The historical rank and industry rank for Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:
BAX'
s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.83 Med: 17.05 Max: 29.02
Current: 12.37
During the past years, Baxter International's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 29.02. The lowest was 9.83. And the median was 17.05.
BAX's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than 88.16% of 228
companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 44.5
vs BAX: 12.37
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.
Baxter International's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.037. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.78 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.
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Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data
The historical data trend for Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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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Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart
Competitive Comparison of Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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.
Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.
Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation
Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.
Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as
* 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.
Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.
Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation
Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.
If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.
Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms
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Baxter International (Baxter International) Business Description
Baxter offers a variety of medical instruments and supplies to caregivers. It enhanced its portfolio of hospital-focused offerings by acquiring Hillrom in late 2021, which added basic equipment, including hospital beds, to the portfolio, although about half of Hillrom's revenue comes from more digitally connected offerings like its smart beds and Voalte medical communications app. From its legacy operations, Baxter offers tools to help patients with acute and chronic kidney failure, which it plans to spin off by mid-2024. It also sells a variety of injectable therapies for use in care settings, such as IV pumps, administrative sets, and solutions; nutritional products; and surgical sealants and hemostatic agents.
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