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The Interpublic Group of (The Interpublic Group of) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 11.63 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is The Interpublic Group of Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-29), The Interpublic Group of's current share price is $30.715. The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.64. The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 11.63.

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

IPG' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 10.35   Med: 24.44   Max: 66.63
Current: 11.82

During the past years, The Interpublic Group of's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 66.63. The lowest was 10.35. And the median was 24.44.

IPG's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
59.62% of 364 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 16.445 vs IPG: 11.82

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.

The Interpublic Group of's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.506. 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 $2.64 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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The Interpublic Group of Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Interpublic Group of'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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The Interpublic Group of Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

The Interpublic Group of 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 19.11 15.41 17.73 14.21 13.54

The Interpublic Group of 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 15.00 15.79 11.56 13.54 12.36

Competitive Comparison of The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, The Interpublic Group of'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.


The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Interpublic Group of 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.

The Interpublic Group of's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=30.715/2.64
=11.63

* 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.

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

For example, The Interpublic Group of'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)
=-0.506/131.7762*131.7762
=-0.506

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

The Interpublic Group of Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.319 100.560 0.418
201409 0.330 100.428 0.433
201412 2.436 99.070 3.240
201503 -1.948 99.621 -2.577
201506 0.553 100.684 0.724
201509 0.604 100.392 0.793
201512 2.055 99.792 2.714
201603 -1.663 100.470 -2.181
201606 0.156 101.688 0.202
201609 1.165 101.861 1.507
201612 1.118 101.863 1.446
201703 -0.993 102.862 -1.272
201706 0.436 103.349 0.556
201709 -0.065 104.136 -0.082
201712 2.475 104.011 3.136
201803 -1.963 105.290 -2.457
201806 0.343 106.317 0.425
201809 0.481 106.507 0.595
201812 2.099 105.998 2.609
201903 -0.328 107.251 -0.403
201906 0.627 108.070 0.765
201909 0.436 108.329 0.530
201912 2.643 108.420 3.212
202003 -0.821 108.902 -0.993
202006 -0.294 108.767 -0.356
202009 1.648 109.815 1.978
202012 3.713 109.897 4.452
202103 -0.702 111.754 -0.828
202106 1.089 114.631 1.252
202109 0.823 115.734 0.937
202112 3.499 117.630 3.920
202203 -1.667 121.301 -1.811
202206 -0.334 125.017 -0.352
202209 0.049 125.227 0.052
202212 3.168 125.222 3.334
202303 -1.498 127.348 -1.550
202306 -0.210 128.729 -0.215
202309 0.506 129.860 0.513
202312 2.199 129.419 2.239
202403 -0.506 131.776 -0.506

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.


The Interpublic Group of  (NYSE:IPG) 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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The Interpublic Group of (The Interpublic Group of) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
909 Third Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Interpublic Group is among the world's largest advertising holding companies based on annual revenue. It provides traditional advertising services along with digital and other services such as public relations through various acquisitions. IPG has made these services available in over 100 countries. The company generates more than 80% of its revenue from developed regions such as the United States and Europe.
Executives
Jorge L. Benitez director 5201 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 250, MIAMI FL 33126
Dawn E Hudson director 2530 ZANKER ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Jocelyn Carter-miller director 3698 NW 15TH STREET, LAUDERHILL FL 33311
Christopher F Carroll officer: SVP, Controller & CAO 3 TIMES SQUARE, 12TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10036
Andrew Bonzani officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Ellen Tobi Johnson officer: SVP of Finance & Treasurer C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Mary Guilfoile director 227 WASHINGTON STREET STE.200, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Michael Isor Roth director THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC., 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Philippe Krakowsky officer: SVP, Dir of Corporate Comms
H John Greeniaus director
Linda S Sanford director 4 IRVING PLACE, NEW YORK NY 10003
Julie Connors officer: SVP,Audit & Chief Risk Officer C/O IPG, 1114 AVE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
David M Thomas director 930 CLAPBOARD RIDGE ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Frank Mergenthaler officer: Exec. VP & CFO 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Patrick Q Moore director 625 ELMWOOD DRIVE NE, ATLANTA GA 30306