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Formosa Petrochemical (TPE:6505) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate : 11.70% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Formosa Petrochemical 3-Year FCF Growth Rate?

Formosa Petrochemical's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$0.98.

During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Formosa Petrochemical was 104.80% per year. The lowest was -28.50% per year. And the median was -8.95% per year.


Competitive Comparison of Formosa Petrochemical's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Formosa Petrochemical's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year FCF Growth Rate 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.


Formosa Petrochemical's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Formosa Petrochemical's 3-Year FCF Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Formosa Petrochemical 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Calculation

This is the 3-year average growth rate of Free Cash Flow per Share. The growth rate is calculated using exponential compounding based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average Free Cash Flow per Share growth rate.


Formosa Petrochemical  (TPE:6505) 3-Year FCF Growth Rate Explanation

Free Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Free Cash Flow per outstanding share of the company's stock. Free Cash Flow is considered one of the most important parameters to measure a company's earnings power by value investors because it is not subject to estimates of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization (DDA). However, when we look at the Free Cash Flow, we should look from a long term perspective, because any year's Free Cash Flow can be drastically affected by the spending on Property, Plant, & Equipment (PPE) of the business in that year. Over the long term, Free Cash Flow should give pretty good picture on the real earnings power of the company. It's used in the calculation of Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.


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Formosa Petrochemical (TPE:6505) Business Description

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No. 1-1, Formosa Plastics Industrial Park, Zhongxing Village, Mailiao Township, Yunlin County, Taipei, TWN, 638
Formosa Petrochemical Corp engages in refining crude oil, selling refined petroleum products, and producing and selling olefins. The firm operates in two segments. The Petrochemical segment that derives majority revenue engages in producing and selling petroleum, and petrochemical products. The Public utility segment engages in producing and selling water, electricity, and steam. Its product offerings comprise gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, asphalt, sulfur, lubricant, diesel, naphtha, and liquid petroleum gas.

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