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National Foods (KAR:NATF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 10.35 (As of May. 25, 2025)


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What is National Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-25), National Foods's share price is ₨235.22. National Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was ₨22.73. Hence, National Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 10.35.

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

KAR:NATF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.19   Med: 26.76   Max: 1282.33
Current: 10.35

During the past 13 years, National Foods's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 1282.33. The lowest was 5.19. And the median was 26.76.

KAR:NATF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
62.6% of 1163 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 13.95 vs KAR:NATF: 10.35

National Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was ₨6.93. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was ₨22.73.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 24.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, National Foods's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 313.90% per year. The lowest was -39.10% per year. And the median was 2.45% per year.


National Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

National Foods Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.94 26.67 - - 13.08

National Foods Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 - 13.08 5.43 6.83 9.47

Competitive Comparison of National Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, National Foods'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.


National Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, National Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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


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National Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

National Foods'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)
=235.22/22.73
=10.35

National Foods's Share Price of today is ₨235.22.
National Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ₨22.73.

* 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

National Foods  (KAR:NATF) 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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National Foods Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
12/CL-6, Claremont Road, Civil Lines, Karachi, SD, PAK, 75530
National Foods Ltd is a Pakistan-based multi-category food company. It is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale of convenience food products. The company's operating segment includes Food and Food related products and Retail. It generates maximum revenue from the Food and Food related products segment. Geographically, it derives majority of revenue from Pakistan and also has a presence in KSA/Canada; the Middle East. The products of the company include desserts, jams, pickles, frozen meals, ketchup, recipe masala, rice, basic spices, and snacks.

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