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Thermo Fisher Scientific (NEOE:TMO) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 42.17 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Thermo Fisher Scientific Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-26), Thermo Fisher Scientific's current share price is C$21.93. Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.52. Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 42.17.

The historical rank and industry rank for Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

NEOE:TMO' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 29.05   Med: 40.75   Max: 69.7
Current: 42.08

During the past years, Thermo Fisher Scientific's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 69.70. The lowest was 29.05. And the median was 40.75.

NEOE:TMO's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
65.08% of 63 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 35.63 vs NEOE:TMO: 42.08

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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$3.187. 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 C$0.52 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thermo Fisher Scientific'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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Thermo Fisher Scientific Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Thermo Fisher Scientific Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 47.94 42.32 39.51 39.61 41.88

Competitive Comparison of Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Thermo Fisher Scientific'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.


Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Thermo Fisher Scientific 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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=21.93/0.52
=42.17

* 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.

Thermo Fisher Scientific's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Thermo Fisher Scientific's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=3.187/131.7762*131.7762
=3.187

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 2.185 100.560 2.863
201409 1.596 100.428 2.094
201412 2.274 99.070 3.025
201503 -0.054 99.621 -0.071
201506 2.062 100.684 2.699
201509 2.122 100.392 2.785
201512 4.165 99.792 5.500
201603 0.728 100.470 0.955
201606 2.596 101.688 3.364
201609 2.386 101.861 3.087
201612 3.615 101.863 4.677
201703 0.911 102.862 1.167
201706 2.574 103.349 3.282
201709 2.508 104.136 3.174
201712 5.218 104.011 6.611
201803 -0.127 105.290 -0.159
201806 4.077 106.317 5.053
201809 3.361 106.507 4.158
201812 5.020 105.998 6.241
201903 1.486 107.251 1.826
201906 3.542 108.070 4.319
201909 2.953 108.329 3.592
201912 5.307 108.420 6.450
202003 0.359 108.902 0.434
202006 5.506 108.767 6.671
202009 7.766 109.815 9.319
202012 8.838 109.897 10.598
202103 4.274 111.754 5.040
202106 5.206 114.631 5.985
202109 6.786 115.734 7.727
202112 5.243 117.630 5.874
202203 5.006 121.301 5.438
202206 3.321 125.017 3.501
202209 4.694 125.227 4.940
202212 10.178 125.222 10.711
202303 0.956 127.348 0.989
202306 4.301 128.729 4.403
202309 7.261 129.860 7.368
202312 11.473 129.419 11.682
202403 3.187 131.776 3.187

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

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.


Thermo Fisher Scientific  (NEOE:TMO) 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.


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Thermo Fisher Scientific (NEOE:TMO) Business Description

Address
168 Third Avenue, Waltham, MA, USA, 02451
Thermo Fisher Scientific sells scientific instruments and laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, and life science reagents. The firm operates through four segments as of mid-2023 (revenue figures include some cross-segment revenue): analytical technologies (16% of sales); specialty diagnostic products (10%); life science solutions (24%); and lab products and services, which includes CRO services (54%).