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Manulife Financial (TSX:MFC.PR.R.PFD) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : N/A (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Manulife Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-13), Manulife Financial's share price is C$25.00. Manulife Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was C$0.00. Hence, Manulife Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

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

TSX:MFC.PR.R.PFD' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3   Med: 2.64   Max: 4.63
Current: 3.09

During the past 13 years, Manulife Financial's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 4.63. The lowest was 1.30. And the median was 2.64.

TSX:MFC.PR.R.PFD's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
84.14% of 372 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 9.435 vs TSX:MFC.PR.R.PFD: 3.09

Manulife Financial's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$0.00. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was C$0.00.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Manulife Financial was 37.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 2.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Manulife Financial's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 27.10% per year. The lowest was -548.00% per year. And the median was 5.65% per year.


Manulife Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

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

Manulife Financial 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 2.52 2.20 2.03 2.78 2.63

Manulife Financial 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 2.40 2.63 2.80 2.81 2.82

Competitive Comparison of Manulife Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Manulife Financial'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.


Manulife Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Manulife Financial's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Manulife Financial Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Manulife Financial'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)
=25.00/
=N/A

Manulife Financial's Share Price of today is C$25.00.
Manulife Financial'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 C$0.00.

* 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

Manulife Financial  (TSX:MFC.PR.R.PFD) 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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Manulife Financial Business Description

Address
200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON, CAN, M4W 1E5
Manulife Financial provides life insurance, annuities, and asset management products to individuals and group customers in Canada, the United States, and Asia. Its investment management business contributes approximately 20% of its earnings and has around CAD 1.05 trillion in assets under management and administration as of the end of 2023. The US business, which primarily operates under the John Hancock brand, contributes about 27% of earnings and is mainly focused on providing insurance products for estate, business, and income protection. The Asia segment provides insurance products and insurance-based wealth accumulation products in over 11 countries and contributes around 30% of earnings. The Canadian business segment contributes approximately 23% of earnings.

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