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Eastern Province Cement Co (SAU:3080) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 41.63 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Eastern Province Cement Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-17), Eastern Province Cement Co's share price is ﷼34.05. Eastern Province Cement Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼0.82. Hence, Eastern Province Cement Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 41.63.

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

SAU:3080' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.58   Med: 16   Max: 92.77
Current: 41.38

During the past 13 years, Eastern Province Cement Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 92.77. The lowest was 5.58. And the median was 16.00.

SAU:3080's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
81.38% of 247 companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 14.07 vs SAU:3080: 41.38

Eastern Province Cement Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼-0.52. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was ﷼0.82.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Eastern Province Cement Co was 2.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -28.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -16.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -13.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Eastern Province Cement Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 30.20% per year. The lowest was -48.30% per year. And the median was -12.50% per year.


Eastern Province Cement Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eastern Province Cement 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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Eastern Province Cement Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Eastern Province Cement 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 9.07 11.72 19.60 73.45 29.20

Eastern Province Cement Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 50.75 58.49 28.75 29.20 42.73

Competitive Comparison of Eastern Province Cement Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Building Materials subindustry, Eastern Province Cement 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.


Eastern Province Cement Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Eastern Province Cement Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Province Cement Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Eastern Province Cement Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Eastern Province Cement 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)
=34.05/0.818
=41.63

Eastern Province Cement Co's Share Price of today is ﷼34.05.
Eastern Province Cement Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was ﷼0.82.

* 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

Eastern Province Cement Co  (SAU:3080) 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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Eastern Province Cement Co (SAU:3080) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
King Fahd Road (Dammam - Khobar Highway), P.O. Box 4536, Dammam, SAU, 31412
Eastern Province Cement Co is engaged in producing different kinds of Building materials. It operates in two segments: Cement, which is into manufacturing and wholesale of ordinary cement, salt-resistant cement, and clinker cement; and Precast segment is into manufacturing of partitions, frames & prefabricated bui8ldings from prefabricated concrete. The cement segment accounts for the majority revenue of the company. Geographically it generates nearly all of its revenue from Saudi Arabia.

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