As of today (2024-04-30), Formosa Plastics's share price is NT$69.30.
Formosa Plastics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$-1.16. Hence, Formosa Plastics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.
The historical rank and industry rank for Formosa Plastics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, Formosa Plastics's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 960.00. The lowest was 10.36. And the median was 19.28.
TPE:1301's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 19.12 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Formosa Plastics was -117.80% per year.
During the past 13 years, Formosa Plastics's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 122.10% per year. The lowest was -61.20% per year. And the median was 7.55% per year.
Formosa Plastics Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Formosa Plastics'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.
Competitive Comparison of Formosa Plastics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Formosa Plastics'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.
Formosa Plastics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Formosa Plastics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Formosa Plastics's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Formosa Plastics's Share Price of today is NT$69.30. Formosa Plastics's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was NT$-1.16.
* 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:
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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Formosa Plastics Corp is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells plastic-based products, chemical fibers, and petrochemicals. The company operates in six reportable segments: Plastics, Polyolefins, Polypropylene, Tairylan, Chemistry, and Others. The company's products run the gambit of major petrochemicals and plastics. These are used in daily necessities, outdoor sports, mechanical industry, building material coating, and other applications. The company operates primarily in Asia, including Taiwan, mainland China, among others.
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