As of today (2024-06-09), Lafarge's share price is €65.00.
Lafarge's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2015 was €0.06. Hence, Lafarge's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 1,015.63.
The historical rank and industry rank for Lafarge's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
XPAR:LGNV'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.97 Med: 27.28 Max: 450
Current: 197.42
During the past 13 years, Lafarge's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 450.00. The lowest was 5.97. And the median was 27.28.
XPAR:LGNV's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked
in the Building Materials industry.
Industry Median: 13.475
vs XPAR:LGNV: 197.42
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Lafarge was -60.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -47.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -45.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -19.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, Lafarge's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 85.40% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was -7.85% per year.
Lafarge Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lafarge'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.
Competitive Comparison of Lafarge's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Building Materials subindustry, Lafarge'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.
Lafarge's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Lafarge's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lafarge's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
Lafarge Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
Lafarge's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
Lafarge's Share Price of today is €65.00. Lafarge's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2015 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €0.06.
* 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:
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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Lafarge SA is a French limited liability company governed by French law and was founded in France in 1833 and was incorporated in 1884 under the name "J. et A. Pavin de Lafarge". The Company provides building materials. It is engaged in producing & selling cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete, mostly under the "Lafarge" brand name. Its building products and solutions are used to construct and renovate homes, buildings and infrastructures. At year-end 2013, Company cement production operated, in 56 countries, 113 cement plants and 42 grinding plants, with an annual production capacity of 221 million tons. It also manages cement trading activities. The Company aggregates and concrete are used as raw materials for concrete, masonry, asphalt, and other industrial processes, and as base materials for roads, landï¬lls, and building. As of December 31, 2013, Company had approximately 437 production facilities for aggregates in 23 countries. The Company's Ready-mix concrete had 1,026 concrete plants in 33 countries as of December 31, 2014. The Company also produces asphalt in North America and the United Kingdom, and sells either as a stand-alone product, or in conjunction with contracted paving. The Company operates in Western Europe, North America, Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia.
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