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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 10.56 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Saga Communications Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-05-21), Saga Communications's current share price is $19.43. Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.84. Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 10.56.

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

SGA' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.75   Med: 11.46   Max: 15.98
Current: 10.72

During the past years, Saga Communications's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 15.98. The lowest was 6.75. And the median was 11.46.

SGA's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
61.81% of 364 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 16.515 vs SGA: 10.72

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.

Saga Communications's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.454. 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 $1.84 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Saga Communications Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

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

Saga Communications 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 11.18 9.90 10.16 11.09 11.78

Saga Communications 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 10.72 10.43 10.65 11.78 12.14

Competitive Comparison of Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Saga Communications'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.


Saga Communications's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Saga Communications 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.

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

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=19.43/1.84
=10.56

* 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.

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

For example, Saga Communications'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)
=0.454/131.7762*131.7762
=0.454

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 131.7762.

Saga Communications Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.556 100.560 0.729
201409 1.287 100.428 1.689
201412 0.469 99.070 0.624
201503 1.152 99.621 1.524
201506 0.685 100.684 0.897
201509 -1.267 100.392 -1.663
201512 1.736 99.792 2.292
201603 -1.094 100.470 -1.435
201606 0.669 101.688 0.867
201609 1.143 101.861 1.479
201612 1.442 101.863 1.865
201703 0.692 102.862 0.887
201706 0.708 103.349 0.903
201709 -3.471 104.136 -4.392
201712 -2.527 104.011 -3.202
201803 0.492 105.290 0.616
201806 1.271 106.317 1.575
201809 0.589 106.507 0.729
201812 -0.579 105.998 -0.720
201903 0.741 107.251 0.910
201906 0.783 108.070 0.955
201909 0.794 108.329 0.966
201912 0.912 108.420 1.108
202003 0.657 108.902 0.795
202006 0.494 108.767 0.599
202009 -0.105 109.815 -0.126
202012 0.586 109.897 0.703
202103 0.789 111.754 0.930
202106 0.495 114.631 0.569
202109 0.586 115.734 0.667
202112 0.662 117.630 0.742
202203 0.735 121.301 0.798
202206 -0.110 125.017 -0.116
202209 0.982 125.227 1.033
202212 0.252 125.222 0.265
202303 0.576 127.348 0.596
202306 -0.012 128.729 -0.012
202309 1.181 129.860 1.198
202312 0.082 129.419 0.083
202403 0.454 131.776 0.454

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.


Saga Communications  (NAS:SGA) 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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Saga Communications (Saga Communications) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
73 Kercheval Avenue, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA, 48236
Saga Communications Inc is a broadcast company engaged in acquiring, developing, and operating broadcast properties. The company's objective is to operate top-billing radio stations in mid-sized markets and It derives a majority of its revenue from the sale of advertising for broadcast on its stations.
Executives
Michael W Schechter director C/O TOWERVIEW LLC, 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Wayne Leland officer: SVP of Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Edward K. Christian Trust 10 percent owner 500 WOODWARD AVENUE, SUITE 4000, DETROIT MI 48226
Christopher Forgy officer: SVP - OPERATIONS 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Michael J. Bergner director C/O SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Towerview Llc 10 percent owner 460 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Warren S Lada officer: Senior VP - Operations 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gregory Dean Pearce director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Catherine A Bobinski officer: VP, Contr & Chf Acctg Officer 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Marcia Lobaito officer: Senior VP and Secretary 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Samuel D Bush officer: Senior VP and CFO 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
David B Stephens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Timothy J. Clarke director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Gary G Stevens director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236
Coppedge Roy F Iii director 73 KERCHEVAL AVENUE, GROSSE POINTE FARMS MI 48236