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High Liner Foods (TSX:HLF) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 2.10 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is High Liner Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-30), High Liner Foods's share price is C$13.31. High Liner Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was C$6.33. Hence, High Liner Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 2.10.

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

TSX:HLF' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.8   Med: 6.58   Max: 89.29
Current: 2.1

During the past 13 years, High Liner Foods's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 89.29. The lowest was 1.80. And the median was 6.58.

TSX:HLF's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
95.98% of 1119 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 15.9 vs TSX:HLF: 2.10

High Liner Foods's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$2.44. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$6.33.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, High Liner Foods's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 115.50% per year. The lowest was -115.90% per year. And the median was -8.60% per year.


High Liner Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for High Liner Foods'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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High Liner Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

High Liner Foods 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 4.75 3.18 48.89 - 1.87

High Liner Foods 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 - - - 8.02 1.87

Competitive Comparison of High Liner Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, High Liner Foods'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.


High Liner Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, High Liner Foods's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



High Liner Foods Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

High Liner Foods'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)
=13.31/6.328
=2.10

High Liner Foods's Share Price of today is C$13.31.
High Liner Foods'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$6.33.

* 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

High Liner Foods  (TSX:HLF) 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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High Liner Foods (TSX:HLF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Battery Point, P.O. Box 910, Lunenburg, NS, CAN, B0J 2C0
High Liner Foods Inc is a Canadian company which is mainly engaged in the processing and marketing of prepared and packaged frozen seafood products. The company sells its products to institutions, health care facilities, and quick-service family and casual dining establishments. Its foodservice brands include High Liner Culinary, Mirabel, FPI, Viking, American Pride, High Liner, Fisher Boy, Sea Cuisine and others.