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Cardinal Energy (TSX:CJ) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 11.51 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Cardinal Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-30), Cardinal Energy's share price is C$7.30. Cardinal Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.63. Hence, Cardinal Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 11.51.

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

TSX:CJ' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.77   Med: 9.2   Max: 26.89
Current: 11.61

During the past 12 years, Cardinal Energy's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 26.89. The lowest was 0.77. And the median was 9.20.

TSX:CJ's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
56.68% of 591 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.37 vs TSX:CJ: 11.61

Cardinal Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.18. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$0.63.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Cardinal Energy was -53.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 81.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 41.60% per year.

During the past 12 years, Cardinal Energy's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 82.90% per year. The lowest was 28.50% per year. And the median was 46.70% per year.


Cardinal Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Cardinal Energy 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 5.54 7.74 9.60 5.55 9.91

Cardinal Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 5.55 5.19 6.84 11.16 9.91

Competitive Comparison of Cardinal Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Cardinal Energy'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.


Cardinal Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cardinal Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cardinal Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Cardinal Energy'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)
=7.30/0.634
=11.51

Cardinal Energy's Share Price of today is C$7.30.
Cardinal Energy'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 C$0.63.

* 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

Cardinal Energy  (TSX:CJ) 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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Cardinal Energy (TSX:CJ) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 - 3rd Avenue SW, Suite 600, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4H2
Cardinal Energy Ltd is an oil-focused Canadian company. The company's principal business activity is the acquisition, exploration, and production of petroleum and natural gas in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.