Education Group (HKSE:03978) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Zhongshan 4th Road, 41th Floor, Xinde Business Centre, Yuexiu District, Guangdong, Guangzhou, CHN
China Beststudy Education Group is an investment holding company. Its principal activities are engaged in providing education-related courses which include full-time revision business, talent education, self-study program, vocational education, and after-school tutoring program for high school students. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Full-time test preparation programs segment. Geographically the company operates in mainland China.

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