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Wells Fargo (BUE:WFC) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 16.98 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Wells Fargo Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-14), Wells Fargo's current share price is ARS13139.00. Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS773.57. Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 16.98.

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

BUE:WFC' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.05   Med: 10.62   Max: 17.19
Current: 17

During the past years, Wells Fargo's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 17.19. The lowest was 4.05. And the median was 10.62.

BUE:WFC's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
86.21% of 834 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 7.63 vs BUE:WFC: 17.00

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.

Wells Fargo's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ARS-14,187.540. 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 ARS773.57 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Wells Fargo Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wells Fargo'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.

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Wells Fargo Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Wells Fargo 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 10.46 6.22 10.45 9.87 12.27

Wells Fargo 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 8.84 10.84 10.53 12.27 16.08

Competitive Comparison of Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Wells Fargo'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.


Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wells Fargo 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.

Wells Fargo's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=13139.00/773.57
=16.98

* 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.

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

For example, Wells Fargo'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)
=-14187.54/129.4194*129.4194
=-14,187.540

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Wells Fargo Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 -24.592 100.560 -31.650
201409 119.395 100.428 153.862
201412 23.199 99.070 30.306
201503 21.151 99.621 27.478
201506 -14.368 100.684 -18.469
201509 171.408 100.392 220.970
201512 -48.702 99.792 -63.161
201603 84.025 100.470 108.236
201606 -100.175 101.688 -127.494
201609 -35.092 101.861 -44.586
201612 75.320 101.863 95.696
201703 199.736 102.862 251.304
201706 -70.793 103.349 -88.651
201709 167.141 104.136 207.722
201712 5.290 104.011 6.582
201803 311.182 105.290 382.498
201806 -21.607 106.317 -26.302
201809 253.989 106.507 308.629
201812 603.219 105.998 736.507
201903 339.010 107.251 409.084
201906 -33.248 108.070 -39.816
201909 -826.544 108.329 -987.459
201912 877.096 108.420 1,046.976
202003 1,296.306 108.902 1,540.540
202006 1,343.937 108.767 1,599.116
202009 -770.391 109.815 -907.924
202012 -2,204.130 109.897 -2,595.682
202103 -374.703 111.754 -433.932
202106 -918.786 114.631 -1,037.314
202109 -574.909 115.734 -642.890
202112 613.485 117.630 674.974
202203 27.614 121.301 29.462
202206 1,195.235 125.017 1,237.326
202209 2,182.457 125.227 2,255.531
202212 1,584.637 125.222 1,637.756
202303 1,915.646 127.348 1,946.808
202306 -243.228 128.729 -244.533
202309 7,371.047 129.860 7,346.066
202312 8,984.525 129.419 8,984.525
202403 -14,187.540 129.419 -14,187.540

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.


Wells Fargo  (BUE:WFC) 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.


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Wells Fargo (BUE:WFC) Business Description

Industry
Address
420 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94104
Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $1.9 trillion in balance sheet assets. The company has four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. It is almost entirely focused on the U.S.