As of today (2024-05-15), Kaneka's share price is $24.90.
Kaneka's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00. Hence, Kaneka's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kaneka's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Kaneka's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 235.88. The lowest was 12.06. And the median was 28.19.
KANKF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 19.83 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -27.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, Kaneka's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.80% per year. The lowest was -29.70% per year. And the median was -7.70% per year.
Kaneka Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kaneka'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.
Competitive Comparison of Kaneka's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kaneka'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.
Kaneka's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kaneka's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kaneka's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Kaneka Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Kaneka's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Kaneka's Share Price of today is $24.90. Kaneka's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.00.
* 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:
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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Kaneka Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, plastics, and chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into seven segments based on product type. The foodstuffs segment, which generates more revenue than any other segment, sells margarine, shortening, bakery yeast and spices. The chemicals segment sells polyvinyl chloride used in pipes and flooring. The functional and expandable products segments sell polystyrene- and silicone-based products. The life science products segment sells medical devices, which include balloon catheters for vessel stenosis, and pharmaceutical ingredients. The electronic products segment sells heat resistant films and optical materials. The synthetic fibers segment sells fibers used to make apparel. The majority of revenue comes from Japan.
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