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Mpact (JSE:MPT) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.30 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-06-23), Mpact's share price is R26.56. Mpact's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R1.74. Hence, Mpact's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.30.

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

JSE:MPT' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.81   Med: 23.19   Max: 1961.54
Current: 15.3

During the past 13 years, Mpact's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1961.54. The lowest was 1.81. And the median was 23.19.

JSE:MPT's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
59.75% of 236 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 13.14 vs JSE:MPT: 15.30

Mpact's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R1.88. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was R1.74.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -38.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Mpact's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 344.50% per year. The lowest was -79.00% per year. And the median was -18.50% per year.


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

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

Mpact 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 7.53 1.83 29.94 - 17.05

Mpact 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 29.94 - - - 17.05

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

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Mpact'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.


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

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

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



Mpact Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Mpact'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)
=26.56/1.736
=15.30

Mpact's Share Price of today is R26.56.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Mpact's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R1.74.

* 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

Mpact  (JSE:MPT) 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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Mpact (JSE:MPT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
4th Floor, 3 Melrose Arch Boulevard, Johannesburg, ZAF, 2196
Mpact Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of paper and plastics packaging products. The company organizes itself into two segments based on product type. The paper segment, which generates the majority of revenue, sells corrugated and paper board products used for packaging. The paper is made from a combination of recycled materials and bagasse, a fiber residue of the sugar cane plant. The plastics segment sells polyethylene terephthalate bottles and jars used for carbonated soft drinks, water, and food, as well as plastic jumbo bins, pallets, and crates. The vast majority of revenue comes from South Africa.

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