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CAR Group (ASX:CAR) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 46.05 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is CAR Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-05-16), CAR Group's share price is A$36.10. CAR Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.78. Hence, CAR Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 46.05.

The historical rank and industry rank for CAR Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:CAR' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.55   Med: 29.66   Max: 61.01
Current: 46.09

During the past 13 years, CAR Group's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 61.01. The lowest was 20.55. And the median was 29.66.

ASX:CAR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
79.86% of 288 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 17.82 vs ASX:CAR: 46.09

CAR Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.39. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was A$0.78.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of CAR Group was 50.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, CAR Group's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 21.60% per year. The lowest was 0.80% per year. And the median was 7.50% per year.


CAR Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for CAR Group'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.

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CAR Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

CAR Group Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 26.87 31.61 29.82 33.54 40.03

CAR Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 - 33.54 - 40.03 -

Competitive Comparison of CAR Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, CAR Group'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.


CAR Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, CAR Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CAR Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



CAR Group Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

CAR Group's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=36.10/0.784
=46.05

CAR Group's Share Price of today is A$36.10.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. CAR Group's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.78.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

CAR Group  (ASX:CAR) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

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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CAR Group (ASX:CAR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
449 Punt Road, Level 4, Richmond, VIC, AUS, 3121
CAR Group is a technology company operating in the motor vehicles sector. CAR Group's primary business is its Australian online marketplace for automotive, www.carsales.com.au. It is the dominant online automotive marketplace in Australia, at around nine times total time spent compared with its nearest competitor. CAR Group also owns and operates businesses in various geographic, category and product adjacencies, including online marketplaces for automotive in South Korea and Latin America, nonautomotive online marketplaces in Australia and the United States, and data and replacement parts businesses.