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Vodacom Group (Vodacom Group) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 6.68 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Vodacom Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-30), Vodacom Group's share price is $4.83. Vodacom Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.72. Hence, Vodacom Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 6.68.

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

VDMCY' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.71   Med: 13.44   Max: 27.31
Current: 6.77

During the past 13 years, Vodacom Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 27.31. The lowest was 6.71. And the median was 13.44.

VDMCY's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
71.92% of 260 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 12.53 vs VDMCY: 6.77

Vodacom Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.17. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.72.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Vodacom Group was 45.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 4.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, Vodacom Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 37.60% per year. The lowest was -10.30% per year. And the median was 6.25% per year.


Vodacom Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vodacom Group'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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Vodacom Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Vodacom Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13.41 10.67 11.00 13.83 10.69

Vodacom Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - 13.83 - 10.69 -

Competitive Comparison of Vodacom Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Vodacom Group'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.


Vodacom Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Vodacom Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vodacom Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Vodacom Group'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)
=4.83/0.723
=6.68

Vodacom Group's Share Price of today is $4.83.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Vodacom Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.72.

* 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

Vodacom Group  (OTCPK:VDMCY) 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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Vodacom Group (Vodacom Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
082 Vodacom Boulevard, Vodacom Corporate Park, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685
Vodacom Group Ltd is a telecommunications provider. The company provides fixed-line, broadband, and mobile services. It earns revenue through two main segments: South Africa and international. International includes regions such as Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Lesotho; the majority of revenue is sourced from South Africa. Vodacom also has an enterprise service product, whereby telecommunications and managed services are offered to enterprises. The company owns mobile infrastructure.

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