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Global Education Communities (TSX:GEC) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 2.95 (As of May. 20, 2025)


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What is Global Education Communities Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-20), Global Education Communities's share price is C$0.245. Global Education Communities's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was C$0.08. Hence, Global Education Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.95.

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

TSX:GEC' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.93   Med: 6.78   Max: 830
Current: 2.95

During the past 13 years, Global Education Communities's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 830.00. The lowest was 1.93. And the median was 6.78.

TSX:GEC's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
89.94% of 179 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 14.14 vs TSX:GEC: 2.95

Global Education Communities's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was C$0.00. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$0.08.

During the past 13 years, Global Education Communities's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 83.90% per year. The lowest was -77.10% per year. And the median was 9.45% per year.


Global Education Communities Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Education Communities'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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Global Education Communities Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Global Education Communities Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.00 3.58 14.75 15.19 -

Global Education Communities Quarterly Data
May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25
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 - - - - 2.65

Competitive Comparison of Global Education Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Global Education Communities'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.


Global Education Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Global Education Communities's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Global Education Communities Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Global Education Communities'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)
=0.245/0.083
=2.95

Global Education Communities's Share Price of today is C$0.245.
Global Education Communities's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$0.08.

* 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

Global Education Communities  (TSX:GEC) 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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Global Education Communities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
777 West Broadway, Suite 1200, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5Z 4J7
Global Education Communities Corp is an educational and student-housing real estate company. Its business operations include education, media communications, revenue-producing properties, and real estate development. The company currently has five main business units, namely Sprott Shaw College Corp. (SSCC), Sprott Shaw Language College (SSLC), including Vancouver International College (VIC), CIBT School of Business & Technology (CIBT), IRIX Design Group Inc. (IRIX) and Global Education City Holdings Inc. (GECH). The majority of the company's revenue is generated from its Sprott Shaw College Corp. (SSCC) unit.
Executives
Cibt Education Group Inc Issuer
Shane Weir Director
Derek Yiyi Feng Director

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