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PLPC (Preformed Line Products Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 15.25 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Preformed Line Products Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-14), Preformed Line Products Co's share price is $132.83. Preformed Line Products Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $8.71. Hence, Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 15.25.

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

PLPC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.09   Med: 20.87   Max: 243.15
Current: 15.25

During the past 13 years, Preformed Line Products Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 243.15. The lowest was 8.09. And the median was 20.87.

PLPC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
65.67% of 1678 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 23.47 vs PLPC: 15.25

Preformed Line Products Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $1.16. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $8.71.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Preformed Line Products Co was -30.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 61.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Preformed Line Products Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 61.90% per year. The lowest was -87.00% per year. And the median was 2.30% per year.


Preformed Line Products Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Preformed Line Products Co'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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Preformed Line Products Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Preformed Line Products Co 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 - 19.98 21.14 - 9.25

Preformed Line Products Co 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 12.93 9.25 11.25 8.85 14.70

Competitive Comparison of Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Preformed Line Products Co'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.


Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Preformed Line Products Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Preformed Line Products Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Preformed Line Products Co'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)
=132.83/8.712
=15.25

Preformed Line Products Co's Share Price of today is $132.83.
Preformed Line Products Co'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 $8.71.

* 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

Preformed Line Products Co  (NAS:PLPC) 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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Preformed Line Products Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
660 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44143
Preformed Line Products Co is a designer and manufacturer of products and systems for constructing and maintaining overhead and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable operators, data communication, and other industries. In addition, it provides solar hardware systems and mounting hardware for a variety of solar power applications. Its products consist of Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products. The company's majority of the revenue is derived from the sale of products in The Americas with operations also in PLP-USA, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The revenue gets driven by Energy products which comprise protecting transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, and Stockbridge dampers.
Executives
Michael E Gibbons director 15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Katherine E. Wensink 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Barbara P Ruhlman Irrevocable Trust Dated 7/29/08 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Barbara P Ruhlman Revocable Trust Dated 9/21/16 10 percent owner 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Randall M Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Robert G Ruhlman director, 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Third Restatement Of Barbara P. Ruhlman Trust Agreement, Dated November 20, 2008 10 percent owner C/O MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC, 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Bernard L. Karr 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Andrew S Klaus officer: CFO 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
John J Olenik officer: VP-Research & Engineering 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Timothy O'shaughnessy officer: V.P. Human Resources 660 BETA DR, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Curlee J Cecil Jr officer: V.P. - Human Resources C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
C Sunkle David officer: VP-Research & Engineering P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Michael A Weisbarth officer: VP-Finance & Treasurer 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Barbara P Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114