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McKesson (FRA:MCK) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 22.53 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is McKesson Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-18), McKesson's current share price is €516.40. McKesson's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €22.92. McKesson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 22.53.

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

FRA:MCK' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.48   Med: 16.36   Max: 31.5
Current: 22.85

During the past years, McKesson's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 31.50. The lowest was 8.48. And the median was 16.36.

FRA:MCK's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
60.61% of 33 companies
in the Medical Distribution industry
Industry Median: 29.06 vs FRA:MCK: 22.85

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.

McKesson's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €27.090. 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 €22.92 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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McKesson Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for McKesson'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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McKesson Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

McKesson 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 9.14 11.64 15.68 15.68 21.73

McKesson 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 15.68 19.65 19.29 20.31 21.73

Competitive Comparison of McKesson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, McKesson'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.


McKesson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, McKesson's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



McKesson 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=516.40/22.92
=22.53

* 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.

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

For example, McKesson'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)
=27.09/131.7762*131.7762
=27.090

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

McKesson Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.207 100.560 0.271
201409 -0.565 100.428 -0.741
201412 3.213 99.070 4.274
201503 6.830 99.621 9.035
201506 1.266 100.684 1.657
201509 2.438 100.392 3.200
201512 -3.276 99.792 -4.326
201603 11.112 100.470 14.574
201606 6.812 101.688 8.828
201609 3.685 101.861 4.767
201612 1.076 101.863 1.392
201703 5.426 102.862 6.951
201706 2.603 103.349 3.319
201709 1.842 104.136 2.331
201712 -0.630 104.011 -0.798
201803 11.165 105.290 13.974
201806 -5.111 106.317 -6.335
201809 5.495 106.507 6.799
201812 -1.506 105.998 -1.872
201903 17.235 107.251 21.176
201906 -0.759 108.070 -0.925
201909 -0.898 108.329 -1.092
201912 -1.377 108.420 -1.674
202003 22.924 108.902 27.739
202006 -6.415 108.767 -7.772
202009 4.542 109.815 5.450
202012 5.416 109.897 6.494
202103 16.694 111.754 19.685
202106 -9.350 114.631 -10.748
202109 9.122 115.734 10.386
202112 7.449 117.630 8.345
202203 16.649 121.301 18.087
202206 -6.750 125.017 -7.115
202209 6.904 125.227 7.265
202212 10.136 125.222 10.667
202303 21.319 127.348 22.060
202306 -7.946 128.729 -8.134
202309 5.735 129.860 5.820
202312 0.688 129.419 0.701
202403 27.090 131.776 27.090

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.


McKesson  (FRA:MCK) 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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McKesson (FRA:MCK) Business Description

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Address
6555 State Highway 161, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
McKesson Corp is one of three leading pharmaceutical wholesalers in the U.S. engaged in sourcing and distributing branded, generic, and specialty pharmaceutical products to pharmacies (retail chains, independent, and mail order), hospitals networks, and healthcare providers. Along with Cencora and Cardinal Health, the three account for over 90% of the U.S. pharmaceutical wholesale industry. Outside the U.S. market, McKesson engages in pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution in Canada. Additionally, the company supplies medical-surgical products and equipment to healthcare facilities and provides a variety of technology solutions for pharmacies.

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