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Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.42 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is Bowler Metcalf Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-06-13), Bowler Metcalf's share price is R10.81. Bowler Metcalf's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.70. Hence, Bowler Metcalf's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.42.

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

JSE:BCF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.57   Med: 30.8   Max: 538.95
Current: 15.42

During the past 13 years, Bowler Metcalf's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 538.95. The lowest was 10.57. And the median was 30.80.

JSE:BCF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
61.02% of 236 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 13.345 vs JSE:BCF: 15.42

Bowler Metcalf's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-0.14. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was R0.70.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Bowler Metcalf's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 59.80% per year. The lowest was -64.70% per year. And the median was 4.05% per year.


Bowler Metcalf Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Bowler Metcalf Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 10.57 222.86 - 15.22

Bowler Metcalf Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 15.22 -

Competitive Comparison of Bowler Metcalf's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Bowler Metcalf'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.


Bowler Metcalf's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowler Metcalf's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bowler Metcalf Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Bowler Metcalf'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)
=10.81/0.701
=15.42

Bowler Metcalf's Share Price of today is R10.81.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Bowler Metcalf's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.70.

* 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

Bowler Metcalf  (JSE:BCF) 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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Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Harris Drive, Ottery, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7800
Bowler Metcalf Ltd is engaged in the business of containers and packaging. The company's operating segment includes Plastic Packaging and Property Investment. It generates maximum revenue from the Plastic Packaging segment. The plastics division specializes in the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging for the toiletry, cosmetic, household, pharmaceutical, and food markets. Its mode of manufacture comprises injection and blow molding, extrusion and injection stretch blow molding.

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