What is ESCO Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?
As of today (2024-04-28), ESCO Technologies's share price is $105.34.
ESCO Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.19. Hence, ESCO Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 48.01.
The historical rank and industry rank for ESCO Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
ESE'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 17.33 Med: 33.84 Max: 92.49
Current: 48.01
During the past 13 years, ESCO Technologies's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 92.49. The lowest was 17.33. And the median was 33.84.
ESE's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 80.18% of 1352
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 16.935
vs ESE: 48.01
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of ESCO Technologies was -34.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 1.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -2.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.30% per year.
During the past 13 years, ESCO Technologies's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 158.40% per year. The lowest was -62.40% per year. And the median was 9.25% per year.
ESCO Technologies Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for ESCO Technologies'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 ESCO Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, ESCO Technologies'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.
ESCO Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ESCO Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ESCO Technologies's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
ESCO Technologies's Share Price of today is $105.34. ESCO Technologies's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.19.
* 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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ESCO Technologies (ESCO Technologies) Business Description
ESCO Technologies Inc sells engineered products and systems for utility, industrial, aerospace, and commercial applications. The firm operates in three segments: Aerospace and Defense, Utility Solutions Group (USG) and RF Shielding and Test (Test). The Aerospace and Defense segment designs and manufactures specialty filtration and naval products. The USG segment provides diagnostic testing solutions. The Test segment provides its customers with the ability to identify, measure and contain magnetic, electromagnetic and acoustic energy.
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