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Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (FRA:HCM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 33.24 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-06-01), Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's current share price is €24.60. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.74. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 33.24.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:HCM' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.23   Med: 20.59   Max: 43.5
Current: 35.72

During the past years, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 43.50. The lowest was 14.23. And the median was 20.59.

FRA:HCM's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
61.22% of 98 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 25.095 vs FRA:HCM: 35.72

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.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.887. 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 €0.74 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hitachi Construction Machinery Co'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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Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.47 23.73 19.02 23.57 37.33

Hitachi Construction Machinery 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 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 23.57 34.19 34.34 35.02 37.33

Competitive Comparison of Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Hitachi Construction Machinery 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.


Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hitachi Construction Machinery Co 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.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=24.60/0.74
=33.24

* 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.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Hitachi Construction Machinery 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)
=0.887/107.2000*107.2000
=0.887

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 107.2000.

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.691 98.000 0.756
201409 0.735 98.500 0.800
201412 0.904 97.900 0.990
201503 0.623 97.900 0.682
201506 0.874 98.400 0.952
201509 0.635 98.500 0.691
201512 1.269 98.100 1.387
201603 0.573 97.900 0.627
201606 0.638 98.100 0.697
201609 0.633 98.000 0.692
201612 0.768 98.400 0.837
201703 0.750 98.100 0.820
201706 0.216 98.500 0.235
201709 0.494 98.800 0.536
201712 0.442 99.400 0.477
201803 1.115 99.200 1.205
201806 -1.212 99.200 -1.310
201809 -0.999 99.900 -1.072
201812 -0.459 99.700 -0.494
201903 0.484 99.700 0.520
201906 -1.075 99.800 -1.155
201909 -0.129 100.100 -0.138
201912 0.800 100.500 0.853
202003 -0.243 100.300 -0.260
202006 0.469 99.900 0.503
202009 0.324 99.900 0.348
202012 0.477 99.300 0.515
202103 0.896 99.900 0.961
202106 -0.025 99.500 -0.027
202109 0.495 100.100 0.530
202112 0.106 100.100 0.114
202203 -0.398 101.100 -0.422
202206 -0.072 101.800 -0.076
202209 -0.488 103.100 -0.507
202212 -2.205 104.100 -2.271
202303 -0.044 104.400 -0.045
202306 -0.779 105.200 -0.794
202309 0.883 106.200 0.891
202312 -0.525 106.800 -0.527
202403 0.887 107.200 0.887

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.


Hitachi Construction Machinery Co  (FRA:HCM) 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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Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (FRA:HCM) Business Description

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Address
16-1, Higashiueno 2-chome, Taito-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 110-0015
Hitachi Construction Machinery, or HCM, manufactures and sells construction and mining machinery, and provides related services such as parts supply, rentals, and others. HCM was established in 1970 as a subsidiary of Hitachi, but its origins date back to 1949 when it introduced Japan's first mechanical excavator. The company's main products include hydraulic excavators for mining/construction, rigid dump trucks, and wheel loaders. As of August 2022, Hitachi is no longer the parent company of HCM, after selling 26% of its stake to HCJI Holdings, a joint venture between Itochu and Japan Industrial Partners. Currently, Hitachi has a 25.4% stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery as an equity-method affiliate. HCM is based in Tokyo, Japan.