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Spar Group (JSE:SPP) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 7.91 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Spar Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-02), Spar Group's share price is R96.76. Spar Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was R12.23. Hence, Spar Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.91.

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

JSE:SPP' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.08   Med: 44.32   Max: 179.19
Current: 7.79

During the past 13 years, Spar Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 179.19. The lowest was 7.08. And the median was 44.32.

JSE:SPP's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
67.71% of 223 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 13.32 vs JSE:SPP: 7.79

Spar Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was R19.86. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was R12.23.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Spar Group was 256.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -1.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Spar Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 117.90% per year. The lowest was -39.50% per year. And the median was -6.70% per year.


Spar Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spar 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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Spar Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Spar Group Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 14.85 111.16 41.80 9.51

Spar Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 111.16 - 41.80 - 9.51

Competitive Comparison of Spar Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Spar 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.


Spar Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Spar Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Spar 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)
=96.76/12.226
=7.91

Spar Group's Share Price of today is R96.76.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Spar Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was R12.23.

* 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

Spar Group  (JSE:SPP) 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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Spar Group (JSE:SPP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
22 Chancery Lane, P.O. Box 1589, Pinetown, NL, ZAF, 3600
Spar Group Ltd is a wholesaler and distributor of goods and services to the group's retail outlets such as SPAR stores, Build it builders' merchandise outlets, TOPS at SPAR liquor stores, and others across Southern Africa. The company also has operations that comprise independently owned SPAR, MACE, XL and Londis stores in Ireland and southwest England. The company provides independent retailers the option to own or lease its stores and operate under the SPAR brand. The Southern Africa segment represents the majority of group revenue, with Ireland contributing an increasing proportion. The company delivers goods to the stores by a fleet of trucks and trailers owned by the SPAR Group. The group has two primary private brands namely SPAR and SaveMor.

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