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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share : $4.66 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and 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.

WestRock Co's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-1.019. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $4.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

During the past 12 months, WestRock Co's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -4.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 8.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 6.80% 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 Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of WestRock Co was 26.60% per year. The lowest was 2.30% per year. And the median was 12.65% per year.

As of today (2024-05-22), WestRock Co's current stock price is $53.09. WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4.66. WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 11.39.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of WestRock Co was 22.49. The lowest was 5.55. And the median was 11.70.


WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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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WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

WestRock Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.82 3.88 4.40 5.05 4.97

WestRock Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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 4.90 4.98 4.97 4.77 4.66

Competitive Comparison of WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, WestRock Co'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.


WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



WestRock Co Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and 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.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

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. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get 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.

For example, WestRock Co'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)
=-1.019/131.7762*131.7762
=-1.019

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

WestRock Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.462 100.560 0.605
201409 1.693 100.428 2.221
201412 1.439 99.070 1.914
201503 0.772 99.621 1.021
201506 0.996 100.684 1.304
201509 0.624 100.392 0.819
201512 1.218 99.792 1.608
201603 0.146 100.470 0.191
201606 1.309 101.688 1.696
201609 0.780 101.861 1.009
201612 1.337 101.863 1.730
201703 0.434 102.862 0.556
201706 1.636 103.349 2.086
201709 0.979 104.136 1.239
201712 0.121 104.011 0.153
201803 0.060 105.290 0.075
201806 1.624 106.317 2.013
201809 2.237 106.507 2.768
201812 -0.073 105.998 -0.091
201903 0.226 107.251 0.278
201906 1.482 108.070 1.807
201909 2.000 108.329 2.433
201912 0.217 108.420 0.264
202003 -0.284 108.902 -0.344
202006 1.906 108.767 2.309
202009 2.360 109.815 2.832
202012 2.072 109.897 2.485
202103 0.000 111.754 0.000
202106 2.039 114.631 2.344
202109 1.366 115.734 1.555
202112 0.299 117.630 0.335
202203 0.787 121.301 0.855
202206 2.416 125.017 2.547
202209 0.964 125.227 1.014
202212 -0.063 125.222 -0.066
202303 0.010 127.348 0.010
202306 1.708 128.729 1.748
202309 1.013 129.860 1.028
202312 0.108 129.419 0.110
202403 -1.019 131.776 -1.019

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


WestRock Co  (NYSE:WRK) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

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.

WestRock Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=53.09/4.66
=11.39

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of WestRock Co was 22.49. The lowest was 5.55. And the median was 11.70.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


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WestRock Co (WestRock Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Abernathy Road, North East, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
WestRock manufactures corrugated packaging and consumer packaging, such as folding cartons and paperboard. After the merger of RockTenn and MeadWestvaco in fall 2015, WestRock became the largest North American producer of solid bleached sulfate and the second-largest producer of containerboard, which is used in the production of shipping containers.
Executives
Currey M Russell director PO BOX 4098, NORCROSS GA 30091
John L O'neal officer: President, Global Paper 1155 PERIMETER CENTER WEST, ATLANTA GA 30338
James E Nevels director C/O TASTY BAKING COMPANY, NAVY YARD CORP. CTR., THREE CRESCENT DR., PHILADELPHIA PA 19112
Samuel W. Shoemaker officer: President, Consumer Packaging 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Dmitri L Stockton director 777 LONG RIDGE ROAD, SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL C/O CORP. SECRETARY, STAMFORD CT 06902
Thomas Stigers officer: President, Mill Operations 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD NE, SUITE 125, ATLANTA GA 30328
Denise R Singleton officer: EVP, GC and Secretary 3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE 301, NORTHBROOK IL 60062
Jean Savage director 14221 N DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75254
David B Sewell officer: Chief Executive Officer 101 W. PROSPECT AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Alexander W Pease officer: Chief Financial Officer 5605 CARNEGIE BOULEVARD, SUTIE 500, CHARLOTTE NC 28209
Patrick M. Kivits officer: Pres, Consumer PKG 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Peter C Durette officer: President, Corrugated Pkg. MEADWESTVACO, 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219-0501
Jeffrey Wayne Chalovich officer: President - Corrugated Pkging 504 THRASHER STREET, NORCROSS GA 30071
Steven C Voorhees director, officer: CEO - President 214 N TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Patrick Edward Lindner officer: President, Consumer Packaging 501 SOUTH 5TH STREET, RICHMOND VA 23219

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