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Sharp (SHCAF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 28.54 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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

As of today (2024-12-15), Sharp's share price is $5.85. Sharp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.21. Hence, Sharp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 28.54.

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

SHCAF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.11   Med: 17.69   Max: 163.54
Current: 37.61

During the past 13 years, Sharp's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 163.54. The lowest was 2.11. And the median was 17.69.

SHCAF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
69.9% of 1382 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 18.955 vs SHCAF: 37.61

Sharp's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.08. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.21.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sharp was -52.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -23.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sharp's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 138.10% per year. The lowest was -111.50% per year. And the median was 10.55% per year.


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

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

Sharp Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 7.61 58.08 - 7.55

Sharp 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 16.98 14.82 7.55 19.34 36.17

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

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Sharp'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.


Sharp's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Sharp Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sharp'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)
=5.85/0.205
=28.54

Sharp's Share Price of today is $5.85.
Sharp'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 $0.21.

* 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

Sharp  (OTCPK:SHCAF) 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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Sharp Business Description

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1 Takumi-machi, Sakai-ku, Sakai-shi, Osaka, JPN, 590-8522
Sharp Corp is a Japan-based company that is principally engaged in producing and selling a broad range of consumer and industrial electronic products. The company's business segments consist of the consumer electronics segment, the energy solutions segment, the business solutions segment, the electronic components and devices segment, and the display devices segment. The company generates over half of its revenue from the consumer electronics segment and the display devices segment. It has a global business presence, with China, Japan, the Americas, and Europe its four largest markets.

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