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PPD (PPD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 39.14 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-05-05), PPD's share price is $47.28. PPD's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 was $1.21. Hence, PPD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 39.14.

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

PPD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.22   Med: 50.45   Max: 153.85
Current: 39.14

During the past 5 years, PPD's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 153.85. The lowest was 16.22. And the median was 50.45.

PPD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 22.61 vs PPD: 39.14

PPD's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2021 was $0.71. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.21.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of PPD was 80.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -31.20% per year.

During the past 5 years, PPD's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.60% per year. The lowest was -31.20% per year. And the median was -16.90% per year.


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

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

PPD Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
- - - - 134.72

PPD Quarterly Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 55.13 134.72 57.42 61.54 38.73

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

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, PPD'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.


PPD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, PPD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



PPD Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

PPD'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)
=47.28/1.208
=39.14

PPD's Share Price of today is $47.28.
PPD's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2021 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.21.

* 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

PPD  (NAS:PPD) 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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PPD (PPD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
929 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC, USA, 28401
PPD is a global contract research organization that provides clinical trial and laboratory services to pharmaceutical, device, and diagnostic firms. The clinical development services segment offers outsourced trial services, spanning early- and late-stage trials, as well as peri- and post-approval trials, and the laboratory services segment includes both advanced lab testing and central lab services. The company was taken private in 2011 and went public again in 2020.. Thermo Fisher Scientific announced it will acquire PPD for $17.4 billion, which is scheduled to close by the end of 2021.
Executives
H&f Corporate Investors Viii, Ltd. 10 percent owner 415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
H&f Corporate Investors Vii, Ltd. 10 percent owner 415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
David Michael Johnston officer: See Remarks C/O PPD, INC. 929 NORTH FRONT STREET WILMINGTON NC 28401
David S Simmons director, officer: Chief Executive Officer PFIZER INC. ATTN. CORP. SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Glen Donovan officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O PPD, INC. 929 NORTH FRONT STREET WILMINGTON NC 28401
Ronald E Garrow officer: See Remarks 2000 PURCHASE STREET, PURCHASE NY 10577
Karen Kaucic officer: See Remarks C/O PPD, INC. 929 NORTH FRONT STREET WILMINGTON NC 28401
Judd Hartman officer: See Remarks 3124 DEVER COURT WILMINGTON NC 28411
Jill Pellegrino officer: SVP & General Manager of AES C/O PPD, INC. 929 NORTH FRONT STREET WILMINGTON NC 28401
H&f Executives Vii, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE MARITIME PLAZA 12TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Hellman & Friedman Investors Viii, L.p. 10 percent owner 415 MISSION STREET, SUITE 5700, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
P. Hunter Philbrick director C/O HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN INVESTORS, ONE MARTIME PLAZA, 12TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Carlyle Partners Vi Holdings Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tc Group Vi, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA ANVENE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004
Tc Group Vi, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, SUITE 220 SOUTH, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20004

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