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Openlane (Openlane) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 6.85 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Openlane Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-22), Openlane's current share price is $17.40. Openlane's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.54. Openlane's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 6.85.

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

KAR' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.82   Med: 6.42   Max: 9.9
Current: 6.92

During the past years, Openlane's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 9.90. The lowest was 3.82. And the median was 6.42.

KAR's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
88.79% of 464 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 22.1 vs KAR: 6.92

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.

Openlane's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.799. 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 $2.54 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Openlane Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Openlane 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 7.97 6.94 5.28 5.14 5.98

Openlane 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 5.27 5.95 5.81 5.98 6.82

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

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Openlane'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.


Openlane's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Openlane's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

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



Openlane 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=17.40/2.54
=6.85

* 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.

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

For example, Openlane'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)
=0.799/131.7762*131.7762
=0.799

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Openlane Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.805 100.560 1.055
201409 0.515 100.428 0.676
201412 0.510 99.070 0.678
201503 0.424 99.621 0.561
201506 0.523 100.684 0.685
201509 0.612 100.392 0.803
201512 0.890 99.792 1.175
201603 0.245 100.470 0.321
201606 0.396 101.688 0.513
201609 0.596 101.861 0.771
201612 0.365 101.863 0.472
201703 0.758 102.862 0.971
201706 1.400 103.349 1.785
201709 0.576 104.136 0.729
201712 0.893 104.011 1.131
201803 0.837 105.290 1.048
201806 1.529 106.317 1.895
201809 1.190 106.507 1.472
201812 0.805 105.998 1.001
201903 0.413 107.251 0.507
201906 1.371 108.070 1.672
201909 0.613 108.329 0.746
201912 0.462 108.420 0.562
202003 -0.606 108.902 -0.733
202006 2.328 108.767 2.820
202009 1.042 109.815 1.250
202012 -0.278 109.897 -0.333
202103 1.177 111.754 1.388
202106 0.901 114.631 1.036
202109 0.353 115.734 0.402
202112 0.362 117.630 0.406
202203 -0.620 121.301 -0.674
202206 -2.473 125.017 -2.607
202209 -1.218 125.227 -1.282
202212 -0.050 125.222 -0.053
202303 0.765 127.348 0.792
202306 0.287 128.729 0.294
202309 0.556 129.860 0.564
202312 0.065 129.419 0.066
202403 0.799 131.776 0.799

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.


Openlane  (NYSE:KAR) 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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Openlane (Openlane) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
11299 N. Illinois Street, Carmel, IN, USA, 46032
Openlane Inc offers a digital marketplace for used vehicles. The services comprise financing, repossessions, repairs, transportation, warranty, and inventory services. It operates used-vehicle auctions and offers complete online services for all parties involved. The company has two operating segments which include Marketplace and Finance, of which it generates the majority of the revenue from the Marketplace segment.
Executives
Brad S. Lakhia officer: EVP & CFO 19100 RIDGEWOOD PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Michael T. Kestner director 13085 HAMILTON CROSSING BLVD., CARMEL IN 46032
J Mark Howell director C/O ANGIE'S LIST, INC., 1030 EAST WASHINGTON STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46202
James P Hallett officer: CEO
Kelly Peter officer: Pres. & CEO, OPENLANE C/O KAR AUCTION SERVICES, INC., 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Srisu Subrahmanyam officer: Pres KAR Svcs Group, EVP Ops 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
James P Coyle officer: EVP, Chief Digital Officer 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Justin T. Davis officer: President of BacklotCars 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Scott A Anderson officer: Chief Accounting Officer 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Mary Ellen Smith director 11299 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CARMEL IN 46032
Ignition Acquisition Holdings Gp Llc 10 percent owner C/O APAX PARTNERS L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ignition Acquisition Holdings Lp 10 percent owner C/O APAX PARTNERS L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ignition Gp Llc 10 percent owner C/O APAX PARTNERS L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ignition Parent Lp 10 percent owner C/O APAX PARTNERS L.P., 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Roy Mackenzie director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 53RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022