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British & American Investment Trust (LSE:BAF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 5.77 (As of May. 23, 2025)


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What is British & American Investment Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-23), British & American Investment Trust's share price is £0.15. British & American Investment Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was £0.03. Hence, British & American Investment Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.77.

The historical rank and industry rank for British & American Investment Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BAF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.36   Med: 10   Max: 52.63
Current: 5.77

During the past 13 years, British & American Investment Trust's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 52.63. The lowest was 1.36. And the median was 10.00.

LSE:BAF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
81.66% of 976 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 13.025 vs LSE:BAF: 5.77

British & American Investment Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was £0.01. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.03.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, British & American Investment Trust's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 136.60% per year. The lowest was -47.60% per year. And the median was 2.80% per year.


British & American Investment Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for British & American Investment Trust'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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British & American Investment Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

British & American Investment Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.25 10.87 - - 9.60

British & American Investment Trust Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - - - - 9.60

Competitive Comparison of British & American Investment Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Asset Management subindustry, British & American Investment Trust'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.


British & American Investment Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, British & American Investment Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British & American Investment Trust's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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British & American Investment Trust Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

British & American Investment Trust'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)
=0.15/0.026
=5.77

British & American Investment Trust's Share Price of today is £0.15.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. British & American Investment Trust's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was £0.03.

* 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

British & American Investment Trust  (LSE:BAF) 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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British & American Investment Trust Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1 Chesham Street, Wessex House, London, GBR, SW1X 8ND
British & American Investment Trust PLC is a self-managed investment trust operating in the United Kingdom. The company's policy is to invest in investment trusts and other United Kingdom and United States quoted companies to achieve a balance of income and growth.