GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Energy » Oil & Gas » Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX:CVE) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 22.37 (As of May. 31, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2009. Start your Free Trial

What is Cenovus Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-31), Cenovus Energy's current share price is C$28.19. Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$1.26. Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 22.37.

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

TSX:CVE' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.35   Med: 23.58   Max: 46.51
Current: 22.37

During the past years, Cenovus Energy's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 46.51. The lowest was 4.35. And the median was 23.58.

TSX:CVE's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
67.68% of 396 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 13.535 vs TSX:CVE: 22.37

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.

Cenovus Energy's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.473. 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$1.26 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Cenovus Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cenovus Energy'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.

* Premium members only.

Cenovus Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Cenovus Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 24.53 - 27.91 26.59 19.35

Cenovus Energy 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 25.26 23.06 26.69 19.35 21.41

Competitive Comparison of Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Cenovus Energy'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.


Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Cenovus Energy 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.

Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=28.19/1.26
=22.37

* 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.

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

For example, Cenovus Energy'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)
=0.473/126.2576*126.2576
=0.473

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Cenovus Energy Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.550 99.473 0.698
201409 0.451 99.394 0.573
201412 0.107 98.367 0.137
201503 -0.326 99.789 -0.412
201506 -0.027 100.500 -0.034
201509 0.169 100.421 0.212
201512 -0.126 99.947 -0.159
201603 -0.169 101.054 -0.211
201606 -0.047 102.002 -0.058
201609 0.122 101.765 0.151
201612 -0.114 101.449 -0.142
201703 0.018 102.634 0.022
201706 0.819 103.029 1.004
201709 0.121 103.345 0.148
201712 0.254 103.345 0.310
201803 -0.531 105.004 -0.638
201806 0.163 105.557 0.195
201809 0.807 105.636 0.965
201812 0.161 105.399 0.193
201903 0.094 106.979 0.111
201906 0.834 107.690 0.978
201909 0.441 107.611 0.517
201912 0.342 107.769 0.401
202003 -0.151 107.927 -0.177
202006 -0.798 108.401 -0.929
202009 0.472 108.164 0.551
202012 0.000 108.559 0.000
202103 -0.157 110.298 -0.180
202106 0.409 111.720 0.462
202109 0.730 112.905 0.816
202112 0.655 113.774 0.727
202203 0.303 117.646 0.325
202206 1.038 120.806 1.085
202209 1.629 120.648 1.705
202212 0.836 120.964 0.873
202303 -0.708 122.702 -0.729
202306 0.508 124.203 0.516
202309 0.899 125.230 0.906
202312 0.939 125.072 0.948
202403 0.473 126.258 0.473

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.


Cenovus Energy  (TSX:CVE) 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.


Cenovus Energy Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Cenovus Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) Business Description

Industry
GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Energy » Oil & Gas » Cenovus Energy Inc (TSX:CVE) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Address
225 - 6 Avenue SW, Suite 4100, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1N2
Cenovus Energy is an integrated oil company, focused on creating value through the development of its oil sands assets. The company also engages in production of conventional crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in Alberta, Canada, with refining operations in the U.S. Net upstream production averaged 786 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022. The company had upstream projects across Western Canada; crude oil production and natural gas and NGLs production offshore China and Indonesia. The downstream operations include upgrading and refining operations in Canada and the U.S., and commercial fuel operations across Canada.
Executives
Susan Mary Anderson-olney Senior Officer