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Block (MEX:SQ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 82.58 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Block Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-15), Block's share price is MXN1872.00. Block's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN22.67. Hence, Block's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 82.58.

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

MEX:SQ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 30.78   Med: 141.14   Max: 138285
Current: 78.47

During the past 12 years, Block's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 138285.00. The lowest was 30.78. And the median was 141.14.

MEX:SQ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
85.08% of 1508 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 22.64 vs MEX:SQ: 78.47

Block's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN19.55. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was MXN22.67.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Block was -12.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -36.80% per year.

During the past 12 years, Block's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 72.40% per year. The lowest was -74.90% per year. And the median was 20.10% per year.


Block Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Block 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 109.95 - 149.13 6,982.22 -

Block Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 34.20 - 322.82 73.12 59.25

Competitive Comparison of Block's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Block'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.


Block's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Block's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Block Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Block'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)
=1872.00/22.669
=82.58

Block's Share Price of today is MXN1872.00.
Block's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN22.67.

* 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

Block  (MEX:SQ) 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.


Block Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Related Terms

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Block Business Description

Industry
Address
1955 Broadway, Suite 600, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612
Founded in 2009, Block provides payment services to merchants, along with related services. The company also launched Cash App, a person-to-person payment network. In 2023, Square's payment volume was a little over $200 million.