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Metals Exploration (LSE:MTL) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 1.52 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Metals Exploration Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-06-05), Metals Exploration's share price is £0.0365. Metals Exploration's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.02. Hence, Metals Exploration's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 1.52.

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

LSE:MTL' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.63   Med: 1.92   Max: 24.5
Current: 1.67

During the past 13 years, Metals Exploration's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 24.50. The lowest was 0.63. And the median was 1.92.

LSE:MTL's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
93.08% of 390 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 14.59 vs LSE:MTL: 1.67

Metals Exploration's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.01. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was £0.02.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Metals Exploration was 100.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 68.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, Metals Exploration's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 128.90% per year. The lowest was -33.30% per year. And the median was 15.30% per year.


Metals Exploration Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Metals Exploration 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 12.25 3.30 1.12 1.02 1.08

Metals Exploration 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 1.12 - 1.02 - 1.08

Competitive Comparison of Metals Exploration's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Gold subindustry, Metals Exploration'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.


Metals Exploration's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Metals Exploration's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Metals Exploration Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Metals Exploration'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)
=0.0365/0.024
=1.52

Metals Exploration's Share Price of today is £0.0365.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Metals Exploration's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.02.

* 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

Metals Exploration  (LSE:MTL) 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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Metals Exploration (LSE:MTL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Berkeley Square, Room 169, First Floor,, Berkeley Square House,, London, GBR, W1J 6DB
Metals Exploration PLC is a natural resource exploration and development company. The company identifies, acquires, and develops mining and processing projects, mining companies, and businesses with a focus on base and precious metals mining opportunities. The main asset of the company is a Runruno gold-molybdenum project in Northern Philippines. The company operates in geographic areas of the UK, Philippines, and Singapore.

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